Gingerbread Waffles With Hot Chocolate Sauce

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup light molasses
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• 1 1. in a small saucepan, heat molasses and 1/2 cup butter until almost boiling. remove from heat and let cool slightly. stir in baking soda, milk and egg.
• 2 2. in a large bowl, sift together flour, ginger, cinnamon and salt. make a well in the center and pour in the molasses mixture. mix until smooth.
• 3 3. spray preheated waffle iron with non-stick cooking spray. pour mix onto hot waffle iron. cook until golden brown. serve hot with chocolate sauce.
• 4 4.to make chocolate sauce: in a saucepan, combine water, 1 cup sugar, cornstarch, cocoa powder and 1 teaspoon salt. cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. remove from heat and add vanilla and 2 tablespoons butter; stir until smooth.
• 5 *note: have made this on several occasions -- but serve it with nutmeg sauce. they are awesome! i even had to make some so my son could share with co-workers cause he raved about them so much! 1/2 c sugar 1 c boiling water 1 1/2 tbsp flour 1 1/2 tbsp butter salt 1 tsp vanilla 1/4 tsp nutmeg combine all dry ingredients in saucepan. add boiling water stirring constantly. cook over low heat till thick and smooth. remove from heat, add butter and vanilla. (i find i need to at least double this recipe!).
• 6 is a nice change from the ordinary, however the gingerbread texture tends to make these waffles not as light as waffles usually are.
• 7 the kids loved this when we served it as one of the dishes at our christmas eve brunch. it had to be the all time hit for the kids. i thinned the batter some though and it seemed to work well.