Banana & Blueberry Waffles With Cherry Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 cup sugar,
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
• 1/4 cup golden syrup
• 1 2/3 lbs fresh cherries, pitted
• 2 teaspoons lime rind
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 3 teaspoons water
• 1/8 cup sour cream, thick
• 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
• 1/2 cup whipped cream
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar,
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk, shake well
• 1 cup 2% low-fat milk
• 6 tablespoons mascarpone cheese
• 1 large egg yolk
• 3 extra large egg whites
• 1 1/2 bananas, ripe, diced
• 1 cup wild fresh blueberries
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil, for waffle iron

Recipe

• 1 cherry sauce: using a large pot combine sugar, almond extract, water and corn syrup.
• 2 bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring often.
• 3 next reduce the heat to a simmer and add the lime rind and cherries and simmer for 5 - 10 minutes longer.
• 4 if you want a thicker sauce add 1 1/2 tsps of cornstarch and 3 tsps of water to a mug, whisk well to remove lumps.
• 5 add to hot cherry sauce bringing to a boil, cook until desired thickness is achieved.
• 6 cream topping: in a large bowl whip sour cream and mascarpone cheese until a soft peak forms then gently mix into the whipped cream.
• 7 place covered in fridge until needed.
• 8 waffles: whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
• 9 in a smaller bowl whisk together the buttermilk, 2% milk, mascarpone cheese and egg yolks.
• 10 next gently whisk the milk mixture into the flour mixture until just combined.
• 11 beat the egg whites until stiff. gently fold into the waffle batter then add the blueberries and diced bananas.
• 12 brush hot waffle iron lightly with vegetable oil and pour batter into each waffle mold.
• 13 cook waffles according to manufacturer's instructions until golden (3 minutes).
• 14 place waffles in low oven in 1 layer to stay crisp.
• 15 when ready to assemble, place waffle or waffles on plate, place a generous amount of topping in center of waffles and pour desired amount of cherry sauce over top and enjoy.