Autumn is just around the corner – with falling temperatures and cold, wet days in the luggage. How nice when you can make yourself comfortable at home with freshly baked pumpkin waffles and a hot cup of tea during this time! The pumpkin puree in the batter of this special waffle variant ensures more juiciness and a great sweetness. Make pumpkin waffles yourself: The simple and quick recipe tells you EAT SMARTER.

Pumpkin alarm in the waffle iron!

A wonderfully sweet scent spreads in the room when the homemade pumpkin waffles are done baking in the hot iron. The recipe for this autumn delicacy is very simple: under the conventional waffle batter – in our case, of course, prepared smarter – some pumpkin puree is stirred and the mass is supplemented with an orange splash of color. This ensures a lot of juiciness and fewer calories in the waffle – a great deal in our opinion!

For the pumpkin puree, the berries simply have to be cut into small pieces, baked on a baking tray lined with baking paper for around 20 minutes at 180 degrees until soft, and then pureed, and the precious mush is ready. If some puree is left over, it can be further processed into a hot soup, for example. So nothing goes unused! But between us, no batter is wasted when making pumpkin waffles yourself.

That’s why pumpkin is so healthy

Pumpkin not only provides a cheerful splash of color in autumnal dishes, but it is also incredibly healthy! Pumpkin is an important supplier of beta-carotene (the precursor of vitamin A), minerals such as potassium, magnesium, calcium, and iron, as well as filling fiber.

In addition, the pulp of the pumpkin is very low in calories and, due to its good digestibility, can be excellently prepared in the diet kitchen as a light food or for small children – and as a puree, the pumpkin is also an unbeatable ingredient in these waffles!

A little tip: It’s that easy to test the degree of ripeness of your pumpkin. Gently tap the skin of the squash with your clenched fist. If you hear a hollow sound, the pumpkin is ripe!

Make pumpkin waffles yourself

The ingredients:

• 200 g wholemeal spelled flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 vanilla pod (Mark)
• 3 eggs (size M)
• 160 ml milk (alternatively plant milk)
• 150 g pumpkin puree (e.g. Hokkaido pumpkin)
• 2 tbsp maple syrup (more if needed for garnish)

The preparation:

1. In a large bowl, mix together the wholemeal spelled flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and the pulp of one vanilla bean.
2. In another bowl, beat the eggs until fluffy. Then mix first the milk, then the pumpkin puree, and the maple syrup with the egg foam.
3. Now add the egg-pumpkin mixture to the flour mixture and mix thoroughly.
4. Preheat the waffle iron. Then, depending on the size of the appliance, pour about two tablespoons of batter into the middle of the hot waffle iron, close the lid and bake for about three to five minutes until golden brown.
5. Serve the finished pumpkin waffles drizzled with maple syrup, if you like.

Do you have carrots? Sure, we have – in the form of golden brown carrot cake waffles! Instead of cakes, cupcakes, and the like, we don’t serve the spring classic out of the oven, but out of a waffle iron. Together with the creamy frosting, this combination has an unbeatable taste and is ready in 30 minutes. EAT SMARTER has the simple recipe for making carrot cake waffles yourself!

Sweet carrot cake from the waffle iron

Carrot cake, carrot cake, or carrot cake: The sweet specialty is world-famous under many names and is served in just as many different forms. In addition to cakes, cupcakes, and muffins, the classic can also be prepared as a waffle – practical to take away and quick to make. With a large blob of frosting on top, the carrot cake waffles taste simply heavenly!

Thanks to the wholemeal spelled flour used and the complex carbohydrates and fiber it contains, the waffles fill you up for a long time and keep your blood sugar level constant. This carrot cake variant is a great alternative for breakfast, instead of cake in the afternoon or for Easter brunch.

Make carrot cake waffles yourself

The ingredients:

• 200 g butter (room temperature)
• 100 grams of sugar
• 6 eggs (size M)
• 300 g almonds (ground)
• 80 g wholemeal spelled flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 pinch of salt
• 300 g carrots (grated)
• 500 g low-fat quark
• 150 g natural yogurt
• 50 g powdered sugar

The preparation:

1. Cut the butter into small pieces and, using a food processor (or hand mixer), cream together with the sugar in a large mixing bowl.
2. Now mix all six eggs with the butter mixture one after the other.
3. In another bowl, mix the ground almonds, wholemeal spelled flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt and mix thoroughly with the egg mixture.
4. Now stir the grated carrots into the batter and let it swell for about ten minutes. Meanwhile, heat up the waffle iron.
5. Now put the batter in portions in the waffle iron and bake for about five minutes until golden brown – allow to cool.
6. In the meantime, prepare the frosting: mix the quark, yogurt, and icing sugar together in a bowl until you get a creamy mass, and serve with the carrot cake waffles.

Waffles are something fine – especially when they come freshly baked from the hot iron and exude their wonderfully sweet scent. If you are looking for an alternative to the otherwise carbohydrate-rich treat, you should definitely try our homemade low-carb waffles!

High in protein and wonderfully crispy

Sure, no other waffle recipe comes close to Grandma’s, but you should definitely try this one for low-carb waffles! The waffles consist of only five ingredients, which are one thing above all: rich in protein! And so you can treat yourself to the low-carb waffles in the evening without a guilty conscience because they fill you up for a long time and do not have a negative effect on fat burning – on the contrary: the little protein hearts even boost them!

Choose low-carb toppings so you don’t miss out on the benefits of low-carb waffles. Low-sugar fruits such as berries (also frozen goods) or grapefruit, natural yogurt, and pure cocoa powder still ensure a lot of waffle fun on the plate. If you prefer something savory, you can upgrade the waffle batter with grated seasonal vegetables, small cheese slicers, and spices – whatever tastes good is allowed! Here is the recipe for making low-carb waffles yourself!

Make your own low-carb waffles

The ingredients:

• 50 grams of butter
• 100 g low-fat quark
• 4 eggs
• 2 tbsp canola oil
• 6 tbsp protein powder (vanilla or chocolate)

The preparation:

1. Preheat the waffle iron. Melt the butter in a saucepan and set aside.
2. Using a hand mixer, mix together the butter, low-fat quark, eggs, and rapeseed oil.
3. Now stir the egg white powder into the batter and bake the waffles in the waffle iron until golden brown – serve with your choice of toppings.