Toasted Coconut Waffles Recipe 455

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Toast coconut on a rimmed baking sheet until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Let cool. Whisk flour, cornstarch, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a large bowl. Whisk eggs, buttermilk, milk, oil, and sugar in a medium bowl. Whisk buttermilk mixture into dry ingredients (do not overmix). Mix in ¾ cup coconut; set aside remaining coconut. Heat a waffle iron until very hot. Coat with nonstick spray. Working in batches, cook waffles until golden brown. Serve topped with butter, syrup, and reserved coconut.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, coconut milk, butter and extract. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in coconut., Bake in a preheated waffle iron according to manufacturer's directions until golden brown. Serve desired amount of waffles with whipped cream and chocolate topping., To freeze waffles, arrange waffles in a single layer on baking sheets. Freeze overnight or until firm. Transfer to a resealable plastic freezer bag. Waffles may be frozen for up to 2 months., To use frozen waffles: Reheat waffles in a toaster. , Serve with chocolate topping and whipped cream.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spread coconut onto bottom of shallow pan. Bake 7 to 10 min. or until lightly browned, stirring frequently. Cool; set aside.
• For the strawberry topping:
• Combine the ingredients together in a bowl. Allow to sit for 20 minutes before serving on the waffles.
• For the coconut syrup:
• Add the coconut milk to a sauce pan along with the cornstarch. Whisk together until cornstarch is dissolved. Whisk in the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil over medium heat. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
• For the waffles:
• Whisk together the flour baking powder, salt and sugar in a bowl.
• In another bowl, whisk together the milk eggs and vanilla.
• Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and whisk together just until combined. Stir in the melted butter. Then fold in 3/4 cup coconut.
• Cook batter according to your waffle maker instructions. I use just under 1 cup for my Belgian waffle maker.
• To serve, top each waffle with coconut syrup, strawberry topping, a spoonful of COOL WHIP and a sprinkling of toasted coconut.