These light and tasty pumpkin waffles are served with a homemade apple cider syrup. This recipe is a fall, winter, and special occasion family favorite. The waffles are fairly easy to make and delicious — they're sure to please even picky eaters.
Ingredients
- ½ cups all-purpose flour: 2 piece
- packed brown sugar: 0.25 cup
- baking powder: 4 tsp
- ground cinnamon: 2 tsp
- ground allspice: 1 tsp
- ground ginger: 1 tsp
- salt: 0.5 tsp
- milk: 2 cups
- canned pumpkin: 1 cup
- eggs, separated: 4 piece
- butter: 0.25 cup (melted)
- white sugar: 0.5 cup
- cornstarch: 1 Tbsp
- ground cinnamon: 1 tsp
- apple cider: 1 cup
- lemon juice: 1 Tbsp
- butter: 2 Tbsp
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat a waffle iron according to manufacturer's instructions.
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Combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, and salt in a mixing bowl. Stir milk, pumpkin, and egg yolks together in a separate bowl. Whip egg whites in a clean dry bowl until soft peaks form. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Stir the flour mixture and 1/4 cup melted butter to the pumpkin mixture, stirring just to combine. Use a whisk or rubber spatula to fold 1/3 of the egg whites into the batter, stirring gently until incorporated. Fold in the remaining egg whites. Cook waffles according to manufacturer's instructions. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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To make the syrup: Stir sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon together in a saucepan. Stir in apple cider and lemon juice. Cook over medium heat until mixture begins to boil; boil until the syrup thickens. Remove from heat and stir in 2 tablespoons of butter until melted. Serve warm. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
