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Spicy Gluten-Free Chicken and Cheddar Waffles with Blackberry-Maple Syrup

Spicy Gluten-Free Chicken and Cheddar Waffles with Blackberry-Maple Syrup

These crispy Cheddar waffles combine with chicken tenders and a spicy blackberry-muddled maple syrup for a sophisticated version of a classic Southern dish that's also gluten free!

Ingredients

4 medium blackberries

1 tsps ancho chile powder

1/4 tsps red pepper flakes

1 cups pure maple syrup

2 pounds chicken tenders

1 medium orange, zested and juiced

1 grams salt

1 grams black pepper

1/2 cups coconut flour

1/2 cups almond flour

1 tsps garlic, minced

1 tsps smoked paprika

2 12 cups gluten-free all purpose baking flour

1 tbsps baking powder

1/2 tsps dried rosemary

1/2 tsps ground thyme

1/4 tsps sea salt

1 small cooking spray

1 stick butter

1 tsps maple syrup

1 cups sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded

3 medium egg

1 14 cups almond milk

1/4 cups blackberries

Preparation

Directions

Step1

Muddle 4 blackberries in the bottom of a microwave-safe glass serving jar. Add chile powder and red pepper flakes, then maple syrup; stir syrup briskly until well combined.

Step2

Place chicken in a large, shallow baking dish. Drizzle with orange juice and season liberally with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until needed. Whisk orange zest with coconut flour, almond flour, garlic, and paprika. Set dredging mixture aside.

Step3

Mix gluten-free flour, baking powder, rosemary, thyme, and sea salt together in another bowl to start the waffle batter.

Step4

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Preheat a waffle iron according to manufacturer's instructions and spray with cooking spray.

Step5

Beat butter and maple syrup together in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs 1 at a time. Gradually add the gluten-free flour mixture and milk in 3 alternating batches. Stir in Cheddar cheese just until combined. Pour batter into the preheated waffle iron. Cook until crisp and deeply brown, 6 to 8 minutes per waffle. Place waffles on a baking sheet and keep warm in the preheating oven while preparing chicken.

Step6

Line another baking sheet with parchment paper. Gently shake excess orange juice off each chicken tender and press all sides into the reserved coconut flour mixture. Place coated chicken on the prepared baking sheet. Remove waffles from oven and keep warm.

Step7

Bake chicken in the preheated oven, flipping halfway, until browned on both sides, about 20 minutes total. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Step8

Microwave syrup until warm, about 1 minute. Top each waffle with a warm chicken tender or two and a handful of blackberries. Drizzle with the warmed spicy maple syrup.

Cook's Note

These waffles will take longer than your normal waffle cycle to bake through.

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