Belgian Waffles with Maple-Pear Compote
plus Cranberry-Almond Yogurt Parfaits
- Milk
- Eggs
- Wheat
- Tree Nuts
If you love the way the crisp pockets of toasted Belgian waffles (the thick, fluffy kind!) hold onto syrup and other toppings, you’re in for a treat. You’ll top these waffles with homemade pear-cinnamon-maple compote swirled with butter and fresh lemon juice. Round out your morning meal with a creamy maple yogurt parfait sprinkled with nutty almonds and chewy-sweet dried cranberries, and you’re all but guaranteed to have a great rest of your day.
Ingredients
1 unit
Pear
1 unit
Lemon
1 teaspoon
Cinnamon
1 tablespoon
Brown Sugar
½ cup
Yogurt
(Contains: Milk)
4 tablespoon
Crème Fraîche
(Contains: Milk)
2 unit
Belgian Waffle
(Contains: Milk, Eggs, Wheat)
½ ounce
Sliced Almonds
(Contains: Tree Nuts)
1 ounce
Dried Cranberries
2 tablespoon
Maple Syrup
Not included in your delivery
1 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Salt
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • Halve, core, and dice pear into ½-inch pieces. Quarter lemon.
• Melt 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in a small pot over medium-high heat. Add pear, cinnamon, brown sugar, half the maple syrup, ¼ cup water, juice from one lemon wedge, and a pinch of salt (½ cup water and juice from two wedges for 4). (Save remaining lemon wedges for another use.) • Bring mixture to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until pear is softened, 10-12 minutes. Gently mash with a potato masher or fork until mixture is soft but still chunky. • Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk together yogurt, crème fraîche, and remaining maple syrup.
• Toast waffles until golden brown. • Divide yogurt mixture between two small serving cups or bowls (four cups or bowls for 4 servings). Garnish with almonds and dried cranberries.
• Divide waffles between plates; top with pear compote. Serve with parfaits on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the delicious pear compote, though some found it overly sweet; adjusting sugar to taste is recommended 🍐.
- Ease of prep: Quick and simple to make, though some noted the pear compote took longer to cook than expected.
- Suggestions: Consider toasting waffles in the oven if they're too thick for your toaster; 4 minutes per side at 350°F works well.
- Portions: Several felt one waffle per person wasn't enough; consider ordering extra for a more filling meal.
- Yogurt parfait: Mixed reviews; some loved it, others found it too tart. Try adding extra maple syrup for more sweetness.
Reviews from our home cooks
What a great breakfast! Love pears and the maple-pear compote was delicious! And the waffles are just a favorite to begin with. I added a little more maple syrup to the yogurt mixture. My hubby doesn't care for yogurt so I got a double helping! Great start to the day.
This was really unique and tasty! Pear compote was delicious and easy to make. Yogurt with cranberries & nuts was perfect and great thick waffle.
Wow..I've never tasted a more delicious waffle in my life! So wonderful with the pear maple compote, a beautiful Sunday morning breakfast!
Pear compote was delicious on the waffles. I would have preferred plain Greek yogurt over mixing crème fraiche in with low protein yogurt.
Wow, on this one! I can't believe you got that much "sweet" out of 1/2 Tablespoon of maple syrup per person on a waffle. I also loved how you combined the dairy fat and fruit with the high carbs of the waffle, thereby lowering the glucose spike of the meal. Someone knew what they were doing when they developed this recipe!
The waffles were too thick for our toaster, so it would have been nice to have instructions on hand for how to toast them in the oven. (4 minutes per side at 350 worked perfect for me)
This was delicious and we loved it! We had it for dinner, and we did add a couple of eggs on the side. It's definitely going to go on our favorites list. My only concern is that it was difficult for my hands to open 5 individual (tablespoon-sized, I think) servings of yogurt. It seems that they could have been put into one container instead of five.
This is really delicious. This is the second time we have ordered it. Only issue is the pear is always rock hard and not ripe. It ends up ok since you cook it and sweeten it but it would be better with a ripe pear.
This was ok. I followed the timings and my pears were still undercooked. I ate them as they were so the texture was off, but the flavor was good. I didn't care for the parfait. Definitely needed some maple syrup in addition to the pear compote.
Great taste. Not a fan of making the compote but it tasted great. The yogurt was really runny which was not good but it tasted okay.
