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These homemade Pumpkin Waffles are so fluffy, easy to make, healthy, and made from scratch. Made with everyday pantry staple ingredients, these waffles are the perfect fall breakfast recipe the entire family will love.
Also, try my chocolate waffles or my fluffy protein waffles.
An easy fall breakfast recipe that’s easy to make and so delicious. Made with pumpkin puree and pantry staple ingredients and then cooked in a waffle maker for crispy perfection. Top your healthy waffles with your favorite healthy toppings and serve with maple or sugar-free syrup.
This is the perfect healthy pumpkin waffle recipe that will become a family favorite all year round. Made with wheat flour, pumpkin puree, egg, coconut oil, and other pantry staples, these waffles will kickstart your mornings on the right path.
Recipe Summary
- Delicious and full of flavor: Bursting with fall flavor, it tastes like apple pie in a waffle form. They are so good!
- Healthy: made with wheat flour, coconut oil, pumpkin puree, and other simple, clean ingredients, these waffles are perfectly guilt-free.
- Easy: It is so easy to make. Whip up the batter and cook in the waffle maker. Top with your favorite toppings.
Ingredients you will need
These are just a list of ingredients you will need to make these homemade healthy waffles. The full measurements are listed further down below.
- whole wheat flour or any flour of choice
- pumpkin pie spice mix
- baking powder
- baking soda
- salt
- eggs
- coconut oil, melted
- pumpkin puree
- milk of choice
- pure maple syrup or honey
- vanilla extract
How to make pumpkin waffles
- Preheat the waffle iron.
- First, mix dry ingredients in a mixing bowl, mix flour, pumpkin spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Next, mix wet ingredients: In another large mixing bowl, whisk eggs until frothy. Add oil and pumpkin puree, and whisk again until the batter is thick and smooth. Stir in the milk, maple syrup, and vanilla extract.
- Then, combine wet and dry ingredients: Make a well in the dry ingredients, and pour in the wet mixture.
- Mix the batter: Stir gently until just moistened and combined. Be careful not to over-mix.
- Cook waffles: Pour the batter into the waffle iron and cook according to waffle iron directions until nicely golden brown. Finally, top with your favorite toppings and enjoy.
Tips and Substitutes
- Store the leftover waffles in an airtight container in the refrigerator. They’ll be good in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat just before serving.
- For freezing, stack up the waffles between 2 layers of waxed paper, place in an airtight container, and freeze. You can freeze the waffles for up to 3 months.
- Prior to eating just defrost, reheat into the toaster.
- Use gluten-free flour or oat flour in place of wheat flour.
- I used Maple Syrup, but you may also use honey.
- Coconut oil is preferred, but other neutral-tasting oils will work.
Frequently asked questions
Every waffle maker will vary in the amount of time needed for the waffles to fully cook. It should not take longer than 5 minutes at the most. It is best to check for the indicator light to turn off or change color to know that your waffles are ready.
If your waffles are sticking it could be one of many reasons why this is happening. Is your waffle maker non stick? if not then you need to add non stick spray. Also, another reason is that your waffle mix doesn’t have enough eggs or oil which causes it to stick.
If your waffle maker is non-stick, you do not need to spray it. The oil added to the batter along with the eggs will act as a binding agent and wont let the waffle get stuck to your waffle maker. Using PAM spray will only cause a a buildup and gets tacky.
Healthy Pumpkin Waffles
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice mix
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
- 1 cup pure pumpkin puree
- 2 cups milk of choice
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup or honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, mix together flour, pumpkin spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In another large mixing bowl, whisk eggs until frothy. Add oil and pumpkin puree, and whisk again until the batter is thick and smooth.
- Stir in the milk, maple syrup, and vanilla extract. Make a well in the dry ingredients, and pour in the wet mixture.
- Stir gently until just moistened and combined. Be careful not to over-mix.
- Pour the batter into the waffle iron and cook according to the waffle iron directions until nicely golden brown.
- Top with some toasted pecans, fresh figs, or any of your favorite fruits, and serve with a drizzle of maple syrup.
Notes
- Store the leftover waffles in an airtight container in the refrigerator. They’ll be good in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat just before serving.
- For freezing, stack up the waffles between 2 layers of waxed paper, place in an airtight container, and freeze. You can freeze the waffles for up to 3 months.
- Before eating, just defrost and reheat into the toaster.
- Use gluten-free flour or oat flour in place of wheat flour.
- I used Maple Syrup, but you may also use honey.
- Coconut oil is preferred, but other neutral-tasting oils will work.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Very yummy