These soft, spiced Gingerbread Waffles are the perfect way to start your holiday morning! Made in less than 15 minutes, they’re full of warm gingerbread flavor, and they make an easy Christmas breakfast or brunch.
If you’re looking for an easy holiday breakfast that still feels special, these Gingerbread Waffles are it. They’re made with pantry-friendly ingredients and come together in less than 15 minutes, making them ideal for busy holiday mornings.
The waffles are soft and full of those classic gingerbread flavors like molasses, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. The warm spices pair perfectly with a drizzle of maple syrup, a dollop of whipped cream, or a dusting of powdered sugar.
Whether you’re hosting Christmas brunch or just adding a festive twist to your weekend breakfast, these Gingerbread Waffles are sure to be a hit.
Ingredient notes and substitutions
- Spices: Feel free to adjust the amount and type of spices according to your tastes.
- Oil: Any neutral oil, like canola or olive oil, will work.
- Brown sugar: Light brown sugar or dark brown sugar are ok.
- Molasses: I don’t recommend using blackstrap molasses as it can be bitter.
- Milk: Whole milk will give you richer waffles, but any type of milk, including nondairy milk, will work.
How to make gingerbread waffles
Here you’ll find instructions and step-by-step photos showing how to make this recipe. The full recipe, including ingredients, is given below.
Step 1: In a large bowl combine your flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, ground ginger,
cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and salt. Whisk until combined.
Step 1: In a separate bowl combine your oil, brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs,
molasses, and milk. Whisk until just combined.
Step 3: Add your dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Whisk until just combined, do not
overmix.
Step 4: Allow your batter to sit at room temperature for 5 minutes, while you preheat your
waffle iron.
Step 5: Ladle your waffle batter into your waffle maker and cook according to your machine
directions. Serve with whipped cream, butter, and syrup!
Recipe Tips!
- Freezing: The cooked waffles can be frozen. To freeze, wrap each cooked and cooled waffle in plastic wrap and place in a freezer-safe container. Freeze for up to 1 month.
- Serving suggestions: You can serve the waffles topped with butter and maple syrup, buttermilk syrup, whipped cream, cinnamon apples, and more!
Storage
Store any leftover waffles in an airtight container in the refrigerator. They will keep for 3-4 days when properly stored in the fridge.
I rewarm chilled waffles in the toaster.
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Gingerbread Waffles
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 3 tablespoons neutral oil
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ⅓ cup molasses not blackstrap
- ¾ cup milk
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine your flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and salt. Whisk until combined.1 ¾ cups all purpose flour, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 2 teaspoons ground ginger, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, ½ teaspoon ground cloves, 1 teaspoon allspice
- In a separate medium bowl combine your oil, brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs, molasses, and milk. Whisk until just combined.3 tablespoons neutral oil, ¼ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup granulated sugar, 2 large eggs, ⅓ cup molasses, ¾ cup milk
- Add your dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Whisk until just combined, do not overmix.
- Allow your batter to sit at room temperature for 5 minutes, while you preheat your waffle maker.
- Ladle your batter into your waffle maker and cook according to your machine directions.
- Serve with your favorite toppings.
Notes
- Spices: Feel free to adjust the amount and type of spices according to your tastes.
- Oil: Any neutral oil, like canola or olive oil, will work.
- Brown sugar: Light brown sugar or dark brown sugar are ok.
- Molasses: I don’t recommend using blackstrap molasses as it can be bitter.
- Milk: Whole milk will give you richer waffles, but any type of milk, including nondairy milk, will work.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition
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