Blueberry Waffles with Grand Marnier Whipping Cream

Recipe modified. Original recipe from Flavours Magazine.

Yesterday was my graduation convocation, so Andrew took the day off and we started our day with a lovely breakfast together. I've been meaning to try this recipe forever and now that I finally have I will keep it close at hand because it was delicious! I warned Andrew that this would be the best whipping cream he'll ever have, and I think it was. It was really quite yummy!!

What you'll need

For the whipping cream:

2 cups (500 mL) whipping cream

2 tbsp icing sugar

2 tbsp Grand Marnier

1 tsp grated orange zest

For the waffles:

3/4 cup all purpose flour

1/2 cup whole-wheat flour

1/2 cup toasted walnuts, finely ground

1 1/2 tbsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp honey

3 eggs

1/2 cup butter, melted

1 1/2 cups milk

1 cup fresh blueberries, divided

How to

1.  For the whipping cream: Place the bowl from an electric mixer into the fridge and chill for 15 minutes. Remove from fridge and fill with the whipping cream, sugar, Grand Marnier and zest; whip until stiff peaks form. Cover and chill until ready to use.

2.  For the waffles: Preheat a waffle maker. In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, walnuts, baking powder and salt.

3.  In a separate bowl, combine honey, eggs, butter, and milk; whisk to combine. Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until blended.

4.  Add 3/4 cup blueberries to the batter and gently mix in (if using frozen blueberries, fold in very gently so as not to turn all the batter blue), reserving the rest for garnish.

5.  Pour batter into the waffle maker and cook following the manufacturer's instructions. When ready, top each waffle with a scoop of whipping cream and a few of the reserved berries. Serve immediately.