Pumpkin Waffles with Spiced Maple Syrup

Real pumpkin taste, not like pumpkin pie, that is what the spiced syrup is for. They are crispy and fluffy and everyone loved these.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 454 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs, separated
• 2 cups milk
• ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• ½ tablespoon ground ginger
• 1 stick butter, melted
• ½ cup flaxseed meal
• 2 cups maple syrup

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine maple syrup, ginger, and nutmeg in a pitcher. Set syrup aside.

Step 2

Combine milk, pumpkin puree, egg yolks, and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Combine flour, flaxseed meal, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Stir milk mixture into flour mixture. Add butter.

Step 3

Beat egg whites in a clean, dry bowl until very frothy. Add brown sugar 2 tablespoons at a time and beat until soft peaks form. Fold egg whites into waffle batter in 3 additions.

Step 4

Preheat a waffle iron according to manufacturer's instructions. Cook in the preheated waffle iron until waffle is golden brown and the iron stops steaming, about 5 minutes.

Step 5

Serve waffles with spiced syrup.