Apple Pie Waffles
These Apple Pie Waffles are loaded with Fall flavor, and they’re perfect for Saturday morning breakfast…or Saturday evening dessert!
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Can someone please tell me where the summer went? I feel like Cinco de Mayo was last week, but nope…that was Labor Day. Where did Memorial Day, July 4th and the dog days of summer go? I think someone stole them. Ah, well…at least we’re heading into my favorite time of the year here in upstate New York. Apple Season! Err, wait, I mean Fall!
We’re lucky enough to have several large apple orchards near our house, so we go over about once a week to grab various types of apples for snacking and baking. Ah, who am I kidding? We buy 95% honeycrisp apples. They’re seriously the best apple ever. Honeycrisps are just what they sound like…sweet and crispy. Perfect for snacking! And the honeycrisps around here are huge. They’re easily as big as your fist, and that’s probably erring on the small side. (In fact, today is the first day of honeycrisp season…and I’ll be on my way over to the orchard later this morning!)
However, when it comes to baking, I almost always go with the much tarter Granny Smith apples. The Apple Pie Bars earlier this week used Granny Smiths. Same thing goes for these Apple Pie Waffles. Are you noticing a trend here? Perhaps I have an unfulfilled need for apple pie in my life. Nah. I think it’s more the crisp early mornings and soon-to-be colorful leaves that just makes me crave apple pie everything!
Apple Pie Waffles
Can we talk for a moment about breakfast-desserts? On most mornings, we eat cereal or Greek yogurt + granola. But then occasionally on the weekends, we’ll indulge ourselves a bit and make something tasty for breakfast. But our tasty weekend breakfasts could just as easily be tasty weekend desserts.
For instance, blueberry muffins are a huge favorite around our house. But I would be perfectly happy eating a blueberry muffin for dessert in the evening. Similarly, these Apple Pie Waffles were initially intended to be served as a dessert (note the scoop of vanilla ice cream on top). However, we ended up toasting up the leftovers for breakfast the next morning (minus the ice cream), and I think we actually preferred them as breakfast fare.
The mere fact that my wife and I debated whether these Apple Pie Waffles made a better breakfast or dessert proves my point. I acknowledge that breakfast-desserts are not necessarily the most healthy way to start your day, but for us the weekend is all about enjoying a couple of tasty indulgences that we don’t allow ourselves during the week.
What are your thoughts on this whole breakfast-dessert thing? Would you rather eat these Apple Pie Waffles for breakfast or dessert?
And to fulfill your waffle cravings, check out the other waffle recipes below for anything from Appetizers to Desserts (and everything in between, too)!
Waffle Week 2015
Appet-affles
- Waffled Polenta Crisps with Caponata by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
- Cheese & Pear Waffle Appetizer by The Freshman Cook
Breakf-affles
- Churro Waffles by A Nerd Cooks
- Coconut Flour Waffles with Macadamia Nuts and Spiced Pineapple Syrup by Aloha Flavor
- Orange and Dark Chocolate Waffles by Cookie Monster Cooking
- Buckwheat Waffles Benedict by A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
- Honey Bacon Waffles by Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
- Peanut Butter & Jelly Stuffed French Toast Waffles by The Spiffy Cookie
- Pumpkin Waffles with Butter Pecan Maple Syrup or Chocolate Waffles by With Salt and Wit
- Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Chocolate Pecan Waffles by Rhubarb and Honey
- Pumpkin Waffle Sandwiches with Apple Butter and Brie by Go Go Go Gourmet
- Potato Waffle Eggs Florentine by Eats Well With Others
Waffl-ides
- Cauliflower Cheese Waffles by Food Lust People Love
- Sweet potato waffles with horseradish sauce by Our Good Life
- Mac and Cheese Waffles with Honey Bunches Chicken by Baking In A Tornado
- Buttermilk Fried Chicken & Belgian Waffles w/ Chili Whipped Butter & Maple Glaze by Blue Crab Martini
- Hummus Waffles with Sausage and Sun-Dried Tomatoes by Sew You Think You Can Cook
- Sweet & Savoury Sausage & Apple Waffles by Fuchsia Freezer
- Nashville Hot Chicken and Waffles by GirlCarnivore
- Chicken and Spiced Sweet Potato Waffles by A Day in the Life on the Farm
Dessert Dish-affles
- Homemade Waffle Cones by Eva Bakes
- Pumpkin Pecan Waffles by Feed Me, Seymour
- Red Velvet Waffles with Bourbon Cherry Syrup & Cream Cheese Drizzle by Cooking In Stilettos
- Pumpkin Pie Waffle Cake by Cookie Dough and Oven Mitt
- Chocolate Strawberry Waffles by Dinner at the Zoo
- Banana Split Waffles by Cravings of a Lunatic
Did you make these Apple Pie Waffles at home? Leave a comment. Or snap a photo and tag me on Instagram (@Spicedblog). Cheers!
