The Best Waffles With An Apricot Glaze

Last Updated on November 17, 2022 by Leyla Kazim

A different kind of French breakfast spread

The French don’t really ‘do’ breakfast in the same way many other cultures do. A French breakfast would typically be a light meal consisting of some bread with preserves and butter or a pastry, and almost always coffee.

But being the breakfast fiend I am, I’ve created a French-inspired waffles recipe that incorporates probably my favourite preserve brand, Bonne Maman. If you want to make waffles as part of a French breakfast inspired spread, these would go down a treat.

Pair these breakfast waffles with some French pastries, sliced brioche, fresh fruit, baguette, Nutella and jams and you’ll have a French breakfast feast!

This is the fourth French recipe in my series showcasing easy French cooking and ways to use beautiful French products and ingredients, in collaboration with France Bon Appétit.

Don’t forget to also take a look the first three recipes:

1. Confit Duck with the Best Ever Lentil Recipe
2. The Ultimate French Blue Cheese Recipe
3. French Cooking: The Best Summer Tomato Recipe Is Basque Piperade

And keep an eye out for future ones where I’ll be taking us through the year via the medium of French cooking. I’ll be creating a French recipe each month and there’ll be nine in total making a nice little repertoire to keep referring back to.

A recipe for French breakfast waffles with an apricot glaze

The quantities for this waffles recipe will make about 4 of the best large waffles.

Ingredients

For the waffles

• 170g of any wholemeal flour, such as spelt, kamut, buckwheat, rye
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
• 1 egg
• 350ml of unsweetened almond milk
• 100g of apricot preserve, such as Bonne Maman
• Fresh blueberries (optional)

For the apricot glaze

• 100g of apricot preserve, such as Bonne Maman
• 2 tbsp water

Method for the best waffles you’ll make this year!

Make waffles

Thoroughly combine the flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl.

Gently heat the almond milk in a small saucepan until warm. Remove from the heat, add the egg and apricot preserve and whisk.

Add the dry ingredients to the saucepan and whisk until smooth, ensuring no lumps. Leave to rest for 5 minutes.

Preheat your waffle maker and pour over the batter – at this stage you can add some fresh blueberries before you close the lid.

Cook the batter according to the manufacturer’s instructions and until you’ve used it all up. You want them to be golden and cooked through for the best waffles.

Serve hot with some apricot syrup.

Make apricot syrup

Add the apricot preserve and water to a small saucepan. Cook over a medium heat until the syrup gets to pouring consistency.

You can store this syrup in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.

Do you enjoy a French breakfast? Do you have a favourite waffles recipe? Do you make waffles much? What are the best waffles you’ve ever tried? What do you like to have with your breakfast waffles? Let me know in the comments below!

Hungry for more recipes? Check out the cooking section of my blog or go direct to some recipes below.

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• Pasta with chestnuts, mushrooms and a parsley pesto
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• Vegetarian vine leaf dolma stuffed with rice and herbs
• Almond and thyme-crusted macaroni cheese muffins
• Chicken and spinach curry with coriander chapatis
• Roast red pepper, spinach and goats cheese tart
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