Maple Pumpkin Pecan Waffles

BySerena Ball, MS, RD
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Maple Pumpkin Pecan Waffles are pumpkin spice + maple pecan. These easy, toasty, fluffy waffles will make mornings better!

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Originally published in 2013, Maple Pumpkin Pecan Waffles have become our most popular breakfast recipe. The post has been updated with new Halloween costumes(!) - and I tested the recipe to make sure it still works perfectly.

Stuffed into my 17-year-old Better Homes & Gardens cookbook is a piece of notebook paper - all battered and stained - with the recipe at the bottom of this post written on it.

The notebook paper also has several notes on it. They read:

Halloween 2009:  Spider & Duck
Halloween 2010:  Hula Dancer, Ladybug & Baby Pumpkin
Halloween 2011:  Gumball Machine, Butterfly & Duck
Halloween 2012:  Leprechaun, Toothpaste, Dinosaur & Baby Tiger
Halloween 2013:  Darth Vader, Princess Leia, Yoda & Duck
Halloween 2015:  Cowgirl, Huntress, Cowboy, Dragon
Halloween 2016:  Miss PacMan, Blinkie, Pinky, Cowgirl
Halloween 2017: Cat, Bat, Gumball Machine, Princess
Halloween 2018: Detective, S'More, Huckleberry Finn, Scarecrow

This list is here because it's become a tradition to serve these Maple Pumpkin Pecan Waffles before trick-or-treating every Halloween.

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Usually, I make the waffles ahead, freeze and then pop them in the toaster on busy mornings or on Halloween night. [bctt tweet="Maple Pecan + Pumpkin Spice = Your 2 favorite fall flavors in a toasty waffle: MAPLE PUMPKIN PECAN WAFFLES via @TspCurry" via="no"]

Making them ahead works especially well if my son decides at the last minute he wants to be a Dinosaur instead of a Lion.

And since the kids will get plenty of sweet stuff on Halloween night, I don't put sweet toppings on the table on October 31st. Instead, to help keep the kids from hitting the candy-filled streets with empty stomachs, I let them choose to top their waffles with protein-packed yogurt, peanut butter or a fried egg. These toppings help (maybe a little!) to keep them from consuming huge amounts of candy.

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Pumpkin Maple Pecan Waffles

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  • Author: Serena Ball, MS, RD
  • Yield: 7-8 waffles (5-in diameter) 1x
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Maple Pumpkin Pecan Waffles are as good - or better than trendy pumpkin spice anything! But if you like both, you're in luck because these easy, toasty, fluffy waffles have plenty of pumpkin spice too!

Ingredients

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  • 3 eggs, whisked together
  • 1 ½ cups milk
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • ½ cup cooked & pureed pumpkin (or canned pumpkin)
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (or cinnamon)
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup pecans, chopped

Instructions

  1. In a medium bowl, stir together eggs, milk, syrup. Add pumpkin, oil, vanilla and stir.
  2. In a large bowl, with a whisk, stir together flours, baking powder, spice and salt. Mix in pecans.
  3. Add egg mixture to the dry ingredients and stir just until moistened.
  4. Coat preheated waffle iron with cooking spray for EACH WAFFLE to be made. Pour about ⅓ cup waffle batter onto waffle iron and cook according to manufacturers instructions.
  5. Top with yogurt, peanut butter, or a fried egg.

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What are your kids being for Halloween this year? Do you have any traditional Halloween meals/snacks?

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21 Comments

  1. Haha! Serena, you are wayyyyy too funny and cute ;). My 1 yr old nephew was a little pumpkin this year..he is pretty awesome and I spoil him rotten as I'm his one and only auntie. I can't wait to start a tradition like this one with my own children. I

    love that your children look forward to these waffles. I would too! Hope you have a great time trick-or-treating with your precious family.

    1. THanks Min. You must share a post on what your nephew is being for Halloween! One-year olds are the cutest Halloween-ers ever!

  2. Have fun trick or treating with your little goblins! It was SO good seeing you at FNCE this year. 🙂
    I make our Pumpkin Waffles from No Whine with Dinner every weekend. Like you, I freeze extras to serve to Leah before school. She swears she doesn't like pumpkin but loves these waffles. Go figure!
    And... Go Red Sox!!!

    1. Thanks Meal Makeover Goddess...and author of my family's fave cookbook ever! I have to try out your pumpkin waffle recipe...I just saw it on the blog! Guess we have a good thing going with the old recipe...and of course the margin notes. But maybe not on Halloween I'll have to check out the new recipe! Great to see you at FNCE too Janice!

  4. This looks delicious and so fun to have breakfast for dinner on Halloween! Good for you for pushing the protein before Trick or Treating! Have fun with your little ones.

    1. Thanks Anne! Happy Halloween! And let's hope that this year they actually eat dinner...they are so stinkin excited for Halloween, I'm not sure I'll be able to get them to sit at the table...but hopefully the waffles will help!

  5. We do lots of pumpkin pancakes, but have never tried pumpkin waffles. These look delish! I absolutely love that you have a pumpkin waffle tradition before trick-or-treating. LOVE family traditions 🙂

    1. THanks EA...I'll have to remember you have a recipe for GF pumpkin pancakes up your sleeves when my niece comes to visit!

  6. aww I love how you document your kids' costumes in this cookbook! So cute. And it will keep you coming back to this recipe year after year. Which, by the looks of it, is a definite win.

    1. Thank Joanne! I don't make too many recipes over and over again...too many new ones to try! But this is one of the few traditions we have!

  10. Such a cute tradition!! I just purchased a waffle maker, but haven't made any waffles!! Pinning this recipe for the weekend 🙂

    1. Oooo! The world is your waffle oyster. (: Make a BIG batch Tara, then just pop in the toaster during the week.

  11. I can definitely see how this would be a breakfast favorite--it looks amazing! I haven't made waffles in a while, so I'm looking forward to trying this out! :]!

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