Waffles with Hazelnut Cocoa Maple Butter - Stefano Faita

Ingredients

• 60 ml (¼ cup) maple syrup
• 250 ml (1 cup) sugar
• 500 ml (2 cups) unsalted butter, softened
• 300 ml (1.25 cups) water
• 500 ml (2 cups) hazelnuts, whole and skinned
• 80 ml (⅓ cup) Stefano hazelnut cocoa spread
• 500 ml (2 cups) all-purpose flour
• 10 ml (2 tsp) baking powder
• 30 ml (2 tsp) sugar
• 5 ml (1 tsp) baking soda
• 2.5 ml (½ tsp) salt
• 500 ml (2 cups) buttermilk
• 125 ml (½ cup) unsalted butter, melted
• 2 large eggs