Description
These Homemade Gingerbread Waffles are warm, spiced, and crisp on the edges—perfect for holiday mornings. Flavored with cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg, they bring festive cheer to your breakfast table and can be customized with pumpkin, chocolate chips, or holiday toppings.
Ingredients
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Waffle Batter
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 ½ tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ¾ cups buttermilk (or milk + 1 tbsp lemon juice)
- ¼ cup molasses
- ¼ cup melted butter (or neutral oil)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For Serving
- Pure maple syrup
- Whipped cream
- Powdered sugar
- Fresh fruit (pears, apples, or berries)
- Crushed gingersnap cookies or candy canes
Instructions
- Mix dry ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and brown sugar.
- Mix wet ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk eggs, buttermilk, molasses, melted butter, and vanilla.
- Combine: Stir wet into dry ingredients until just combined. Batter should be slightly thick.
- Preheat waffle iron: Heat and lightly grease your waffle maker.
- Cook waffles: Pour batter into the iron (about ½ cup each) and cook until golden and crisp.
- Serve: Top with syrup, cream, fruit, or holiday garnishes.
Notes
- Don’t overmix the batter—keep it slightly lumpy for fluffier waffles.
- Buttermilk ensures tenderness and flavor.
- Cook until steam stops escaping from the iron for crisp edges.
- Variation: Add ½ cup pumpkin puree to the batter for gingerbread pumpkin waffles.
- Turn into waffle cookies by cooking small spoonfuls of batter until crisp.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Holiday Recipes
- Method: Waffle Iron
- Cuisine: American, Holiday
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 waffle
Keywords: Gingerbread Waffles, Homemade Gingerbread Waffles, Christmas waffles, holiday breakfast, ginger waffles, festive brunch