Perfect Pumpkin Spice Waffles

Autumn is pumpkin-spice season, and waffles are a great medium for the seasonal craze when you have cinnamon, ginger, and cloves in your batter.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 327 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ⅓ cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• cooking spray
• 4 large eggs, separated
• 1 pint buttermilk, shaken vigorously
• 1 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat a waffle iron according to manufacturer's instructions.

Step 2

Beat egg whites in a glass or metal bowl until soft peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites will form soft mounds rather than a sharp peak.

Step 3

Beat egg yolks, buttermilk, pumpkin, and butter together with a whisk in a large bowl until smooth; add flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, ginger, salt, and cloves. Stir the mixture with the whisk just until you have a smooth batter.

Step 4

Fold the egg whites into the batter just until combined.

Step 5

Prepare cooking surfaces of your waffle iron with cooking spray. Ladle about 2/3 cup batter into the prepared iron and cook until browned, 4 to 5 minutes.