These Pumpkin Spice Waffles are great for a weekend brunch, and even better for freezing and toasting for an easy weekday breakfast. Made with simple ingredients, this delicious pumpkin waffle recipe will be a new family favorite!
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Pumpkin Spice Waffles perfect for your fall breakfast or brunch
If you love the flavors of fall then this pumpkin waffle recipe is for you. Made with simple ingredients, these homemade pumpkin spice waffles come together easily.
Great for a weekend breakfast, this waffle recipe is also great for freezing for busy weekday mornings.
What do I need to make pumpkin waffles?
Here’s a quick-reference check list of the ingredients you’ll need to make these pumpkin spice waffles:
- All-purpose flour – you could also substitute whole wheat, oat flour or gluten-free flour.
- Light brown sugar – to keep this recipe a little healthier, I use Swerve Brown Sugar Substitute.
- Pumpkin pie spice – an essential ingredient in achieving that pumpkin spice flavor.
- Baking powder – an essential leavening to help your waffles become fluffy.
- Baking soda – also helpful in keeping your waffles fluffy.
- Salt – this helps balance the flavor. Don’t leave this ingredient out!
- Milk – I use whole dairy milk, but you could also use buttermilk, or a plant-based milk of your choice.
- Butter – melted butter, either salted or unsalted.
- Canned pumpkin puree – or homemade pumpkin puree if you have it available.
For exact ingredient amounts and full recipe instructions be sure to scroll to the bottom of the post to the recipe card. Thanks!
How do I make pumpkin spice waffles?
- Make your waffle batter. Start by whisking together your dry ingredients; flour, brown sugar, baking powder and soda, pumpkin pie spice and salt. Then, add the milk, melted butter and pumpkin puree. Whisk together until fully combined and smooth.
- Preheat your waffle iron. I have and enjoy this All-Clad Round Waffle Iron. It is very durable, heats perfectly, and has a temperature control that beeps when the waffles are perfectly cooked and browned. I highly recommend it!
- Add batter to the waffle iron. I use a ladle to add the perfect amount of batter to the waffle iron. I made sure to not add too much batter, as it will overflow through the sides, making a bit of a mess. For best results, leave a 1/2″ space to allow the batter to spread when folding the top lid down.
Storing waffles:
For best results, waffles can be refrigerated or frozen.
For refrigeration: This is best if you know you’ll enjoy the waffles within a day or two. Place in an airtight container, with waffles separated by sheets of waxed paper or parchment paper. This will prevent the waffles from sticking together.
Refrigerated, waffles will keep for up to 3 days.
For freezing: This is best if you’re enjoying the waffles one-at-a-time. This is also ideal for kids making their own breakfast in the morning. To freeze, store in an airtight freezer container or Zip-loc freezer bag. Waffles can be placed frozen in a toaster or toaster oven and reheated.
Frozen, waffles will keep for up to two months.
Looking for some other healthy breakfast options that can be frozen in advance? Check out my Lemon Blueberry Pancakes, Healthy Breakfast Sandwiches, Panettone French Toast, Healthy French Toast and my Baked Egg Cups, which are great heat-and-go options.
The recipe for these Pumpkin Spice Waffles was inspired by the Pumpkin Patch Waffles from The Ultimate Kids Cookbook, by Tiffany Dahle.
Looking for more pumpkin inspiration? Check out some of my other pumpkin recipes that are great for breakfast:
- Cream Cheese Pumpkin Bread
- Velvety Pumpkin Crumb Cake
- Pumpkin Cream Cheese Breakfast Braid
- Pumpkin Coffee Cake Donuts
- Better Than Starbucks Pumpkin Loaf
- Pumpkin Apple Streusel Muffins
- Healthy Chocolate Chunk Pumpkin Bread
- Starbucks Pumpkin Scones
What toppings are good for pumpkin waffles?
- Greek yogurt and a few dollops of my Homemade Pumpkin Butter
- Whipped cream and cinnamon
- Butter and maple syrup (of course!)
- Chocolate chips and toasted pecans
- Honey nut cream cheese (great fresh out of the toaster!)
