Delicious homemade pumpkin pecan waffles are an easy recipe for your waffle maker and can be made ahead for a busy week or frozen for a holiday breakfast. Serve them with a dusting of powdered sugar or maple syrup but a handful of butterscotch chips really puts the recipe right over the top!
PREP TIME 10 minutesminutes
COOK TIME 15 minutesminutes
TOTAL TIME 25 minutesminutes
YIELD 22waffles
Ingredients
4tbspbutter
2 1/2cupsflour
1/4cupbrown sugar
4tsppumpkin pie spice
2tspbaking powder
1/2tspbaking soda
1/2tspsalt
2 1/2cupsbuttermilk
4eggs
1cupcanned pumpkin
1/2cupchopped pecans
For Serving: Optional
Powdered sugar for dusting the tops
Maple syrup
Butterscotch chips: you can add 1/2 cup to the waffle batter before cooking or sprinkle them on top if you love butterscotch
Instructions
Melt the butter in a microwave safe container and let it cool slightly as you prepare the batter.
In a large mixing bowl, add all the dry ingredients from flour through salt. Whisk them together.
In a large liquid measuring up, measure the buttermilk and crack the eggs. Whisk them together until smooth.
Pour the buttermilk mixture into the mixing bowl and stir it together. While stirring, slowly drizzle in the prepared melted butter. You don't want the heat of the butter to cook the eggs so keep the batter moving until incorporated.
Add the pumpkin to the batter and stir until evenly combined. Finally, stir in the chopped pecans.
Preheat the waffle iron and when it is ready spray it with cooking spray.
Add the waffle batter to your waffle iron according to the directions. For my standard machine, 1/3 cup batter for each waffle well is the right amount. You may need to play with that for your waffle maker.
Serve the waffles immediately or store them on a baking sheet in the oven set at 225°F if you want to serve the waffles family style all at once.
Recipe Notes
Make Ahead Tips
Homemade pumpkin pecan waffles can be made ahead and stored in the fridge for up to 5 days. Keep them in an airtight container or plastic zip top baggie separated by wax paper so they don't stick together.They can also be frozen if stored with the wax paper to prevent sticking. Simply thaw them in the fridge overnight before using them. To reheat a prepared waffle: Simply pop the waffle into a toaster to reheat a thawed waffle. Alternatively, you can lay them in a single layer on a baking sheet and heat them in the oven at 350°F until warmed through and crispy.