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Spiced Pumpkin Waffles with Candied Pepitas

Say, "hello" to Fall with these delicious Spiced Pumpkin Waffles with Candied Pepitas! Perfectly sweet, buttery, so soft, and just SO. GOOD.
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 12 waffles
Calories: 410kcal

Ingredients

Candied Pepitas

  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • pinch salt
  • 1 cup raw pepitas
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Waffles

  • 1 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1¾ cup whole milk
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup melted butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3½ cups all purpose flour
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1¾ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

Instructions

Candied Pepitas

  • Combine sugar and salt in a small saucepan.
  • Cook over medium low heat until sugar melts completely and just starts to boil.
  • Stir in pepitas.
  • Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
  • Turn out onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
  • When cool, break into pieces.

Waffles

  • Heat waffle iron according to manufacturer's instructions.
  • In a medium bowl, mix pumpkin, milk, eggs, butter, and vanilla until combined. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin pie spice.
  • Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients.
  • Stir until combined.
  • Spray waffle iron with cooking spray.
  • Ladle batter into waffle iron, filling forms completely.
  • Close lid and cook until light golden brown.
  • Repeat steps until no more batter remains.
  • Dollop with Chantilly cream and sprinkle tops with candied pepitas.

Notes

Substitutions:
  • No pumpkin pie spice? No problem! You can use cinnamon instead.
  • If you don't have or can't find pepitas, you can really use any kind of nut you prefer!
Expert Tips:
  • When melting the sugar for the pepitas, be sure to remember that the sugar keeps cooking! You need to keep an eye on it because it can burn very easily.
  • This recipe stores and reheats really well!
  • Be sure not to overfill your waffle iron.
  • Check the pumpkin! This recipe needs pumpkin, not pumpkin pie filling.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Waffle | Calories: 410kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 99mg | Sodium: 428mg | Potassium: 190mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 1434IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 99mg | Iron: 3mg