Pumpkin Oat Flour Waffles (Easy & Fluffy)
Crispy around the edges, soft and fluffy in the middle, these Pumpkin Oat Flour Waffles are one of my favorite breakfasts to make once fall rolls around. They’re made with pumpkin puree, oat flour, almond flour, maple syrup, and plenty of warm pumpkin spice.
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- Recipe Name: Pumpkin Oat Flour Waffles (Easy & Fluffy)
- Ready In: 25 minutes
- Serves: 4
- Main Ingredients: pumpkin puree, oat flour (100g), almond flour (50g), coconut oil (or melted butter), milk of choice, eggs, maple syrup, pumpkin spice
- Why You'll Love It: These fluffy Pumpkin Oat Flour Waffles are made with pumpkin puree, oat flour, almond flour, and warm fall spices. They’re easy to make, lightly sweetened with maple syrup, and perfect for a cozy fall breakfast the whole family can enjoy.
And because you know how much we love waffles and pancakes in my house, these have quickly made their way into our fall breakfast rotation.
The pumpkin makes the waffles soft and tender in the middle, while oat flour gives them enough structure to get those golden edges in the waffle maker. A little almond flour adds richness and keeps the waffles from becoming too dense.
Best of all, everything comes together in one bowl in just a few minutes. Serve them warm with maple syrup, sautéed apples, nut butter, or whatever toppings your family loves.
If you love pumpkin anything like we do around ehre, another way to PUMPkin up your day is to make these delicious Pumpkin Oatmeal Breakfast Bars. My kids LOVE them!
If you watch my Instagram stories, you know that rain or shine, breakfast waffles and pancakes always happen.
Besides the seasonal pumpkin waffles, when we want the classic, we go for banana pancakes, or the all season long sweet potato pancakes can never go wrong.
Why You’ll Love These Pumpkin Oat Flour Waffles
1. Packed with Pumpkin Spice and Fall flavors
The waffle batter seasoned with homemade pumpkin spice which has cinnamon, all spice, nutmeg and cloves all in one. What can get better than this fall flavors?
They are also naturally sweeteed with maple syrup! just a touch of sweetness pairs so well with the pumpkin flavor.
2. They’re fluffy with golden edges.
Pumpkin keeps the center soft and tender while the waffle maker creates those slightly crispy edges.
Tip: After you spray the waffle iron with some coconut oil and let it sit for 10 – 15 seconds. This allows the coconut oil to heat up which will result in a nice and crispy edge on the waffle.
3. You can Make ahead for meal prep
Who doesn’t like pancakes and waffles as a weekday breakfast? Fortunately, these Pumpkin waffles can be saved in the refrigerator nicely. Try make a double batter and save them for the busy week ahead.
What a treat!
And if pumpkin isn’t your thing, you can always go back to the classics with my Gluten Free Banana Pancakes or make my Sweet Potato Pancakes.
Tips for Fluffy Pumpkin Waffles
The consistency of your batter is one of the most important parts of this recipe.
After resting for 5–10 minutes, the batter should be thick but still easily scoopable and pourable. It shouldn’t be watery, but it also shouldn’t look like a thick muffin batter.
Oat flour can continue to absorb liquid as the batter sits. If you’re cooking several batches and notice the batter becoming thicker toward the end, just add a small splash of milk.
Also, try not to open your waffle maker too early. Give the waffles enough time to develop a golden exterior before checking them.
And once they’re cooked, don’t stack the hot waffles! Place them in a single layer on a wire rack while you finish the rest of the batch. Stacking traps steam and can quickly turn those golden edges soft.
If you’re buying canned pumpkin, make sure you’re using 100% pumpkin puree and not pumpkin pie filling. Pumpkin pie filling already contains sugar and spices, which will change the flavor and sweetness of the recipe.
You can find my super easy homemade Pumpkin Puree Recipe here.
My Favorite Pumpkin Waffle Toppings
You know I love toppings, and these pumpkin waffles are basically a blank canvas for all the fall toppings.
My favorite combination has always been warm sautéed apples, pecans, and plenty of maple syrup. The warm cinnamon apples with pumpkin waffles are so good together.
A few more of our favorites are:
- Sliced bananas or fresh berries
- Apple butter
- Peanut butter or almond butter
- Greek yogurt
- Whipped cream
- Chopped pecans or walnuts
- Cinnamon sugar
- Pumpkin Spice Granola
- Maple syrup
Magic.
As soon as pumpkin season arrives, these Pumpkin Oat Flour Waffles are exactly the kind of breakfast I want on a slow weekend morning.
They’re filled with pumpkin and warm fall spices, easy enough to make with the kids, and you can freeze the extras for breakfast during the week.
Serve them straight from the waffle maker with warm sautéed apples and maple syrup, or set out everyone’s favorite toppings and let the kids build their own.
Get the recipe:Pumpkin Oat Flour Waffles (Easy & Fluffy)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 cup oat flour, 100g
- 1/2 cup almond flour, 50g
- 2 tbsp coconut oil, or melted butter
- 1/2 cup milk of choice
- 2 eggs
- 2 – 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp pumpkin spice
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 pinch of sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat and lightly grease the waffle maker.
- In one bowl, whisk together the oat flour, almond flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and salt.
- In another bowl, whisk the eggs, pumpkin puree, milk, maple syrup, melted coconut oil (or butter), and vanilla.
- Stir the wet ingredients into the dry until just combined.
- Let the batter rest for 5–10 minutes so the oat flour can hydrate. It should be thick but easily scoopable/pourable. If it becomes too thick, mix in milk 1 tablespoon at a time.
- Cook according to your waffle maker's instructions until the outside is golden and releases easily (If your waffle iron has an indicator light, let it cook a little bit longer once the light goes off)
- Add your favorite toppings and enjoy!
Notes
The Nutrition Facts above are specific to the ingredients I chose to use for this recipe, which may vary.
Any recommendations to substitute the cassava flour? Gluten free
Hi Meghan, You can substitute for tapioca flour with great results. Coconut flour should work as well, I would do half almond and half coconut. I hope this helps!
Emmelie
I used double the amount of flour because the recipe said if it’s too liquid keep adding cassava flour. What a mess. It was still way too liquid and once I poured it into the waffle maker, it seeped everywhere. I would not recommend you try this at home!