Baked Waffle Pudding Recipes

SHEET-PAN CHICKEN AND WAFFLES

Steps:

• Position a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees F. Coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. Toss the chicken pieces with the sour cream, garlic powder, cayenne, half the lemon zest, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper in a large bowl to coat. Set aside.
• Put the cornflakes in a shallow dish and stir in the olive oil, 1 tablespoon thyme and a pinch each of salt and black pepper. Coat the chicken in the cornflake mixture, pressing to adhere. Place on the prepared pan and lightly coat with more cooking spray. Bake until lightly browned on top, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix the butter with the remaining lemon zest and 1 tablespoon thyme in a medium bowl. Season with salt and black pepper and set aside.
• Remove the baking sheet from the oven and move the chicken to one side. Arrange the waffles in two rows on the other side of the pan, overlapping them. Bake, flipping and rotating the waffles halfway through, until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the chicken registers 165 degrees F and the waffles are toasted and hot, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Spread the lemon-thyme butter evenly over the waffles. Serve the chicken and waffles with maple syrup.

VANILLA PUDDING

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, mix sugar, cornstarch and salt. Gradually stir in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute.
• Gradually stir at least half of the hot mixture into egg yolks, then stir back into hot mixture in saucepan. Boil and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla.
• Pour pudding into dessert dishes. Cover and refrigerate about 1 hour or until chilled. Store covered in refrigerator.

BREAD PUDDING USING LEFT OVER WAFFLES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Lightly grease a 9x9 cake pan, or a 9" round pan, or a loaf pan. Cube or tear up waffles, toss them into the pan and try to somewhat level them out.
• 3. In a bowl, whisk the lukewarm milk, butter, eggs, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla together until eggs are fully incorporated. Pour over the waffles - give the whole thing a good stir. COMMENT: The mixture should be almost submerged in liquid.
• 4. Bake at 350* for about 45 minutes to an hour, until the center is set and the top is starting to brown. Serve either hot or cold
• 5. Cognac or Rum topping: (Omit alcohol if serving to children) Use 1/2 cup of syrup (more or less, it's up to you) & 1/4 cup of cognac or rum (more or less, it's up to you). Mix together.
• 6. Using a knife, deeply pierce the hot bread pudding (right out of the oven) all over.
• 7. Pour topping over the complete pudding while it's still hot (very important).
• 8. Eat hot with vanilla ice cream, cream or whipped cream. Eat cold with whipped cream. Bon Appetit!

LEFTOVER WAFFLE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Lightly grease a 9x9 cake pan, or a 9" round pan, or a loaf pan. If you're using whole waffles put the first layer in the pan. For torn up waffles, toss them into the pan and try to somewhat level them out.
• In a bowl, whisk the lukewarm milk, butter, eggs, first amount of sugar and vanilla together until eggs are fully incorporated. Pour over the waffles - if you're using torn up waffles, give the whole thing a good stir. For whole waffles, pour some of the mixture over the first layer, then alternate layers of waffles and egg mix until it's all used up. Sprinkle the top of the waffle mixture with the second amount of brown sugar, then glob some jam or jelly randomly around the top.
• Bake at 350* for about 45 minutes to an hour, until the center is set and the top is starting to brown. Serve either hot or cold.

RASPBERRY AND WHITE CHOCOLATE WAFFLE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Grease a baking dish with butter.
• Place half the waffle pieces into the baking dish and sprinkle over half the raspberries and half the chocolate. Lay over the remaining waffles and scatter over the rest of the raspberries and chocolate.
• Mix the caster sugar, flour, crème fraîche and vanilla extract together in a bowl then whisk in the beaten eggs. Pour the mixture into the baking dish and bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes.
• Leave to cool then sprinkle with icing sugar and serve with vanilla ice cream or cream.

CHOCOLATE & SALTED CARAMEL WAFFLE BREAD & BUTTER PUDDING

Steps:

• Fill a large pan with a few centimetres of water and set over a medium heat. Set a large heatproof bowl over the pan - it should sit on top without touching the water. Break the chocolate into the bowl, then tip in the cream, milk, butter, caster sugar, cinnamon and vanilla. Reduce the heat to low, and stir the mixture until everything has melted together and is glossy. Remove from the heat and leave to cool slightly.
• Spread the caramel over the base of a baking dish (ours was 30 x 22cm), then sprinkle with a pinch of sea salt. Cut the waffles in half diagonally, then arrange over the caramel in overlapping rows.
• Pour the egg yolks into the warm chocolate mixture, mixing well as you do until all of the egg is fully incorporated. Carefully pour the chocolate custard over the waffles, ensuring they're fully covered. Leave to soak for at least 1 hr, or cover and chill overnight.
• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and uncover the dish if it has been chilled. Bake the pudding for 30 mins until the custard is set with a slight wobble in the centre. Leave to stand for 5 mins, then dust lightly with icing sugar, if you like, and scoop into bowls to serve.