Mini Chicken and Waffles with Hot Cherry Pepper Honey - Our stomachs are growling just looking at this. Try this Mini Chicken and Waffles with Hot Cherry Pepper Honey recipe for your weekly fix of comfort food! Mini Chicken and Waffles with Hot Cherry Pepper Honey Yield: 10-12 servings Prep Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 1 hour INGREDIENTS Hot Cherry Pepper Honey 1⁄2 cup honey 1⁄4 cup Mezzetta® Sliced Hot Cherry Peppers, minced 2 tablespoons Mezzetta® Sliced Hot Cherry Pepper brine Waffles 2 eggs 1 3⁄4 cups milk 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil 2 cups flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 1⁄2 teaspoon salt 1⁄4 teaspoon smoked paprika 1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese Non-stick cooking spray Fried Chicken Vegetable oil, for frying 1 1⁄2 cups all purpose flour 3 tablespoons cornstarch 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 2 teaspoons salt 1 cup buttermilk 2 tablespoons Mezzetta® Sliced Hot Cherry Pepper brine 1 1⁄2 lbs chicken tenders, cut into 1-inch pieces Sliced chives, to garnish INSTRUCTIONS 1. Mix the ingredients for the cherry pepper honey and set aside. 2. In a bowl, whisk the eggs, milk and oil and in a separate bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, salt and smoked paprika. Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and mix to combine. 3. Heat a waffle maker and spray with cooking spray. Cook the waffles, in batches, until golden brown and cut into small squares. 4. In a heavy bottomed pot, add 3 inches of oil and place over medium heat until the temperature reaches 375°F. 5. In a large bowl, add the flour, cornstarch, cayenne and salt and in a second bowl, add the buttermilk and 2 tablespoons of the Mezzetta® Sliced Hot Cherry Pepper brine. 6. Working in batches, dredge the chicken pieces in the flour mixture, then dip into the buttermilk and then back into the flour to coat. 7. Add the chicken pieces to the oil and, in batches, cook until golden brown and fully cooked, about 4 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a paper towel lined plate and sprinkle with salt to taste. 8. Place the waffle pieces on a large platter and top each waffle with a piece of chicken. Drizzle all over with the hot cherry pepper honey and a sprinkling of sliced chives to garnish. 9. Enjoy!