Waffles with Poached Pear & Yoghurt

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12 Ingredients

Number of servings

Poached pears

4 corella pears
1 cup orange juiced
1 cup caster sugar

Waffles

1teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 cup plain flour
1/2 cup self-raising flour
80grams butter, melted, cooled
2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1/4 cup caster sugar

1/3 cup chocolate-coated honeycomb, crushed (to garnish)
1 cup toffee honeycomb yoghurt

Method

Step 1 of 4

Peel, halve and core pears, keeping stalks intact. Combine 1 cup water, orange juice and 1 cup sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to the boil. Add pears, cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until tender. Transfer to a plate. Bring syrup to the boil and cook for 20 minutes or until slightly thickened. Cool.

Step 2 of 4

Meanwhile, combine flours, baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt and remaining sugar in a bowl. Whisk buttermilk, butter and eggs in a bowl. Slowly whisk buttermilk mixture into flour mixture until a smooth batter forms.

Step 3 of 4

Preheat oven to 180°C. Place a large rack over a large tray. Preheat waffle maker as per instructions. Spray with oil and add batter as per instructions. Cook for 3-5 minutes or until golden and crisp. Transfer to rack and keep warm in oven. Cook remaining waffles.

Step 4 of 4

Serve waffles with pears, syrup and yoghurt. Sprinkle with honeycomb, to garnish.