Apple Pie Waffles
Spiced homemade waffles, topped off with tender cinnamon and brown sugar coated apples. Serve with sweet maple syrup for the ultimate Fall breakfast!
Servings: 4 plus
Ingredients
Apples:
- 3-4 apples
- 3 Tb light brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Batter:
- 1 1/2 C all purpose flour
- 1/4 C cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp all spice
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- pinch cloves
- 2 Tb light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs separated
- 1 C milk
- 3 Tb vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 C granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Peel and core apples. Slice into 1/4-inch thick pieces. Toss with brown sugar and cinnamon. Transfer to a small baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes or until tender.
- Preheat waffle iron.
- In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients, reserving granlated sugar for later.
- In a large bowl or glass measuring cup, combine liquid ingredients.
- Separate eggs, adding the yolks to the milk mixture and the whites to a clean medium bowl.
- Whisk milk mixture to combine. Pour into dry mixture, whisk or stir to combine until nearly smooth. Set aside.
- Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Add in granlated sugar. Continue beating until stiff peaks form.
- Fold egg whites into batter until no streaks remain.
- Add batter to coat waffle iron, cook until dark and crisp. *Do not overfill. Transfer to a wire rack to stay crisp or to an oven set at 250°F to keep warm until ready to serve. Repeat with remaining batter.
- Serve waffles with cooked cinnamon apples, maple syrup and whipped cream, if desired.
Notes
Recipe serves roughly 4-8.
*Batter amount and cook time will vary per waffle iron size. Refer to your manufacturer's instructions for proper amount and time.
An original recipe from Baked by Rachel