Bananas Foster Belgian Waffles

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 0.8 teaspoon baking soda 
• 3  bananas cut into 1/2 inch slices
• 0.7 cup brown sugar 
• 0.3 cup butter 
• 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar 
• 3  eggs 
• 1.3 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 1 cup heavy cream 
• 1.3 cups milk 
• 0.5 cup pancake syrup (i.e. Mrs. Butterworth's®)
• 0.3 cup pecans whole
• 2 teaspoons rum extract flavored
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 0.3 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 2 teaspoons sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• whisk
• hand mixer
• waffle iron

Directions

1. Preheat a Belgium waffle iron.
2. Whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, white sugar, and salt in a bowl; set aside.
3. Whisk together the eggs, 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and milk in a bowl. Stir in the melted butter and flour mixture until a slightly lumpy batter forms. Cook the waffles in the preheated iron until steam stops coming out of the seam, about 2 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, melt 1/4 cup of butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the brown sugar, rum extract, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and cinnamon. Bring to a simmer, the stir in the pecans and continue simmering for 1 minute. Stir in the pancake syrup and bananas, continue cooking until the bananas soften, about 4 minutes.
5. Beat the heavy cream, 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla and confectioners' sugar with an electric mixer in a medium bowl until firm peaks form.
6. Once waffles are done, spoon bananas Foster sauce over waffle and top with a dollop of whip cream.