Get ready to eat all the perfect flavors for this time of year all in these tasty gingerbread waffles. With this homemade waffle batter, you will get the best gingerbread flavor. Plus, when you make the Belgian waffles with this gingerbread waffles recipe, you get all of those great holiday feel, just like when you’re eating gingerbread cookies.
If you prefer crispy waffles, there are great classic waffle makers that will help make the perfect holiday breakfast when pair with this waffle mix.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make these gingerbread waffles, you need the following ingredients:
- All-purpose flour (almond flour or another gluten-free flour)
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Ground cinnamon
- Ground ginger
- Nutmeg
- Ground cloves
- Salt
- Eggs
- White sugar
- Milk (or you can use buttermilk or almond milk too!)
- Molasses
- Butter melted
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Gingerbread Waffles
- Preheat waffle iron.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, beat the eggs and sugar together until thick and foamy. Stir in the milk and molasses.
- Add liquid mixture to the dry ingredients. Stir until well-combined.
- Slowly fold in the melted butter.
- Spray the hot waffle iron with nonstick cooking spray.
- Follow the manufacturer’s directions for the waffle maker to measure batter, and cooke the waffles until finished.
- Top waffles with powdered sugar, whipped cream, and fresh fruit or your favorite syrup.
Recipe Notes
You can choose your own toppings to serve with these gingerbread waffles. Some popular toppings include the following: pure maple syrup, powdered sugar, soft cream cheese frosting or icing, cinnamon icing, raspberry spread, whipped cream, or nut butter.
Storage Suggestions
The best way to store these gingerbread waffles and still preserve the texture and flavor of these waffles would be to freeze them. Then just pull them out, pop them in the toaster and you are good to go!
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Gingerbread Waffles Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¾ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- pinch ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup white sugar
- ¾ cup milk
- ½ cup molasses
- ¼ butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat waffle iron.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, beat the eggs and sugar together until thick and foamy. Stir in the milk and molasses.
- Add liquid mixture to the dry ingredients. Stir until well-combined.
- Slowly fold in the melted butter.
- Spray the hot waffle iron with nonstick cooking spray.
- Follow the manufacturer's directions for the waffle maker to measure batter, and cooke the waffles until finished.
- Top waffles with powdered sugar, whipped cream, and fresh fruit or your favorite syrup.
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