Brown Sugar Bacon Waffles

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 8 slices bacon
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 3 cups flour
• 0.5 cups brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs
• 2.5 cups buttermilk
• 0.67 cups vegetable oil
• 0.5 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.

2. 2

   Arrange bacon on the prepared baking sheet, and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons brown sugar. Bake in the preheated oven until bacon is crispy and brown sugar is caramelized, 10 to 15 minutes.

3. 3

   Immediately remove bacon to a cutting board; cut into small pieces and set aside.

4. 4

   Preheat a waffle iron.

5. 5

   Whisk flour, 1/2 cup brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Beat eggs, buttermilk, vegetable oil, and vanilla together in a separate bowl; fold wet mixture into flour mixture. Add bacon and stir, being careful to not over mix.

6. 6

   Spray the preheated waffle iron with cooking spray. Ladle batter into waffle iron and cook until golden brown; serve hot.