Bacon Chocolate Waffles

By lornudune

Ingredients

• 8 slices smoky bacon
• 2 cups multi-grain pancake and waffle mix
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups reduced fat milk, plus additional for thinning batter as needed
• 2 tablespoons melted butter, plus some to brush waffle iron
• A little freshly grated nutmeg
• 3/4 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
• Melted butter, for brushing
• 1 orange peel curl
• 2 cloves
• 1 1/2 cups dark amber maple syrup
• 1 cinnamon stick

Preparation

Step 1

Pre-heat the oven to 375°F.

Arrange the bacon on a slotted broiler pan and bake until crisp. Cool and chop.

Place the pancake mix in a batter bowl and combine with the eggs, milk, butter and a few grates of nutmeg. When the mix is combined, stir in the chopped bacon and chocolate chips.

Heat a waffle iron and brush with the melted butter. If the batter gets too thick to ladle, add a little more milk.

While the waffle iron heats up, stud the orange curl with the cloves. Place the syrup in a small pot with the clove-studded orange peel and cinnamon stick. Keep warm over low heat.