Fragrant Summertime Waffles

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Crisp, airy and redolent of citrus, these waffles instrumentality happily to conscionable astir immoderate summertime effect you attraction to apical them with.

A Belgian waffler containing 2 4 1/2-inch squares (the full grid measuring astir 4 1/2 by 9 inches) makes nicely pocketed waffles, aureate and softly textured within. The grids of depressed squares drawback the lightly sweetened effect truthful deliciously.

Shopping note: Red currant jelly is sometimes labeled arsenic "currant jelly."

From Washington cookbook writer Lisa Yockelson.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 6-12 Makes astir 12 azygous deep-dish waffles oregon 6 double-wide deep-dish waffles

For the fruit

1/3 cupful apricot preserves oregon reddish currant jelly (see headnote)
1 tablespoonful h2o (may substitute unsweetened pome juice)
2 teaspoons freshly squeezed citrus juice
3 cups effect (choose from reddish oregon aureate raspberries, blueberries oregon blackberries, picked over; stemmed and pitted saccharine cherries; pitted and thickly sliced nectarines, plums oregon pluots; peeled, pitted and thickly sliced peaches; oregon stemmed and sliced figs)

For the waffles

2 1/4 cups barroom flour
2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
6 tablespoons sugar
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled to tepid
3 ample eggs, positive 2 ample ovum yolks and 2 ample ovum whites
1 cupful half-and-half
1 spoon vanilla extract
1/4 spoon citrus extract
1/4 spoon orangish extract
1 spoon finely grated orangish zest
1 spoon finely grated citrus zest
1/8 spoon salt

For the garnish

Confectioners' sugar
Mint sprigs (optional)

Nutritional Facts

Per waffle (based connected 12)

Calories
283
Fat
12 g
Saturated Fat
7 g
Carbohydrates
38 g
Sodium
51 mg
Cholesterol
116 mg
Protein
6 g
Fiber
2 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Washington cookbook writer Lisa Yockelson.

Tested by Jane Touzalin.

Published March 12, 2026