Waffles with Bruleed Bananas and Peanut Cream

Name: Waffles with Bruleed Bananas and Peanut Cream
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 0
Ingredients: 3½ cups cake flour, sifted; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon Kosher salt; 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature; 1¼ cups cups sugar, divided; 2 medium very ripe bananas, mashed; 2 eggs, separated; 1½ cups buttermilk; 1 (12-Ounce) package HORMEL® BLACK LABEL® Bacon, cooked, cooled and finely chopped, divided; 1 pinch Kosher salt; 2 cups SKIPPY® creamy peanut butter; 1 cup Mascarpone cheese, room temperature; 2 tablespoons maple syrup; 1 pinch Kosher salt; 2 medium bananas; 4 tablespoons sugar; 1 cup PLANTERS® Salted Peanuts; Maple syrup as desired

Chef Stephanie Goldfarb

Entertaining

Total time

1 hr

Prep Time

50 min

Cook Time

10 min

Dish Type

Breakfast & Brunch

Ingredients

Waffles
3½	cups cake flour, sifted
1	tablespoon baking powder
1	teaspoon Kosher salt
10	tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
1¼	cups cups sugar, divided
2	medium very ripe bananas, mashed
2	eggs, separated
1½	cups buttermilk
1	(12-Ounce) package HORMEL^® BLACK LABEL^® Bacon, cooked, cooled and finely chopped, divided
1	pinch Kosher salt

Peanut Cream
2	cups SKIPPY^® creamy peanut butter
1	cup Mascarpone cheese, room temperature
2	tablespoons maple syrup
1	pinch Kosher salt

Bruleed Bananas
2	medium bananas
4	tablespoons sugar

Assemble
1	cup PLANTERS^®Salted Peanuts
	Maple syrup as desired

Directions

For the Waffles

Heat oven to 200°F. Heat waffle iron according to manufacturer’s directions.
In large bowl, stir together cake flour, baking powder and 1 teaspoon salt; set aside.
In bowl of stand mixer, add butter and ¼ cup sugar. Beat on high 4 minutes or until fluffy. Scrape down sides of bowl and add mashed banana and egg yolks. Beat on high 1 minute. Scrape sides of bowl. Add flour mixture and stir on low, gradually adding buttermilk. Continue to stir 30 to 45 seconds or until just combined, scraping sides and bottom of bowl as needed. Fold in all but ¼ cup chopped bacon.
In medium mixing bowl, beat egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff peaks form. Carefully fold into banana mixture until fully incorporated and no streaks remain. Scoop batter evenly on waffle iron and cook until golden and crisp. Transfer to oven rack to keep warm. Repeat with remaining batter.

For the Peanut Cream

In medium bowl with hand mixer, beat together peanut butter and mascarpone cheese. Add 2 tablespoons maple syrup and a pinch of salt.

For the Bruleed Bananas

Slice two bananas on a diagonal about ½-inch thick. Place on heat resistant surface, cut sides facing up. Sprinkle with 4 tablespoons sugar. Use a blow torch to caramelize sugar.