Description
These easy pumpkin waffles are a delicious and festive breakfast treat, combining warm pumpkin pie spice with pumpkin puree for a moist, flavorful waffle. Perfect for a cozy fall morning, they cook up crisp on the outside and tender inside using a waffle iron.
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon Pumpkin Pie Spice (or 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ½ teaspoon ginger, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, and ¼ teaspoon ground cloves)
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
Wet Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup pumpkin puree
- ¾ cup milk of choice (dairy or non-dairy)
- ¼ cup neutral oil
Instructions
- Preheat Waffle Iron: Set your waffle iron to the high heat setting to ensure a crisp texture on the outside of the waffles.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a medium bowl, thoroughly combine the all purpose flour, baking powder, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and kosher salt.
- Combine Wet Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, pumpkin puree, milk, and neutral oil until smooth and well blended.
- Mix Batter: Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients bowl and whisk vigorously until the batter is mostly smooth and free of large lumps.
- Prepare Waffle Iron: Lightly brush a small amount of oil onto the surface of the preheated waffle iron to prevent sticking.
- Cook Waffles: Pour batter onto the waffle iron—about 1 ¼ cups for Belgian waffle makers or just over ½ cup for standard waffle makers—then close and cook according to your waffle iron’s instructions until golden brown.
- Keep Warm: Remove cooked waffles and place them on a baking sheet without stacking. Keep warm in a 250°F oven if making waffles to order.
- Freeze and Reheat (Optional): To freeze, place cooled waffles in a plastic bag, remove as much air as possible with a straw, seal, and freeze. Reheat by toasting directly from frozen in a toaster.
Notes
- You can substitute the pumpkin pie spice with a blend of 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ½ teaspoon ginger, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, and ¼ teaspoon ground cloves for a homemade spice mix.
- Use any milk you prefer, including dairy or plant-based varieties.
- For best texture, avoid stacking waffles as they cool to keep them from becoming soggy.
- Adjust batter quantity depending on the size of your waffle iron for perfect waffles every time.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 waffle
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
