Gingerbread Waffles with Cream Cheese Drizzle
Waffles made with ginger, cinnamon, allspice, cloves and nutmeg, topped with a cream cheese drizzle.
Servings 4
Ingredients:
Waffles
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2½ teaspoons ground ginger
- 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup (1 stick) Prairie Farms Butter melted
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup dark molasses
- 3 large eggs
- 1⅔ cup Prairie Farms Buttermilk
Cream Cheese Drizzle
- 4 ounces Prairie Farms Cream Cheese softened
- 2 Tablespoons Prairie Farms Milk
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
Optional
- 4 ounces pecans chopped
Directions:
- In a medium bowl, whisk together 2 cups flour, 1 and ½ teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 2 and 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger, 1 and 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice, 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg and 1 teaspoon salt. Set aside.
- In a separate large bowl, whisk together the 1 stick of melted butter, ¼ cup brown sugar and ¼ cup molasses together. Next add the 3 eggs and 1 and ⅔ cups buttermilk. Stir until just combined, careful not to overmix. There will be lumps still.
- Heat your waffle maker and prepare with nonstick spray. Pour about ⅓ cup of the batter in the waffle maker for each waffle and cook for about 4 minutes. Once done, transfer the waffles to a baking sheet and place in a warmed oven until the remaining waffles are done.
- Cream Cheese Drizzle: In a medium bowl, mix together the 4 ounces of softened cream cheese, 2 Tablespoons milk and ¼ cup powdered sugar. Mix until combined and smooth.
- Spoon and drizzle cream cheese mixture over the Gingerbread waffles along with some syrup. Optional: Sprinkle on chopped pecans after drizzling.
