Pumpkin Waffles - perfect Autumn breakfast. The waffles are made with buttermilk, brown sugar, pumpkin puree and spices: ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg. Great recipe to make for Thanksgiving breakfast.
Fall and Winter are perfect time to make these pumpkin buttermilk waffles! Imagine cozying up around the kitchen table with a cup of hot coffee or tea and, while it snows or rains outside, enjoying a slice of the cinnamon pumpkin waffle sprinkled with a real maple syrup:
It's a pure comfort! If you love pumpkin, you're going to love these freshly made pumpkin-buttermilk waffles.
These little breakfast treats are full of pumpkin flavor as they are stuffed to the brim with pumpkin puree: I made sure to use as much pumpkin as I could fit into this recipe proportion-wise: 1 cup of pumpkin puree per 1 cup of buttermilk + 1 cup of flour.
They are spiced up with all classic Fall flavors: cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. I am also using just the right amount of brown sugar: ¼ cup - not overly sweet but sweet enough to make you feel like you're eating a slice of pumpkin pie!
Top these waffles with REAL maple syrup, or just eat them plain with a cup of slightly sweetened tea or coffee. These are so delicious on their own, they don't really need any topping.
Tips for making pumpkin waffles
- Pumpkin waffles are moister and denser than regular waffles, so they will need a little longer time to cook in a waffle maker.
- Also, make sure to heat your waffle maker really well and spray it with non-stick spray before pouring the pancake batter.
It is also comforting to know that these waffles have quite a few nutrients thanks to 1 cup of pumpkin! It's a pretty healthy breakfast if you think about it: 1 cup of pumpkin puree , only 3 tablespoons of butter for 12 waffles. Definitely more nutritious than your regular waffles. Can't wait to try making these with whole wheat flour. I bet they would come out just as good as these, if not better!
Other pumpkin breakfast recipes
- Pumpkin Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Pumpkin Banana Bread with Apples
- Pumpkin Pancakes with Cinnamon Apples
Autumn Pumpkin Waffles
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ginger
- ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup pumpkin
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 tablespoons butter , melted
Instructions
- Combine first 5 ingredients (dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg) in a medium bowl and mix thoroughly. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, combine the next 5 ingredients (buttermilk, pumpkin, brown sugar, eggs, melted butter) and whisk to combine.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and whisk to combine.
- Preheat waffle iron until it’s very hot. When the waffle iron is very hot, spray it with non-stick spray. Pour just enough pumpkin waffle batter to cover the bottom, and cover with the top portion of waffle iron. Cook for a longer time than your usual regular waffles. Repeat.
- Serve pumpkin waffles with real maple syrup or just eat them plain.
Nutrition
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Amazingly good! I doubled the recipe, using 1 cup wheat and 1 all purpose flour. Added flaxseed meal and used milk plus lemon juice for the buttermilk. My entire family devoured these!!!
Jill, thank you - glad you liked it! Wheat flour would be perfect in these waffles!
Thought I would leave a comment in case I wasn't the only one, but I couldn't get these waffles to work for me. I've tried them twice and they just won't cook through. I leave them in long enough that the waffles are almost getting too dark/burnt on the outside and they are still not cooked through on the inside. I tried a different recipe to make sure it wasn't my waffle iron and had no problems with that recipe. Bummer!
I am thinking maybe use more flour next time. Maybe the batter was too thin. I need to make these again to see if I run into a similar issue.
I had the same problem, they just wouldn't cook inside no matter how long I cooked them. I liked the flavor but not sure how to correct the problem. I used only 3/4 cups buttermilk because it seemed like way to much for 1 cup of flour.
Just made these waffles and they are perfect!
It's the perfect time to enjoy one of these waffles but I'm afraid I couldn't stop at one 🙂
Love pumpkin waffles!! You can keep the pumpkin coming all year long as far as I'm concerned!
Beautiful and quite delish, Julia! What a great breakfast for Thanksgiving day. Happy Thanksgiving!
what a great breakfast! i wish i had a big plate of waffles right now!
Your waffles look great. Great idea to add pumpkin :))