Gingerbread Chocolate Chip Waffles with Pecan Maple Syrup

Crisp on the outside, fluffy on the inside, and covered with an unbelievable pecan maple syrup, these gingerbread chocolate chip waffles are going to become a weekend favorite!

It’s waffle time, y’all! I may or may not have the ultimately cool kid of all waffles  staring you in the face right now.

And meanwhile, I’m over here trying to decide if gingerbread chocolate chip waffles can qualify for lunch and dinner in addition to breakfast. In the space of only one Tuesday, mind you.

We clearly need balance after yesterday’s healthy cookies, duh. The struggle of winter break eat-all-the-sweet-stuff is real, friends. Send me salad.

But first…WAFFLES! ??

It feels weird to say that this is WAHO’s first waffle recipe. Like as in first EVER! There’s definitely no shortage of pancakes around here, but before today…the waffle recipe count rounded up to zero. That’s weird, if not also embarrassing…

While we’re on the subject though…guys, I’ve gotta know. Pancakes or waffles? Both? My family is pretty much half and half on who loves which breakfast more and it’s actually a VERY heated debate around here. The pancake lovers believe that soft and moist pancake textures trump all, while the waffles lovers sing the praises rather loudly of crisp and fluffy waffles.

Obviously I lean more towards the pancake category because soft is my middle name (not seriously, ew), but now I’m starting to second-guess that statement. Because gingerbread chocolate chip waffles walked into my life.

And both him and the lovely pecan maple syrup he came with kinda rocked my world.

I’ve totally brought the holiday waffle of your dreams today. There’s no shortage of chocolate.There’s abundant amounts of melt-in-your-mouth gingerbread goodness, and oh-mah-gosh, don’t even get me started on that ridiculous warm pecan maple syrup.

Waffles on steroids. It’s just so obvious.

And it’s clearly so obvious that you want these waffles. Don’t deny that even right now you’re not experiencing SERIOUS gingerbread chocolate chip waffle withdrawal cravings. And yep, I’m lookin’ at all you pro-pancake people out there too. 😉

Easy to make, super impressive to serve, and absolutely the most winning way I can think of to eat gingerbread for breakfast.

Or lunch. Or dinner. Whatever floats your waffle boat. 

Somebody just take the emojiis away from Sarah, already. Geez.

Let us just end with the simple fact that sweet waffle dreams are THESE. ↑↑

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Gingerbread Chocolate Chip Waffles with Pecan Maple Syrup

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Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 20 minutes minutes

Servings 8 -10 waffles (1-1/2 cups syrup)

Calories 320kcal

Ingredients

• WAFFLES
• 2 cups white whole wheat flour
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3 large eggs separated
• 1/2 cup butter melted
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 1/4 cup coconut sugar or brown sugar
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• PECAN MAPLE SYRUP
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

• Make the waffles: In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside.
• Separate eggs and place whites in a medium bowl. Set aside yolks in a large bowl. With a handheld electric mixer, beat egg whites on high speed until soft peaks form. Set aside.
• In large bowl, beat egg yolks with melted butter, molasses, sugar, buttermilk, and vanilla until smooth. Fold flour mixture into liquid until just combined. Very gently fold in whipped egg whites and chocolate chips.
• Cook waffles on a waffle iron, according to manufacturers instructions until waffles are golden-brown. Serve immediately with pecan maple syrup. (recipe follows)
• Make the pecan maple syrup: In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, melt butter until bubbly. Add pecans and cinnamon and stir 2-3 minutes until nuts are fragrant. Slowly add maple syrup to pecans and bring syrup to a simmer. Serve syrup warm over waffles.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 320kcal | Carbohydrates: 38.8g | Protein: 6.9g | Fat: 16.4g | Saturated Fat: 9.6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6.8g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 324mg | Fiber: 3.5g | Sugar: 18.8g

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