One of our favourite breakfasts at the weekend is waffles. It doesn't take much for me to be pursuaded to make a bowl of waffle batter and with a clattering of plates we are sitting round the table with the waffle iron plugged in, everyone waiting their turn for a fresh waffle. Last weekend I went slightly "off piste" and made Chocolate and Coconut Waffles. The verdict was positively tropical!

Chocolate and Coconut waffles with coconut sauce

Serves 4

8oz self raising flour

3 level tbsp caster sugar

3 eggs separated

300ml milk

100ml coconut milk

55g dessicated coconut

100grams butter, melted

100g plain chocolate, melted

For the sauce

300ml coconut cream

1tbsp butter

2 tbsp caster sugar

In a bowl, mix the flour, sugar, milk, coconut milk, egg yolks, dessicated coconut and melted butter and chocolate and whisk until there are no lumps. Whisk the egg whites until they form soft peak and then gently fold into the batter mixture. Cook on a waffle iron brushed with a little melted butter (or a frying pan for American style pancakes if you don't have a waffle iron) until golden brown. Add the sauce ingredients to a pan and simmer until the caster sugar until the sugar has dissolved. Drizzle the coconut syrup over the waffles to serve.