Pumpkin Waffles
September 20, 2011 in breakfast
I finally found some not-rotten pumpkin, y’all! I was so excited when I spotted it that I let out a little squeal and two Target employees came rushing towards me to make sure I was okay. And then I bought every can that was on the shelf. No, I’m lying.
I left two cans.
The problem I’m having now is that they’re the massive cans which means I have to use a whole lot of pumpkin within a few days or it gets thrown out. Which I guess isn’t a bad problem to have. Unless you’re my husband. He’s been dreading pumpkin season since I started talking about it months ago.
I made these waffles one morning when he was still in bed so he didn’t get a chance to argue with me. Surprise, surprise: he loved them! Everyone did actually. I think pumpkin can get a little too earthy but this recipe has just the right amount of pumpkin so that you know it’s there but it’s not so overpowering.
adapted from Betty Crocker
Ingredients
Instructions
- Heat waffle iron; grease with cooking spray, vegetable oil or shortening.
- In large bowl, beat all ingredients with wire whisk or hand beater until blended. Pour about ½ cup of batter onto center of hot waffle iron. Close lid of waffle iron.
- Bake about 5 minutes or until steaming stops and waffle is golden brown. Carefully remove waffle.
- Top with syrup or powdered sugar.
You’d think that pumpkin canners would get the hint and make smaller cans by now .
I know what you mean- I kind of have a love/hate relationship with those HUGE cans of pumpkin. These look so so delicious.
I try to avoid the huge cans at all cost because sometimes even the regular sized cans you only need half of for a recipe! I wonder how well leftover pumpkin would freeze? I still absolutely need a waffle iron! Maybe a splurge this winter sometime. Oh and… I can totally see you or someone else squeeling over canned pumpkin and employees rushing to the rescue haha.
Instead of buying an expensive waffle maker since I only make them once a month at most I just picked one up at a garage sale. It was only $8 and works like a charm.
You can make these while I am still in bed anytime ;-). Glad you found pumpkin! I only recently was able to find it myself. Was about to resort to making it myself from a fresh pumpkin. I may still cause it’s soooo good.
These look so good! I really need to get a waffle maker. I’ve been having the worst time finding pumpkin lately, so I’ll be buying the whole shelf the next time I see it as well! I think this is something like the third year in a row there’s been a shortage. Crazy.
I freeze my excess pumpkin and add it into spaghetti or soup or things. That way I never feel the pressure. these sure look yummy though!
I stockpiled about 6 cans last fall not knowing what the shelves would look like this year. Glad you found some pumpkin!
these look awesome and I just saw them on foodgawker. congrats :)
Oh hells yeah I need me some of those.
I have to make my own pumpkin puree, because they don’t sell the canned ones here. But this recipe looks so good; it will definitely be worth it to make some puree for:)
Wow, these are some beautiful waffles! These babies have got me drooling and craving pumpkin, STAT. Sorry to hear that your husband isn’t such a pumpkin fanatic, but you can send his serving my way ;) Thanks for sharing your photos and recipe, Amanda! I’m so glad to have found your blog and am looking forward to seeing more. :)
I told my husband I was making these for breakfast. He ended up getting up earlier than me this morning and I was thrilled to walk in and see him on your site with the waffle maker already in use. They.were.goooood. Thanks for sharing. I can’t wait for breakfast tomorrow. We are having them agian.
mmmm….these look mahvelous
Oh, heck yes! These look awesome!
These look really yummy and wonder if you could make pancakes out of them? just to be a little faster. I Love waffles, but just for me and hubby, I hate to drag out my waffle iron. but then again, I LOVE punkin and think I just Might have to tr y these. I have a couple coffee buddies that we usually have a muffin with our coffee, might have to make these instead. the more I type, the more reasons I can come up with to do this, lol
Your comment made me giggle! It was like you were talking yourself into making them! :P I’m not sure how they would work as pancakes – I know most pancake recipes usually call for more eggs than waffle recipes. I’ve had my eye on this pumpkin pancake recipe though, if you’re looking for one: http://annies-eats.net/2009/11/10/pumpkin-spice-pancakes/
Thanks for reading and commenting! :)
Hey Do you have to use Brown Sugar to make pumpkin waffles?
Nah, I’m sure you could use the regular granulated sugar. You might miss that molasses taste though! :)
Thanks for reading and commenting!