By a show of hands, who feels extra nesty once fall hits? I certainly do! That means lazy days bumming around our house in Brooklyn—chunky sweaters, cozy socks and lots of coffee breaks.
Admittedly, I’m not a Starbucks girl. But I do get psyched about making new Pumpkin Spice Latte creations each year. This fall, I’m taking the sweet-spiced flavor combo to a whole new place..waffle town! That’s right.
With only five ingredients, you can whip up these warm, fluffy waffles in no time. They’re perfect for at-home brunching because they’re incredible easy to make (read: you don’t have to be totally awake to totally ace ‘em!) and chances are you already have most of these ingredients in your pantry.
While I don’t often make recipes for a mix, pancake-waffle mix is a lazy-girl staple I always have in my cupboard. You never know! What if you’re hungover and the only cure is a pancake? What if the girls are craving late-night waffle sundaes during movie-night? You get my point!
We actually conducted a huge “Pancake Mix Taste Test” at my job this past year. The winner: Hungry Jack Buttermilk Mix. Those babies come out super buttery, which obviously tastes amazing. The grocery store in our building only had Aunt Jemima’s so that’s what I went with this morning. During out test, we found that this mix yielded the sweetest pancakes/waffles—that’s AMAZING when it comes to these #PSL waffles, you want them to be sweet.
Speaking of which, most pumpkin recipes you see here on Freutcake—like Leah’s incredible pumpkin cookies—call for plain pure pumpkin. For these waffles, I went for canned pumpkin pie mix, instead. It already has the sugar and spices mixed in, saving you the trouble of buying/measuring/adding them yourself. Score, girl!
photos by Erin Phraner
If you’re willing to splurge on a few extra ingredients, soft butter and good-quality REAL maple syrup are a given for serving. I hope you try these waffles!
Pumpkin Spice Latte Waffles
Ingredients
- 1 cup pancake-waffle mix
- 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder
- ¾ cup pumpkin pie filling
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- 1 large egg
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200˚F.
- Whisk the waffle mix and instant espresso powder until
combined. Add the pumpkin pie filling, maple syrup and egg. Stir with a spatula until just combined—it’s okay if the batter’s a little lumpy! - Preheat a waffle iron and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
Add one-fourth of the batter and cook until golden brown, then transfer the waffle to a baking sheet and keep warm in the oven. Repeat with the remaining batter.
Melody says
Any changes needed to turn this into a pancake recipe? Thank you!
Erin Phraner (@erinphraner) says
Hey Melody! I haven't tried as pancakes but I think it would totally work—great idea. I'd whisk in a splash of milk, since the batter's pretty thick. That would really help these transform into pancakes. Hope that helps! xo Erin
[email protected] says
This looks delish! Can't wait to try it!
Erin Phraner (@erinphraner) says
Thank you so much Lula!
Chelsea says
YUM! I seriously overload on pumpkin everything this time of year but why not, right? You know how I love a good 5-ingredient recipe Leah. Thanks for sharing!
Leah Bergman says
So do I! It's the only time of year I really eat anything pumpkin so I don't feel bad about it. 😉
Love CompassionateLee says
I love pumpkin spice waffles! Going to try this recipe over the weekend. Happy Wednesday, Erin 🙂
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Erin Phraner (@erinphraner) says
Hope you enjoyed them!! Thanks so much xoxox
Jackie (York Avenue) says
These look delicious! I need to get a waffle iron. For now I think I'll try these as pancakes, as the commenter above suggested. Great idea!
Leah Bergman says
I hope you enjoy the recipe! Pumpkin pancakes are my favorite. Let me know how they turn out!