Living in the South, I’m more than familiar with chicken and waffles. It’s become such a staple for restaurants where I live and one of my oldest son’s favorite dishes. However, you all know that I like to give things a twist so I’ve taken the basic concept behind chicken and waffles, lowered the carbs (remember my kiddos is a Type 1 Diabetic) and added a twist to create a lower carb version of this classic dish that’s crazy tasty and surprisingly easy to make! Read on to learn how to whip up Pork and Waffles with Brown Sugar Apples for dinner tonight.
Now, let me say that this dish is so good you will be licking your plate. Seriously, my teen just kept saying over and over while he ate how much he loved it! It takes the same basic principal of chicken and waffles but is sweetened up with the addition of buttered brown sugar apples (which are perfect with pork) and made a little less heavy by lowering the carbs with a few easy substitutions! Here’s how to make it.
I can’t take all the credit for how amazing this dish turned out because I didn’t create the recipe for the waffles. As you all know, I’m trying to cook lower carb but I’m still learning so I used this recipe from Wholesome Yum for Keto Paleo Almond Flour Waffles.
While my waffles were cooking, I sliced one whole apple and added it to my saute pan with 3 tablespoons of butter and one tablespoon of brown sugar substitute.
While my apples were cooking down and a rich, syrup-like sauce was forming, I dredged my thin-cut pork chops in egg and almond flour and fried them. I personally like to double batter the pork chops for this recipe and the almond flour really makes a crispy shell that pairs so perfectly with the waffles. All it takes with thin cup pork chops is about 4 minute per side so that the outside is crispy and the inside of the pork is cooked but juicy. Once my pork chops were fried to perfection, I placed my almond flour waffle on a plate and added my buttered brown sugar apples to the top, drizzling the syrup-like sauce that my apples were cooked in over the top of my waffle.
Finally, I cut my perfectly fried pork chops in half and placed them on top of my waffle and apples to create my Pork and Waffles dish.
With every perfect bite of pork, waffle and apples, my family declared this dish an absolute hit and the best part is, a full serving averages around 20 carbs (depending on serving size). That means that this easy version is one that you can enjoy even on a low carb diet!
I hope you will give this new twist on a super popular dish a try and let me know what you think of my Pork and Waffles with Buttered Brown Sugar Apples in the comments below.
I have never tried pork with my waffles but is sound pretty darn good. Add the apples with the sauce on top really puts it over the top. No pun intended. Will be making these one saturday morning
Oh my goodness this sounds absolutely delicious! I could definitely enjoy having something like this I would absolutely never have thought to use pork in such a way!
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I’ve never tried pork with waffles before. This sounds like a recipe that my son would love, all of his favorites combined in one.
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I adore my chicken and waffles, so pork and waffles might be a great thing, too. Those apples sound so good!!!
Okay, this looks so good! I need to make this for sure. Those apples would probably be my favorite. Yum!
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I will miss the blueberries and strawberries but at least we can make apple things this fall. Something to look forward to
I have never heard of pork and waffles. But this one recipe I can’t wait to try out. I love that you used almond flour to make the waffles.
What a lovely combination! I’ve never tried eating pork with waffles. I think it can be a good meal for breakfast, brunch, lunch or even dinner. Yum!
Wow does this sound delicious. What a nice hearty meal! I’d love to plan a brunch with this, it sounds so yummy and hearty too.
I’ve never tried that combination before. But that looks quite tasty, I would love to try that someday.
Oh wow, these look and sound just incredible. What a wonderful idea, i’d never think to do. Must give these a try!
This must be an acquired taste kind of experience. I really can’t imagine how the pork waffles taste but would like to know because they look yum.
Oh my goodness this looks so good! I’ve had Fried Chicken and waffles before but this looks even better. Thanks for sharing
This looks incredible! I love using waffles as a bun and the brown sugared apples were a great touch. I might do this with pulled pork instead of pork chops though. Nice recipe idea — thumbs up!
I’ve always loved the combination of savory and sweet! I think this breakfast/brunch recipe is a must try especially if you’re a huge fan of waffles. It looks so good, I can’t wait to give it a try!
Oh my gosh! Your fabulous recipe has me salivating. This is the perfect breakfast for a Saturday morning. Yum. Yum!
Been trying to make some waffles but reading this makes me interested. I have never tried this combination yet. Hopefully I would love the taste. Let’s see how will it be.
I’ve never tried pork with waffles! But you’ve made me want to try it! It sounds amazing!