These vegan chocolate pumpkin waffles are absolutely perfect! Super soft and fluffy and even more delicious with fresh berries! Can be Top 8 Allergy Free.
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We aren’t here to debate which is better – pancakes or waffles. However, what we will say is that if you have never mixed chocolate and pumpkin into your batter, you’re missing out! These vegan chocolate pumpkin waffles are delicious!
When it’s pumpkin season, it’s easy to think about pies or lattes; however, many people skip over so many delicious and amazing recipes. Furthermore, many people skip over the fact that chocolate and pumpkin may be one of the greatest combos!
Either way you look at it, these vegan waffles are beyond good.
What ingredients do I need to make vegan chocolate pumpkin waffles?
Below are notes about the main ingredients before we get into the full recipe located lower in this post on how to make vegan chocolate pumpkin waffles:
- flour – The star of the show, we only used all-purpose flour here because we wanted this recipe to be as accessible as possible for everyone.
- cocoa powder – You want to use an unsweetened cocoa powder here.
- brown sugar – sugar helps with sweetness but the molasses in brown sugar also helps with moisture in the waffles
- baking powder – this helps with rising
- pumpkin pie spice – pumpkin pie spice is a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, and ginger
- salt – this helps bring out the flavor of the other ingredients
- pumpkin puree – this is just pureed pumpkin. Do not confuse this with pumpkin pie mix which already has spices added to it
- dairy free milk – any dairy free milk can work – we use non-sweetened in our recipe since we are adding sugar to the recipe
Substitutions and Variations:
- flour – Whole wheat flour or gluten free flour can be substituted, you may need additional liquid
- brown sugar – sugar helps with sweetness but the molasses in brown sugar also helps with moisture in the waffles
- pumpkin puree – if you don’t want to use pumpkin, you can use another fruit puree like applesauce, bananas, or sweet potatoes
You can! This recipe is really easy!
A few things need to happen.
For milk, you can use any safe milk, but if you want it completely Top 8 free go with an oat milk or flax milk.
And the flour. You can sub for gluten free flour. We have tried and found that King Arthur Measure for Measure works the best. Give it a try.
Yes! Just add the same amount of ingredients into the bowl and proceed with instructions.
Yes! These will last in an air tight container in the fridge for 7 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
There are endless possibilities! Some ideas are:
-Fresh fruit -blueberries, strawberries, and bananas for example
-toasted or caramelized walnuts
-cinnamon butter
-powdered sugar
-peanut butter and chocolate sauce
-almond butter and chocolate sauce
WHAT ARE OTHER VEGAN PUMPKIN RECIPES I CAN MAKE?
If you love pumpkin recipes, we hope that you absolutely love even more! Here’s even more vegan pumpkin recipes:
- Vegan Pumpkin Challah Bread
- No Bake Vegan Pumpkin Cheesecake
- No Yeast Vegan Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
- Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Babka
- Vegan Pumpkin Dinner Rolls
- Vegan Pumpkin Cookies
Get even more vegan pumpkin recipes!
What are other vegan breakfast ideas I should try?
Once you fall in love with these pancakes as much as we have, you may be looking for even more delicious, vegan breakfast ideas. Look no further. Some other great ideas you may want to consider are:
- Vegan Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls
- Vegan Lemon Blueberry Pancakes
- Easy Vegan Chocolate Chip Pancakes
- Glazed Vegan Donuts
- Delicious Vegan Banana Bread
- Vegan French Toast
- Vegan Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuits
You can check out even more vegan breakfast ideas on our site.
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Vegan Chocolate Pumpkin Waffles
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups dairy free milk
- maple cinnamon butter, optional
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add flour, cocoa powder, brown sugar, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Whisk together.
- Add the pumpkin puree, vanilla, and dairy free milk. Stir to combine with a spatula. Do not overmix.
- Follow instructions on waffle maker for amount and length of time to cook.
- Repeat until all the batter is used.
- Serve with maple syrup or other optional toppings like our maple cinnamon butter.
Notes
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I am not a fan of pumpkin. Can I leave out the pumpkin and just make chocolate waffles? Is so, do I need to put an ingredient in place of the pumpkin?
Finally got a waffle maker. https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/g2821/ways-to-use-waffle-iron/.. hopefully you guys have vegan idea s like these for us ☺️👍☮️🤣💞 thank you. I even saw some one it speghetti in a waffle maker.