Description
These Easy Pumpkin Waffles combine the warm flavors of pumpkin and pumpkin pie spices with a simple pancake mix base, making a quick and delicious breakfast treat. Perfectly crisp on the outside and tender on the inside, they come together effortlessly using a waffle maker and can be enjoyed with butter, maple syrup, or your favorite toppings.
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup buttermilk pancake mix
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup neutral oil (olive oil, canola, vegetable, avocado, or melted coconut oil)
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a mixing bowl, whisk together the buttermilk pancake mix, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and salt until fully combined.
- Mix Wet Ingredients: In another bowl, whisk together the pumpkin puree, egg, neutral oil, and water until smooth and well blended.
- Combine Mixtures: Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and stir gently until all ingredients are just combined into a smooth batter without overmixing.
- Preheat Waffle Maker: Turn on your waffle maker and allow it to heat up according to the manufacturer’s instructions until hot and ready for batter.
- Cook Waffles: Using a 1/4 cup measuring cup, pour the batter onto the preheated waffle maker. Close the lid and cook according to your waffle maker’s settings or until the waffles are lightly golden and cooked through, usually about 3-5 minutes.
- Repeat: Continue spooning the batter and cooking until all batter is used. The total number of waffles will depend on the size of your waffle maker, typically about 15 mini waffles for this recipe.
- Serve: Serve the pumpkin waffles warm with a pat of butter, pure maple syrup, and optional toppings such as pecans or chocolate chips for extra flavor and texture.
Notes
- This recipe yields about 15 mini waffles, serving approximately 5 people.
- The actual number of waffles depends on the size of your waffle maker.
- Trader Joe’s buttermilk pancake mix works well, but you can use any good quality pancake mix.
- Olive oil was used in this recipe, but alternatives like canola, vegetable, avocado, or melted coconut oil are suitable. The recipe has not been tested with melted butter as the oil replacement.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 mini waffles
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
