Chicken and waffles are now in nugget form

Popeye's popular waffle chicken tenders have already left us -- for the second time -- but fret not, lovers of waffle-battered poultry. Morgan over at Host the Toast has shared her own recipe for maple waffle nuggets, complete with maple honey sauce for dunking.

The recipe is pretty foolproof: make your waffle breading, coat the nuggs in it, and fry each one in oil until golden-brown. You should probably let them cool a bit before dipping in the (equal parts honey, maple syrup & honey mustard) sauce, but if anything's worth a gnarly mouth burn, it's maple chicken nuggets.

Maple waffle chicken nuggets
Host the Toast

Kristin Hunt is a food/drink staff writer for Thrillist, and she's a big fan of nuggets in all forms. Follow her to dipping sauces at @kristin_hunt.