Decadent Pumpkin Pie Belgian Waffles

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 cup pumpkin puree (you can use canned puree)
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 1/4 teaspoons fresh ginger, peeled and grated
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon double-acting baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons dark rum
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• vanilla ice cream, for serving
• maple syrup, for serving

Recipe

• 1 preheat a waffle iron.
• 2 if you want to hold the finished waffles until serving time, preheat an oven to 200°f (93°c).
• 3 melt the butter, set aside.
• 4 in a large bowl, combine the pumpkin, brown and granulated sugars, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg and salt.
• 5 using a rubber spatula, or handheld electric mixer, mix together well.
• 6 stir in the flour, baking powder and baking soda.
• 7 the mixture will be thick and a little lumpy.
• 8 don’t try to smooth it out; just mix until the ingredients are incorporated.
• 9 in another bowl, beat together the milk, sour cream, eggs, rum and vanilla.
• 10 add the liquid ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and stir until combined.
• 11 fold in the melted butter.
• 12 whether or not your waffle iron’s grids are well seasoned or made of a nonstick material, it is best to lightly butter or spray the grids for these waffles because the batter is quite sticky.
• 13 brush or spray the grids again only if subsequent waffles stick.
• 14 spoon out 2/3 to 3/4 cup of batter for a belgian waffle iron (or the amount recommended by the manufacturer’s instructions) onto the hot iron.
• 15 use a metal spatula or wooden spoon to spread the batter evenly over the grids. close the lid and bake until golden.
• 16 if the waffle is hard to remove from the iron, peel it off gently and carefully. serve immediately or keep the waffles, in a single layer, on a rack in the preheated oven while you make the rest.
• 17 serving: serve these warm and golden, one to a diner, topped with vanilla ice cream and maple syrup. they’re great with a cup of hot or cold cider.