- A drizzle of honey and apple slices
- Nutella and banana slices
- Greek yogurt with cinnamon and nutmeg
If you loved this pumpkin waffle recipe, check out some of my healthier pumpkin breakfast recipes:
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Pumpkin Waffle Recipe
Equipment
- Waffle Iron This All-Clad Round Waffle Iron makes the perfect waffle every time!
- Mixing Bowls These stainless steel mixing bowls are an essential cooking tool for every kitchen.
- Large Whisk Perfect for whisking sauces, batters, eggs and more!
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup Swerve Brown Sugar Substitute or regular brown sugar
- 4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 cups milk
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 4 large eggs lightly beaten
- 1/4 cup butter melted
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients: flour, Swerve Brown Sugar Substitute, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk together to combine.
- To the dry ingredients, add in the wet ingredients; milk, pumpkin, eggs and melted butter. Whisk together to combine all ingredients until smooth.
- Preheat waffle iron. (Follow appropriate temperature and cooking directions according to your users manual.) To the hot iron add about 3/4 cup of batter (for a large, round waffle), and cook according to machine directions. Square versus round irons may differ slightly.
- Keep waffles warm on a baking sheet in a warm oven, if desired. Serve right away while hot.
Notes
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These look delicious! It will be one of my features this Saturday at the Snickerdoodle Link Party! Stop by to check it out! Roseann from This Autoimmune Life
These look delicious! Thank you for sharing at Let’s Party!
We love pumpkin spice everything in our house. We’ll have to give these a try.
What a yummy recipe! I had to share on pinterest. I love pumpkin spice anything! Glad to find it on Tft today! Chow!
What a great idea. My sister has just given birth to my first nephew who is also called Harrison. I look forward to cooking and baking with him when he is older because like you, I think that everyone should have cooking skills.
These waffles look delicious, I love the flavours. Harrison did a great job 🙂
These look so mouthwatering! My waffle maker just broke not too long ago so now i’M SO TEMPTED to buy another one. The best part is truly the time you got to spend with your son cooking and connecting. I don’t typically give my kids sugar(they are a little younger ) but for an ocassion like cooking together I can totally see these waffles happening. Thank you for bringin them to Fiesta Friday!
These pumpkin spice waffles look delicious! Perfect for the upcoming fall season. I’m definitely going to have to give them a try!
I love the pumpkin spice time of year! I’m a little bit behind but I wanted to make sure to check out your post – and thank you for joining the What’s for dinner party. Have a wonderful weekend and hope to see you at tomorrow’s party too!
I love adding pumpkin spice to muffins, pancakes, waffles, etc, this time of the year. I am definitely going to try this waffle recipe! Thank you for linking up with Merry Monday. I’ll be including your waffle recipe in my Features this coming week 🙂
Erin I love how you made these with your son (and that you got him a kids cookbook too) – you’re right, cooking is such an important skill and I’m sure as he gets older he’ll really appreciate it. This waffle flavour is new to me so I’ll be trying it out soon -thanks for sharing at Fiesta Friday.
These look so yummy! Perfect for fall mornings before school.Thanks for joining us at last week’s Reader Tip Tuesday! This week’s party is up and live all week long. Hope to see you there.
I love seeing boys in the kitchen. 🙂 Fun and yummy!! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
Congratulations!
Your post is featured on Full Plate Thursday this week. Thanks so much for sharing with us and hope you stay safe in the storms.
Miz Helen
It’s always lovely to see kids enjoying cooking and Harrison looks pretty happy with his waffles!!
Thank you for sharing this recipe at Create, Bake, Grow & Gather this week. I’m delighted to be featuring it at tonight’s party and pinning too.
Hugs,
Kerryanne
Yummy! This makes me want to whip out my waffle maker right now 🙂
Waffles & Pumpkin spice are two of my favorite things. I’ll be featuring this tonight at Merry Monday.
Yes please! My coffee and I need one of these this morning. Pinned
I love this Pumpkin Spice Waffles Recipes, I will make this for breakfast everyday for my friends and family.