Blueberry waffles with maple butter
- Published: 6 May 22
- Updated: 24 Oct 24
Here we bring you a classic breakfast of blueberry waffles with maple butter. You can’t beat these, cooked until golden, and sprinkled with cinnamon. Plus, if you don’t have a waffle iron, you can use a griddle pan and still come up trumps!
Or why not try our coconut and banana waffles for something a bit different?
- Serves 4
- Hands-on time 25 min, plus cooling
Ingredients
- 175g plain flour
- ¼ tsp bicarb soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp icing sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon, plus extra to serve
- 300ml buttermilk
- 50ml whole milk
- 50g unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus extra to grease
- 2 medium free-range eggs, separated
- 300g blueberries
For the whipped maple butter
- 150g unsalted butter
- 4 tbsp maple syrup, plus extra to serve
You’ll also need
- A waffle iron or ridged griddle pan
Method
- For the whipped butter, melt the butter in a small pan over a medium heat. Continue to cook, stirring regularly, until the butter turns brown and smells nutty. Pour into a bowl and add the maple syrup, then chill until the butter re-solidifies but is still soft (about 30 minutes). Beat the butter using an electric hand mixer until very pale and fluffy. Stir in a pinch of sea salt, then set aside at room temperature until ready to serve (see Make Ahead)
- Grease an 18cm waffle iron (see Know-how) and heat to high. Sift the flour, bicarb, baking powder, icing sugar and cinnamon together in a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk the buttermilk, milk, butter and egg yolks, then pour into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Whisk the egg whites to firm peaks using an electric hand mixer, then fold into the waffle batter, followed by half the blueberries. Ladle about ¼ of the batter into the middle of the waffle iron and cook for 6-8 minutes until crisp and golden. Keep the cooked waffles warm in a low oven while cooking the remaining batter (see Make Ahead).
- Serve the waffles warm, topped with the maple butter, remaining fresh blueberries, an extra drizzle of maple syrup and a sprinkling of cinnamon, if you like.
- Recipe from May 2022 Issue
Nutrition
- Calories
- 594kcal
- Fat
- 35.2g (21g saturated)
- Protein
- 12.1g
- Carbohydrates
- 55.7g (21.3g)
- Fibre
- 3.3g
- Salt
- 0.5g
delicious. tips
Swap the buttermilk for kefir or natural yogurt. The blueberries can be replaced with any berry you fancy, or a few tablespoons of fruit compote instead.
Make the waffles up to 1 day ahead. Cool on a wire rack, then store in an airtight container in the fridge. Alternatively, wrap well and freeze for up to 3 months. Refresh in a moderate oven for 6-8 minutes before serving to crisp up. The maple butter can be made several hours ahead. Cover and store at room temperature for easy spreading.
If you don’t have a waffle iron, cook the batter on a greased ridged griddle pan over medium heat. Flip carefully once the surface is covered in bubbles (the top will still be a bit runny).
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