Gingerbread Waffles with Hot Chocolate Sauce

Ingredients

Contains: egg, milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

• 1 cup light molasses
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons butter

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

1. Melt the 1/2 cup butter and let it cool slightly. Whisk it with the light molasses, milk and egg until smooth.

2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, ground ginger, ground cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon salt.

3. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients just until no dry streaks remain. Let the batter rest while the waffle iron heats.

4. Preheat a waffle iron and grease it lightly. Pour in enough batter to fill the iron, then cook until the waffles are set and crisp, about 4 to 5 minutes.

5. Keep the finished waffles warm on a rack while you cook the remaining batter.

6. For the sauce, whisk the white sugar, cornstarch, cocoa powder and 1 teaspoon salt together in a saucepan.

7. Gradually whisk in the 2 cups boiling water. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook, stirring, until thickened, about 3 minutes.

8. Remove from the heat and stir in the 2 tablespoons butter and the vanilla extract until smooth. Serve the hot sauce over the warm waffles.