These Easy Pumpkin Waffles are the best way to welcome Fall!
It’s that time of year when I just want to bake anything and everything pumpkin! It makes me feel like fall is in the air — even if it’s still mostly shorts and t-shirt weather here in Tennessee!
These waffles are so easy to make, they are good for you, and they are just the right blend of hearty but not too dense. I made them yesterday and they were a hit at our house! If you want to add a little fall flavor to your menu this week, try these!
Ingredients for Easy Pumpkin Waffles
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar or raw sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1-1/4 cups buttermilk (or make your own buttermilk with vinegar or lemon juice)
- 1/2 cup fresh or canned pumpkin
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
How to make Whole Wheat Pumpkin Waffles
1. Preheat a Belgian Waffle maker and grease with cooking spray or butter.
2. In a medium bowl, mix all dry ingredients together.
3. In a large bowl, beat eggs, buttermilk, pumpkin, and melted butter.
4. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just blended.
5. Scoop roughly 1/2 – 3/4 cup batter onto the waffle maker and bake until golden brown (most waffle makers have a light that turns green when they are ready).
6. Serve immediately with butter and syrup, if desired.
Best toppings for Whole Wheat Pumpkin Waffles
Butter and real maple syrup taste amazing with these pumpkin waffles — classic, but it works!
For special occasions, top them with cinnamon whipped cream, and maybe even a sprinkle of nutmeg too.
Or sprinkle with chopped pecans and slice bananas for lots of extra flavor!
Storing these Easy Pumpkin Waffles
Eating them fresh from the waffle maker is definitely the way to go! However, if you want to make a bunch in bulk and freeze them for later, you can do that too.
First, make all your waffles and let them come to room temperature on cooling racks.
Place 3 or 4 cooled waffles in a gallon-size zip-top bag, label, and place in the freezer.
To reheat, simply place frozen waffles in a microwave or toaster oven (they will be crispier in the toaster oven) and reheat.
Whole Wheat Waffles Recipe FAQs
The biggest factor in getting crispy waffles is using a very hot waffle iron. Preheat it as you make the batter and it should be nice and hot by the time you’re ready to bake your waffles. Also, make sure you use enough fat (this recipe calls for melted butter).
The common thought is that butter tastes A LOT better, but oil will actually get the waffles a bit crispier. So if you’re a butter lover, you’ll want to stick with butter. If you really want a super crispy waffle and don’t care as much about the flavor, try oil!
Yes! Many pancake and waffle recipes can be interchangeable, so feel free to use this same recipe to make your favorite pumpkin pancakes!
Whole Wheat Waffles Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp brown sugar or raw sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 1-1/4 cups buttermilk
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree fresh or canned
- 2 tbsp butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat a Belgian Waffle maker and grease with cooking spray or butter.
- In a medium bowl, mix all dry ingredients together.
- In a large bowl, beat eggs, buttermilk, pumpkin, and melted butter.
- Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just blended.
- Scoop roughly 1/2 – 3/4 cup batter onto the waffle maker and bake until golden brown (most waffle makers have a light that turns green when they are ready).
- Serve immediately with butter and syrup, if desired.
Nutrition
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More Pumpkin Recipes:
- Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal
- Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte
- Pumpkin Crescent Rolls
- Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Freezer-Friendly Pumpkin Bars
- Freezer-Friendly White Chocolate Pumpkin Bread
What is YOUR favorite pumpkin recipe to make? I’d love to hear!
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This is our new favorite waffle recipe for Fall! We’ve made it twice already! The texture and flavor are perfect!
Oh YAY! That made me so happy!
I make waffles at least once a week and freeze them because my kids LOVE waffles! I can’t wait to switch it up with this recipe. : )
I hope you enjoy them!
Can you tell us what kind of waffle maker you have? Those look delicious and my family is wanting a waffle maker like that.
It’s a Belgian Waffle maker — I think we got it from Walmart a long time ago! We love it!
Will these likely freeze well if Inmake a double batch?
We love your pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. Can’t wait to try this waffle recipe!
I hope you love it! We LOVE those muffins!
Can I make a request? I like to look at your site during my lunch hour but have been having trouble getting it to load and I think it is because of all of the pictures. Take this post for instance – you have 8 pictures of the waffles in this short post. Some of them look identical. Is there a way to limit almost identical pictures in your posts so that pages load more easily? Just a thought, though maybe I am the only one that has trouble viewing picture heavy posts?
The waffles do look delicious though.
Hmm… no one else has been saying they’ve been having any issues, but thanks for letting me know. I was having fun with my camera and taking pictures (it’s been awhile since I’ve done a recipe post) and took so many and just wanted to share some of them. 🙂
I don’t have trouble loading pics or posts, but I have noticed that when I click on comments to open in a new tab, it used to go straight to comments for me. But now it opens the post at the very top. Does anyone else notice this? Thanks!
That’s funny, I haven’t had a single problem loading any of her posts and I’m on an old iPhone 6s. Perhaps it’s your internet connection that is not very good causing the slowdown. I personally love seeing these photos! It keeps me inspired to try new things!
Could point Kasey. It could be the internet at work – which I have no control over. The only 2 sites I have trouble loading at work are MSM and Pinterest – both with loads of pictures. Oh well, I will just have to read MSM at home more.