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Here's everything you need for these sweet and savory buttermilk waffles with bourbon cherry sauce. This recipe makes between four and six servings.

Ingredients to Gather

For the Bourbon Cherry Syrup:

1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup bourbon
1/4 cup water
1 cup cherries, pitted and halved

For the Yogurt:

1 1/2 cups Greek yogurt
honey, to taste

For the Buttermilk Waffle:

1 cup flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
pinch of salt
1 cup buttermilk
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 large egg

Instructions to Follow:

Make the syrup: In a small saucepan, bring the sugars, bourbon and water to a boil over high heat. Turn the heat to medium-low, add the cherries and let the syrup bubble gently and reduce until a syrup-like consistency. When reduced to your liking, remove from heat and set aside. Gently reheat on low before serving.

Make the honeyed yogurt: In a small bowl, stir honey into yogurt to taste.

Next, make the waffles. To do this, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and a pinch of salt in a bowl. Then, whisk together the melted butter, buttermilk, and eggs in a liquid measuring cup. Combine the wet and dry ingredients, stirring just until they're combined, and then let the mixture sit while the waffle iron heats up. Finally, grease the waffle iron if necessary and then cook the waffles according to the waffle iron instructions or until the waffles turn crispy and golden brown. When they're done, serve them with honeyed yogurt and bourbon cherry syrup.

Wow! This is certainly a new take on waffles, and they sound so good that we're actually going to look forward to waking up in the mornings if we know we're going to have these on our plate. Delicious!

Article Source: I Am a Food Blog