Looking for more fun apple recipes? Check out these other favorites:
Apple Cobbler Cheesecake Bars
Candy Apples
Chocolate Dipped Apples
Caramel Apple Crisp
Bourbon Apple Cider Cocktail
Apple Pie Waffles
Ingredients
For the Waffles
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- ¾ tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 Tbsp apple pie spice or 1¾ tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp allspice and ¼ tsp nutmeg
- 1¼ cups buttermilk
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 large eggs separated (see note)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large apple shredded or very finely diced (~1 cup when shredded)
For Serving
- Vanilla ice cream
- Additional diced apples
Instructions
- Using a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda and apple pie spice until well combined. Set bowl aside.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, vegetable oil, sour cream, egg yolks and vanilla extract until well combined.
- Add wet ingredients to the bowl with the dry ingredients; gently stir until well combined, but do not overmix.
- Fold the shredded apples into the batter.
- Using a hand mixer, whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold the egg whites into the batter. Do not overmix.
- Spray a waffle iron with non-stick spray and preheat iron.
- Spoon batter into waffle maker, taking care not to overfill.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes, or until done.
- Serve immediately or place waffles in a 300°F oven for up to 15 minutes while other waffles bake.
- Serve with vanilla ice cream and additional diced apples. Sprinkle with a pinch of cinnamon before serving.
Notes
YES! I was hoping someone would do an apple waffle! This is like the waffle of my dreams! Thank you so much for sharing it with us!
Haha…waffle of your dreams, eh? Now there’s a fun idea! I want to dream about waffles tonight now…haha! Thanks, Kim!
Well I would have to try one for breakfast to make sure they are okay to serve for dessert LOL.
Haha…I like the way you think, Wendy! I mean we have to taste test it first, right? 🙂
Braeburns are our favorites so that’s what we’ll use.
I’m so happy to be involved in this project with so many talented bloggers.
Oooo, braeburns are quite tasty. I forgot about those! Yes, this was such a fun project…yay for waffles! Thanks, Karen! 🙂
How about Saturday morning breakfast AND Saturday evening dessert?! So yum 🙂
Haha…I like the way you think, Medha! I think this can totally be arranged! 🙂
Holy moly … these waffles look and sound delish! I love honeycrisps too … and I bet they are fabulous in these waffles!
Thank you so much, Kimberly! Honeycrisp apples are the best…I just picked about 25 pounds of ’em yesterday. Not kidding at all. 🙂
I’m jealous! Can you ship some to St. Louis so I can make your amazing waffles?!?! : )
Sure! I’ll pack ’em up today! My sister has been begging me to send some to Nashville, too. Maybe I need to start an apple shipment company. Haha! 🙂
Now I understand how it looks when you have some apple farms around you. I mean, another fantastic apple recipe, David! Look at this delicious stuck! It couldn’t be better. All right, I guess some whiskey caramel drizzled over the waffles would be appropriate too! But, David, 3 apple recipes in a row…I’m kind of already scared! And I’m happy that you don’t have a #lavenderfarm around you, haha;)
Man…you had to mention whiskey caramel, Ben. Now all I am going to think about all day is whiskey caramel. But hey, it’s a Friday…and if I want to think about whiskey caramel, then I’m going to think about whiskey caramel!
oh my goodness I’m in a wafflecoma. Cowaffled.
