Gingerbread Waffles

Christmas morning - or the two weeks before Christmas morning when the kids are home and you have literally nothing to do with them in the morning - deserve something delicious and festive for breakfast! We sure do love gingerbread at our house. Basically because it’s cake. Which means these taste like cake and who doesn’t love cake for breakfast?

Also, they sound super festive, so despite the fact that they are really easy - they give you the illusion of being a real Christmas elf. Even if you’re exhausted because the kids are home for way too many days before the holiday even starts!

Gingerbread Waffles

1 cup flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg yolk

1 teaspoon vanilla

3/4 cup milk

1/4 cup molasses

3 tablespoons melted butter

STEP 1

Combine all of the dry ingredients. In a separate bowl (or giant measuring cup) combine all of the wet ingredients.

STEP 2

Carefully blend all of the ingredients together and let them rest for 3-5 minutes. While they are resting, warm up the waffle maker.

STEP 3

Spray the waffle maker with cooking oil and fill the waffle maker about 1/2 full. Cook slightly longer than usual - mine went an extra two minutes - until crispy. The trick is to test the first one and see how much longer you need to let the rest of them cook. They will take extra time!

Serve hot with whipped cream and syrup.