Ingredients
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5 tablespoons unsalted butter
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1 cup pumpkin puree (you can use canned puree)
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1/2 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
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1/4 cup granulated sugar
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1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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1 1/4 teaspoons fresh ginger, peeled and grated
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1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
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1/8 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated
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1 pinch salt
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1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
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1 tablespoon double-acting baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1 cup milk
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1/2 cup sour cream
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2 eggs
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2 tablespoons dark rum
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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vanilla ice cream, for serving
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maple syrup, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat a waffle iron.
- If you want to hold the finished waffles until serving time, preheat an oven to 200°F (93°C).
- Melt the butter, set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the pumpkin, brown and granulated sugars, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg and salt.
- Using a rubber spatula, or handheld electric mixer, mix together well.
- Stir in the flour, baking powder and baking soda.
- The mixture will be thick and a little lumpy.
- Don’t try to smooth it out; just mix until the ingredients are incorporated.
- In another bowl, beat together the milk, sour cream, eggs, rum and vanilla.
- Add the liquid ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and stir until combined.
- Fold in the melted butter.
- 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.
- Brush or spray the grids again only if subsequent waffles stick.
- 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.
- Use a metal spatula or wooden spoon to spread the batter evenly over the grids. Close the lid and bake until golden.
- 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.
- 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.