Pumpkin Waffles

Pumpkin Waffles have the best flavors of pumpkin spice. The perfect fall breakfast! The waffles freeze and reheat well.

I had a recipe for pumpkin waffles that required the batter sit in the fridge overnight, intending to make the batter on a Saturday night so we could have them for breakfast on Sunday. Time got away from me and it was too late to start making waffle batter, so I decided to search for a recipe in the morning that didn’t require an overnight incubation. Thankfully I found this one on Smitten Kitchen.  

We loved these waffles! The whipped egg whites make for a fluffy interior, and the outside is still nice and crispy like a waffle should be in my opinion. These sort of taste like my favorite pumpkin bread! This recipes makes a lot of waffles, so we have the leftovers in our freezer. I look forward to being able to pop one in the toaster for a quick weekday breakfast!

Gluten Free Waffles

I haven’t tried this myself with this recipe, but I have good luck using Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour in place of all purpose flour in many baked goods recipes.

Looking for More Fall Breakfast Ideas?

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Pumpkin Waffles


Meghan

The flavors of pumpkin and fall spices in delicious homemade waffles!

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Servings 5 full waffles (20 squares)

Ingredients

  

• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 4 large eggs (separated)
• 2 cups well-shaken buttermilk (see note)
• 1 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)
• Vegetable oil for brushing waffle iron or cooking spray

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F and preheat waffle iron.
• Sift together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices.
• Whisk egg yolks in a large bowl with buttermilk, pumpkin, and butter until smooth. Whisk in dry ingredients just until combined.
• In a mixing bowl with a whisk attachment, whisk the egg whites until they hold soft peaks. Fold them gently into the waffle batter until just combined.
• Brush waffle iron lightly with oil or spray with cooking spray (I like to use Pam for Grilling because it's a high temperature formula and holds up better to heat of my waffle iron). Pour or spoon batter into waffle iron, spreading quickly. Cook according to manufacturer’s instructions. When I make waffles, I like to transfer the batter to a pourable measuring cup and pour it onto the waffle iron. I don't even bother spreading the batter because the weight of my waffle iron's lid spreads it nicely.
• If serving many people, transfer waffles to rack in oven to keep warm and crisp. Repeat with remaining batter. I just cool my extra waffles on a cooling rack, break up the squares, wrap them in waxed paper, and pack them up in freezer bags. Then they are ready to pop in the toaster from frozen.

Notes

Note:  In place of buttermilk, you may use 2 cups milk with 2 tablespoons vinegar and allow to curdle for 10 minutes.

Source: Adapted from Smitten Kitchen

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Keyword breakfast, fall, pumpkin, vegetarian