magazine. How on earth, I’m sure you are wondering, did your hands even find their way to those pages? It’s a valid question, and I’m still a bit shocked by it myself. Now don’t get all worried. I’m still the bacon cheeseburger and pepperoni pizza-loving girl you know well. My sister, however, is a recent convert to the land of vegetarianism and she subscribes to the magazine. I happened to be leafing through her recent copy when I saw the title of this recipe. I had to stop and re-read. Not only am I a meat-loving girl, but I’m also a beer girl. You will rarely find me with a fruity type of drink in my hand (although some of them are delicious and I enjoy them from time to time, but not often); if I’m out to dinner and want a drink with my meal, I opt for wine, and any other time it’s usually beer for this gal (and Belgian wheats are a personal favorite). So imagine my shock… Beer? Good… Oats? Good… Cinnamon-caramel apples? Very good… Some other healthy substitutey-type things? Eh, I don’t like you but I’ll work around you. And I did, to create these marvelous waffles that are hearty, savory, and don’t have even the slightest hint of beer flavor (which is great for those of you that don’t like the stuff).
These waffles are made for brunch!
Ingredients:
For the Cinnamon-Caramel Apples:
- ยฝcupgranulated sugar
- ยผcupmilk
- 2apples(Golden Delicious is recommended, peeled, cored and sliced into ยพ-inch-thick wedges)
- ยผteaspoonground cinnamon
- 1teaspoonlemon juice
For the Waffles:
- 1cupall-purpose flour
- ยผcupquick-cooking oats
- 1tablespoongranulated sugar
- 2teaspoonsbaking powder
- ยผteaspoonbaking soda
- ยผteaspoonsalt
- 1/3cupmilk
- ยพcupbeer
- 2tablespoonsunsalted butter(melted)
Directions:
- 1. To make the Cinnamon-Caramel Apples: Sprinkle the sugar over the bottom of a large skillet and place over medium-high heat. Cook or 4 to 5 minutes, or until the sugar dissolves into an amber-colored caramel syrup, tilting the pan to distribute the sugar evenly, but not stirring. Meanwhile, heat the milk on the stove or in the microwave. Remove the caramelized sugar from the heat, and stir in the warmed milk. Return the pan to the heat, and stir in the apples and cinnamon. Cook for about 3 minutes, or until the apples begin to soften and the sauce begins to thicken. Turn off the heat, stir in the lemon juice, and cover to keep warm.
- 2. To make the Waffles: Preheat the waffle iron to your desired setting. Whisk together the flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Quickly whisk the milk, beer and melted butter into the flour mixture, mixing until it is just mixed (the batter will be lumpy).
- 3. Coat the waffle iron with cooking spray. Spoon the batter into the waffle iron and cook until the waffle is crisp and golden brown, about 3 to 5 minutes. Repeat with the remaining batter. Spoon some of the Cinnamon-Caramel Apples over each waffle.
Nutrition:
Calories: 497kcal
Fat: 10g
Saturated fat: 5g
Cholesterol: 24mg
Sodium: 323mg
Potassium: 534mg
Carbohydrates: 94g
Fiber: 4g
Sugar: 52g
Protein: 6g
Vitamin A: 460%
Vitamin C: 6.3%
Calcium: 198%
Iron: 3.5%
Does it matter what type of beer I use? I’m not a beer drinker so I’m not really familiar with beers and their flavors.
Hi Marsha, I think you could use pretty much any beer here, depending on the flavor you wanted.
We don’t typically purchase beer. Anything I could substitute?
Hi Lauren, I would just use a regular buttermilk waffle recipe and top with the cinnamon apples.
the caramel apples top this off perfectly. looks so good!
I made these for hubby and me this morning -sooooo good!! This is definitely my new go to waffle recipe!
I was wondering if it would be ok to feature this recipe on CraftBeer.com? CraftBeer.com is a site created by the Brewers Association to elevate the status of craft beer and educate beer lovers on craft beer, styles and pairings, with an emphasis on cooking with beer.
I would create a post similar to this one: http://www.craftbeer.com/pages/beer-and-food/recipes/recipes-list/show?title=beer-battered-fish-tacos-with-mango-salsa-and-avocado-crema and include your bio/photo/link.
Please let me know if this would be possible. These look amazing! Cheers!
I just made these this morning! They are awesoooooooooome!!! Thanks for the recipe!
I’ve made today this recipe and it was really wonderful!!
I wanted to make waffles, but had not eggs at home. Of course, you had the solution, and I couldn’t do but go to the kitchen and prove it.
The only difference is that I decided to add slices of apple in the dough, and it was interesting too.
Thanks for the recipe, and sorry about my english. If I don’t comment more often is precisely because I can’t express myself very well.
Aww your English is great, no need for apologies! Feel free to comment anytime!
Glad you liked the waffles, I will have to experiment with putting the apples in the waffles the next time, love that idea!
Beer + waffles + cinnamon + caramel? Oh, yes! Sign me right up! Love this recipe!
awesome! Great find! Really unique! :)
It’s never too early in the morning to get a little barley and hops into your diet. These look fantastic!
Hi Michelle!
Today, I made your waffles and they are gorgeous! But you can’t much of them becuase they are really luxurious.
I just had a problem with the caramel. When I put the milk to the sugar I got big caramel chunks and milk in the middle, it did not come together – or better, it took a lot of time and patience to get one homogeneous mass.
What went wrong? Was the milk to warm? Or to cold? Or did I stir in the milk to quick(ly?)
I hope you can understand me, although my english is not the best… ;)
Thanks for your great blog! Greatings from Germany!
Carolin
Cinnamon-Caramel Apples? I’m in! Also love the waffle. But I’m really just here for the apples ;)
I now know why breakfast is my favorite meal! Thanks.
What a unique recipe! I love it!
How creative!!! This looks delicious!!!