I am loving all this apple goodness and I secretly hope you do a savory one or ten- I had this amazing pulled pork made in apple juice- um. hint. hint.
Dude! Savory waffles are on the list. How did you know?? Also, I posted a pulled pork recipe on the smoker a while back. I’d love to try to figure out how to do another pulled pork recipe…but pulled pork is kinda pulled pork, ya know? Oh well, maybe I’ll put it on a waffle! 🙂
I am all about breakfasts for desserts and desserts for breakfast ESPECIALLY when apple pie is involved! David, making apple pie in waffle form is just brilliant!
Hey, who says you can’t have pie for breakfast, Shashi. #NotMe 🙂
Hi David! I am a waffle gal! How about these with some brie grilled into sandwich? 🙂
Oh man, brie?? That sounds amazing, Dorothy! Laura and I are on this kick lately where we go to the grocery store and get a good double or triple cream cheese and a baguette. Then we eat that for lunch on the weekends. Simple. But amazing!
Another applie pie recipe? What are you doing to me?!?!
That’s it – I am going to make apple pie this weekend. I am going to a wedding all weekend, but I think it is totally acceptable for me to bring my own apple pie, right?
I’m trying to send you a not-so-subtle hint that you need to be baking apple pie right now, Dannii! Stop what you are doing. Go bake pie. It’s easy! (And yes, you can totally bring your own pie. Just make Dave carry it in his suit pocket.)
This ice cream on top!? Heck yea I’m eating these for breakfast.
Heck yeah! Ice cream is totally acceptable for breakfast as long as there’s a waffle involved!
OHHHHHHHH man, these waffles are totally amazing! I’m not a big breakfast guy, but I’d down a plateful of these waffles happily. And I’m so with you. Honeycrisp is the best apple by far. But when it comes to baking, it’s all about those Granny’s!
I’m with ya, Chris! Honeycrisps are the way to go when it comes to snacking, but I always bake with Granny Smiths. Now I’m just trying to restrain myself from breaking into the 25 pound bag of Honeycrisps that I picked yesterday! 🙂
These are gorgeous! I love those spices in there!
Thank you so much, Cindy! These were indeed pretty darn tasty. 🙂
I’m totally here for going all out for breakfast on the weekends! The weekdays just don’t allow for it so you have to make-up for those yogurt and granola filled weekday breakfasts with at least one over the top weekend breakfast. As far as these waffles go, they are definitely breakfast fare all they way! And I’m really digging all of your apple inspired recipes. Keep them coming!
I enjoy yogurt and granola as much as the next guy (and gal)…but I just need to mix up breakfasts a bit once the weekend arrives! We’ve been eating apples like crazy lately, so it just made sense to include some in our waffles, too! 🙂 Thanks, Tamara!
Your waffles look amazing. I love that you used apples!
Thank you so much, Teri…these waffles were quite tasty! 🙂
LOVE THESE! And waffles + ice cream = genius. Your pictures are beautiful, too.
Thank you so much, Lauren! Ice cream makes everything better, right? 🙂
I’m with you, where in the heck did Summer go? Time has been flying and with my little site mishap I have had my hands full and have missed my Feedly blogroll reading.
This is perfect and whether it’s for breakfast or dessert, who cares! Honeycrisp are THE best, but when baking with them, I am down for the tarter for sure. These would make me very right now.
Killer round up of other recipes, too.
Oh man, I totally understand Kevin! I can’t imagine how annoying and frustrating that whole incident must have been. I hope it’s fixed for good now! Thanks, buddy…grab an apple and enjoy the hopefully cooler temperatures coming soon out there! 🙂