I love Christmas time. I love the feeling, the love you feel, the family time, and the food. These Gingerbread Waffles are one of my favorite holiday breakfasts. If you need a breakfast idea for Christmas morning, this is one you need to try.
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 greatclassic waffle makersthat will help make the perfect holiday breakfast when pair with this waffle mix.
More delicious breakfast recipes that you can make on a special occasion like Christmas morning, give these a look!
- Overnight Blueberry French Toast Recipe
- Brown Sugar Pecan Overnight French Toast Casserole
- Overnight Baked Caramel French Toast Recipe
Ingredients used to make Gingerbread Waffles:
- 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
How to make Gingerbread Waffles:
- Preheat the Belgian waffle maker.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and salt.
- In a separate medium bowl, beat the egg yolks and egg whites together with the sugar until thick and foamy. stir in the milk and molasses. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until well combined. slow fold in the melted butter.
- Spray hot waffle iron with nonstick cooking spray. Follow the manufacturer’s directions for your waffle maker to measure the batter and cook the waffles until they are golden brown and then place them on a place or cooling rack.
- Top the waffles with powdered sugar, whipped cream, and fresh fruit or your favorite syrup .
What topping to serve with these gingerbread buttermilk waffles
Try some of these different and delicious toppings to use on cooked waffles for this holiday season.
- Pure maple syrup
- Powdered sugar
- Softcream cheese frosting or icing
- Cinnamon icing
- Raspberry spread
- Whipped cream
- Nut butter
How to store gingerbread waffles:
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!
What to serve for a tasty Christmas Morning Breakfast:
- Greek Yogurt Fruit Salad.
- Warm Instant Pot Apple Cider.
- Slow Cooker Honey Baked Ham
- Ham and Cheese Breakfast Casserole.
Great waffle recipes for homemade waffles:
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- The BEST Classic Waffle Recipe {+ 25 other flavored waffle recipes!}
- Chicken and Waffle Sliders with Buttermilk Syrup Recipe
- Buttermilk Waffles
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- Puff Pastry Donuts Recipe
- Cracker Barrel Buttermilk Pancakes Copycat Recipe
- German Pancakes Recipe
- Baked Apple Fritter Muffins Recipe
- Baked Pumpkin Spice Donut Holes Recipe
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Serves: 5
Gingerbread Waffles Recipe
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.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 20 minutes mins
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Ingredients
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ 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 AND STIR UNTIL WELL-COMBINED. SLOW FOLD IN THE MELTED BUTTER.
SPRAY HOT WAFFLE IRON WITH NONSTICK COOKING SPRAY. FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURER'S DIRECTIONS FOR YOUR WAFFLE MAKER TO MEASURE BATTER AND COOK WAFFLES UNTIL FINISHED.
TOP WAFFLES WITH POWDERED SUGAR, WHIPPED CREAM, AND FRESH FRUIT OR YOUR FAVORITE SYRUP.
Notes
- (THE NUMBER OF SERVINGS VARIES DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF YOUR WAFFLE IRON)
Nutrition
Calories: 337 kcal · Carbohydrates: 70 g · Protein: 7 g · Fat: 3 g · Saturated Fat: 1 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 69 mg · Sodium: 524 mg · Potassium: 613 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 41 g · Vitamin A: 157 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 201 mg · Iron: 4 mg
Equipment
Large Mixing Bowl
Mixing Bowl
Non-stick Cooking Spray
Waffle Iron
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Blair @ The Seasoned Mom says:
These look amazing! So perfect for Christmas morning! Pinned. :)Have a wonderful holiday!
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Marissa Wade says:
Made these Christmas Day and they didn't disappoint! I doubled the batch and it made 6 Belgian waffles. I wish I could post a picture. The kids loved them and we will definitely be making them again. I also used Braer Rabbit full flavor molasses. So good!
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Camille Beckstrand
Camille Beckstrand is married to Jared and they have 4 kids. She loves a good true crime podcast, a big plate of cheesy loaded nachos, and going on adventures with her family.
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