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Default What to put on belgian waffles so they're not dry?

On Jun 4, 7:24�pm, "Dimitri" > wrote:
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> >> "meatnub" wrote:

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> >> >I have a 1 year old who loves his waffles. I have been putting small
> >> > chunks of banana on plain belgian waffles. He likes them.

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> >> > But they are dry. Adding butter helps a little. I don't want to give
> >> > him syrup everyday.. to sweet and not the greatest for his teeth.

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> >> > Is there anything ... healthy.. to put on the waffles to make them
> >> > less dry when eating?

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> >> > Whip cream, but there's sugar in that. Peanut butter.. more sugar, and
> >> > of the corn kind too, unless I find a natural peanut butter.

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> >> > I don't think I have a lot of options. Fruit syrup I guess, but surely
> >> > there's sugar in that.

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> >> > I just hate to constantly give my boy sugar (in whatever form) on his
> >> > waffles and start giving him teeth problems.

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> >> > Appreciate your suggestions/advice as always,
> >> > Paul

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> >> Increase the eggs and/or fat in the recipe & do not overcook.

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> > Even better is to top each waffle with a soft poached egg... poke the
> > egg so the waffle soaks in all that warm runny egg yolk... the adult
> > version adds real maple syrup, a fried ham steak, and bottomless
> > cawfee.

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> For some reason I never could get used to the taste of maple syrup on the
> egg. �Although I used to order the proverbial pancake sandwich I always ate
> the egg first.


Well, I was attempting to be PC... I very rarely use maple syrup...
actually I prefere my waffles 'n eggs drowning in butter. Aren't all
those holes butter pockets?