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Just the right amount of spice and sweet make this Gingerbread Waffle Recipe with Lemon Sauce the perfect holiday breakfast! This waffle recipe bakes up in a jiffy and is topped with an easy, homemade lemon sauce.
For more waffles, try this Classic Waffle Recipe or these Blueberry Waffles.
I am all about making festive, fun recipes all Christmas season long. And my kids (and husband!) have been asking for waffles nonstop lately. That gave me the perfect excuse to make their waffles into something that is festive and fun – this Gingerbread Waffle Recipe with Lemon Sauce!
The first time I made this waffle recipe, I just served them with maple syrup. It was good. But then I tried some lemon curd that I had in the refrigerator, and it was magical. Who know lemon and gingerbread went so perfectly together? (Maybe I’m just late to the game!)
Instead of using store bought lemon curd, I decided to make a lemon sauce. I first posted this Lemon Sauce recipe way back in 2007. But my mom has been making it forever, as long as I can remember. This lemon sauce is super easy to make, too.
What is Gingerbread?
Gingerbread is typically a cake or cookies that are flavored with molasses and ginger, and usually cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Although not overpowering, the gingerbread flavor is evident in this waffle recipe. I think they have the perfect amount of spice!
How to Make Gingerbread Waffles
This waffle recipe is so easy to make!
- Start by mixing the dry ingredients – flour, sugar, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. Once you have mixed the ingredients, create a well in the center of the mixture. This means you push the ingredients to the sides of the bowl, creating a space in the middle.
- Next, combine the wet ingredients, mixing together the eggs, milk, melted butter, molasses and vanilla extract.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the well that you created. Stir the batter just until moistened. It’s ok if there are still some lumps in the batter.
- Heat a waffle iron. Spray the waffle iron with nonstick cooking spray.
- Cook the waffles according to the directions for your waffle maker.
- Serve the waffles topped with lemon sauce.
More Christmas Breakfast Recipes
Overnight French Toast Casserole
Salted Caramel Slow Cooker Monkey Bread
Liege Waffles
Coconut Crusted Oven Baked French Toast with Cranberry Syrup
Cranberry Orange Baked French Toast Casserole
Ham and Cheese Breakfast Casserole Recipe
Tools Used to Make this Gingerbread Waffle Recipe with Lemon Sauce
The waffle maker I have is no longer being made, but this Waffle Maker is very similar.
I have these mixing bowls and I love them!!
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Gingerbread Waffle Recipe with Lemon Sauce
- Author: Deborah
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: cook
- Cuisine: American
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Description
Just the right amount of spice and sweet make this Gingerbread Waffle Recipe with Lemon Sauce the perfect holiday breakfast! This waffle recipe bakes up in a jiffy and is topped with an easy, homemade lemon sauce.
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Ingredients
Waffles:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten
- 1 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Lemon Sauce:
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 egg yolks
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
Instructions
- In a bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Make a well in the center of the mixture.
- In another bowl, combine the eggs, milk, melted butter, molasses and vanilla.
- Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture. Stir just until moistened. Some lumps are ok.
- Preheat a waffle iron and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Cook the batter according to the waffle maker instructions.
- To make the lemon sauce, combine the sugar and the cornstarch in a medium saucepan. Whisk to combine. Stir in the lemon juice, egg yolks, and water. Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until thickened.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon extract.
- Serve the lemon sauce over the waffles.
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should only be used as a general guideline.
Nutrition
- Calories: 760
- Sugar: 56 g
- Sodium: 297 mg
- Fat: 31 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 108 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 14 g
- Cholesterol: 255 mg
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Shelley says
I went searching for a ginger waffle recipe with lemon sauce, after I had this at a small restaurant in Cannon Beach, OR. They added sliced fresh fall pears on top of the waffle, with lemon sauce over all. These pears grow in the orchard region of the state, not far from the ocean. Your recipe fit perfectly what I was looking for.
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Christina Moore says
Gingerbread waffle with a lemon taste? You got to be kidding, but it’s fantastic. Oh, how I wish my every breakfast would be excellent with your gingerbread waffle recipe with lemon sauce. What’s the best thing about it? It’s so easy to make.
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