Belgian-style waffles 🧇

🕥 Prep time: 🍳 Cook time: 15–20 min | 🥣 Serving: 🧇 Servings: 4 Belgian-style waffles | Recipe by: @everglo.wellness

Fall in a waffle iron! 🍂 These fluffy pumpkin spice waffles are made with EarthChimp Vanilla, then piled high with soft maple-cinnamon apples and crunchy toasted pecans. Cozy weekend breakfast? DONE. And they’re 100% plant-based, start to finish.

Ingredients:

Waffles

1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour
1/4 cup (30 g) EarthChimp vanilla
1/2 cup (120 g) pumpkin purée (not pie filling)
3/4 cup (180 ml) unsweetened soy milk, plus 1–2 tbsp if needed
1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water (your flax egg)
2 tbsp neutral oil or melted coconut oil
1 tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/4 tsp salt

Maple-cinnamon apples

1 medium apple, thinly sliced
1 tsp vegan butter or neutral oil
1 tbsp maple syrup
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1–2 tsp water, as needed

Toasted pecans

1/4 cup chopped pecans

To serve

Extra maple syrup

Swaps: No soy milk? Oat or almond milk works too. Using regular butter for the apples? Swap in vegan butter or coconut oil to keep it fully plant-based.

Instructions:

Make the flax egg. Stir the ground flaxseed and water together and let it sit for 5–10 minutes until thick and gel-like.
Mix the dry stuff. In a large bowl, whisk the flour, EarthChimp vanilla, baking powder, cornstarch, pumpkin pie spice, and salt.
Mix the wet stuff. In another bowl, whisk the pumpkin purée, soy milk, flax egg, oil, maple syrup, and vanilla extract until smooth.
Bring it together. Fold the wet into the dry until just combined (a few lumps are fine!). Let the batter rest for 5 minutes. If it’s very thick, loosen it with soy milk, one tablespoon at a time.
Cook the waffles. Preheat and lightly grease your waffle iron. Cook until golden and set. No peeking early, or they’ll tear! Cool on a wire rack so they stay crisp.
Make the apples. Warm the vegan butter or oil in a skillet and soften the apple slices for 3–5 minutes. Add the maple syrup, cinnamon, and a splash of water, then cook 2–3 minutes more until glazed.
Toast the pecans. In a dry skillet over medium-low heat, toast the pecans for 2–4 minutes, stirring, until fragrant.
Stack and serve. Top the warm waffles with apples, pecans, and a drizzle of maple syrup. Dig in! 🧇