🧇 Gingerbread Waffles with Maple Pecan Butter (Cozy Vegan Winter Breakfast)

These Gingerbread Waffles are the ultimate cozy breakfast treat — golden, crisp, and infused with all the warm holiday spices we love. 🕯️

Each bite is a mix of sweet molasses, maple, and ginger, balanced with that soft, comforting waffle texture. The maple pecan butter on top melts perfectly into every golden square, creating a breakfast that feels special but couldn’t be easier to make.

It’s everything Pinterest loves — aesthetic, comforting, and dripping with cozy seasonal energy. Perfect for Christmas morning, weekend brunch, or any day you need that warm, spiced sweetness.

💚 Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• 🧇 Crispy & Fluffy: Perfect texture every time.
• 🍂 Warm Spices: Cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg for that holiday aroma.
• 🍁 Vegan & Dairy-Free: No eggs, no milk, all cozy.
• 🥜 Maple Pecan Butter: Sweet, nutty, and totally addictive.
• 📸 Pinterest Gold: Waffle stack + melting butter = scroll-stopping visuals.

These waffles bring that Sunday morning calm — the smell of gingerbread in the air, soft golden light in the kitchen, and syrup slowly dripping down a stack of crispy waffles.

Pair them with a hot latte, candlelight, and your favorite holiday playlist. It’s slow-living in edible form. 🌿

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🧇 Gingerbread Waffles with Maple Pecan Butter (Cozy Vegan Winter Breakfast)

Cooking Method: Baking Courses: Beverage

Difficulty: Beginner Prep Time 10 mins Cook Time 15 mins Total Time 25 mins

Best Season: Fall, Winter

Description

✨ Pinterest Description

Crispy, cozy, and perfectly spiced — these Vegan Gingerbread Waffles are the ultimate winter breakfast. 🍂
Topped with maple pecan butter for the dreamiest holiday brunch ever.

Vegan, dairy-free, and full of warm holiday flavor.

Ingredients

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For the Waffles:

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose or gluten-free flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• ½ tsp nutmeg
• Pinch of salt
• 1 cup almond milk
• 2 tbsp molasses
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 2 tbsp melted coconut oil
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

For the Maple Pecan Butter:

• ¼ cup pecans, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp vegan butter
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• Pinch of cinnamon

Instructions

Mix Dry Ingredients:

1. In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt.
   

Add Wet Ingredients:

1. Stir in almond milk, molasses, maple syrup, oil, and vanilla until smooth.
   

Cook Waffles:

1. Heat waffle iron and lightly grease. Pour batter and cook until golden and crisp.
   

Make Maple Pecan Butter:

1. Mix vegan butter, pecans, maple syrup, and cinnamon in a bowl.
   

Serve:

1. Stack waffles, top with maple pecan butter, and drizzle extra syrup.
   

Note

🌟 Tips

• Keep waffles warm in oven at 200°F while making batches.
• Add a dash of espresso powder for deeper spice flavor.
• Double the maple pecan butter — trust me.
• Freeze leftovers and reheat in toaster for instant cozy mornings.