Oh delicious pumpkin beer. It’s one of my favorite things about the fall and winter seasons.
Really I am a lover of all beer, with IPA’s being my absolute. But pumpkin beer is a nice change of pace during the short months that it is around.
I’ve always loved cooking with beer, but currently lack the skills or knowledge of different ways to incorporate it more into my cooking than just adding it to some soup or slow cooking some meat with it.
However, I’m slowly learning more and more tricks of the trade thanks to the beautiful Beeroness, Jackie Dodd.
This woman is a genius and someone I look up to in the blogging, cooking, and beer world. She is amazing and all of her recipes have beer in them!
Seriously, best thing ever!
So when I saw a picture of her beer waffles on pinterest, I knew I had to give them a try. Beer for breakfast? Why not?
I originally made these on a Monday morning. Clearly trying to set the tone to have a good week. Though I can’t remember if it actually turned out to be a good week or not?
Though I’m sure that it did because it involved these waffles and beer on a Monday morning. A combination you cannot go wrong with.
Pumpkin Beer Waffles
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 4 large eggs divided
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2/3 cup pumpkin purée
- 8 Tbsp unsalted butter melted
- 1 cup pumpkin beer
Instructions
- Preheat your waffle iron to medium and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, add flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Mix until well combined.
- Divide eggs between two bowls, adding the egg yolks to the dry mixture and the egg whites to a clean bowl. Finish adding milk, pumpkin puree, butter, and beer to dry mixture and stir until combined.
- Using a hand mixer, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form, about 5-6 minutes. Fold egg whites into pumpkin mixture.
- Pour mixture by 1/3 – 1/2 cup fulls onto hot waffle iron and cook according to manufacturer’s directions. Remove from waffle iron and serve immediately with favorite topping.
I’ve not seen pumpkin beer in Australia but my husband did come home with some Mango Beer last week which I thought was a bit random so maybe we do have it here after all – I’m on the hunt. These waffles look amazing thanks so much for linking up to YWF
They were absolutely delish! If you can’t find pumpkin beer… I’m sure you could get away with just using a regular ale or lager in place. Since the recipe has pumpkin puree in it, you’ll still have the pumpkin flavor.
Pumpkin and beer, you wicked temptress you 😉 These sound delicious 😀
These look absolutely delicious! Sometimes we love to eat waffles and pancakes for dinner at my house…and I am so trying these next time we do!
Yes, these would be absolutely perfect!
Never heard of pumpkin beer in my life! It sounds amazing! Your photos are stunning!
Really?!? It’s something I look forward to during the fall seasons.
I love cooking with beer too! I’ve gotta check out The Beeroness 🙂 These waffles look amazing!
Yes, definitely go stalk her blog! She is pretty amazing and someone I look up to with this whole blogging/recipe development/beer loving thing. =)
Gosh, soooo wishing I had a waffle iron!! Do you have one that you like?
I love my waffle iron! My mom got it for me off of Groupon about 3-4 years ago. I think the brand is Chefman and they have terrible reviews on Amazon but mine has worked perfectly without any issues. It’s not a true belgian waffle maker, though they look similar, so I’m looking to upgrade soon to a true belgian one but hesitant since mine works fine.
Wow Jennifer, these look amazing! I have never heard of beer waffles until now and I am dying to try some!!
Thanks, Ashlyn! They were amazing… and I still have some in the freezer so I might just have some this morning. =)
I’m not a waffle fan, but if you’re making them with beer, I’m in! Love the shots with the syrup – they’re making me drool. 🙂
Not a waffle fan?!? GASP!!! Pancakes and waffles are my jam!