When the air turns from crisp to chilly, and a light blanket of snow has begun to appear, I know autumn is ending. The ideal time for me to enjoy a mug of hot spiced cider has arrived. And since I have a large jug of apple cider handy, why not use some to make waffles as well?
We enjoyed our apple cider waffles for brunch, with a side of crisp bacon strips. I added some Pumpkin Spice Ice Cream as a topping to my double stack, which made the glaze less necessary. If you prefer syrup to glaze, I recommend trying some cinnamon maple syrup to accent the spice blend in the waffles. Or if you really want the apple cider flavour every which way, you can reduce 2 cups of cider on the stove until it thickens into 100% cider syrup.
Apple Cider Waffles with Cinnamon Cider Glaze
For the waffle batter:
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (may use part whole wheat)
- 2 teaspoons aluminum-free baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice blend
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 Tablespoons golden (light brown) sugar, optional
- 3 Tablespoons melted butter or oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ¾ cup pure apple cider (without preservatives if possible)
For the cinnamon cider glaze:
- 1 cup icing sugar (confectioners sugar)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 to 3 Tablespoons apple cider, divided
- 1 Tablespoon melted butter or coconut oil
Directions:
- Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt in a medium mixing bowl.
- In a separate bowl, beat together eggs, oil or butter, and apple cider.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients, stirring together until evenly incorporated.
- Heat waffle iron and spray or baste with oil. Cook waffles until golden. Cover to keep warm.
- To make the glaze, whisk together icing sugar with cinnamon. Add 1 Tablespoon cider and melted butter or oil and whisk until a paste forms. Gradually add more cider until glaze reaches desired thinness.
- To glaze the waffles, dip one side of each waffle into the glaze. Or serve waffles with cinnamon maple syrup or Pumpkin Spice Ice Cream.
I’m sharing this recipe at Allergy Free Wednesdays and elsewhere.
Swirls and Spice 
Can I use coconut sugar instead of this sugar?
Absolutely. Coconut sugar should be fine, or you can just rely on the apple cider for sweetness and skip adding sugar. 🙂
Hi,
Coconut sugar takes more time to blend than normal sugar, its texture is coarse, but it enhances the flavor and people fond of the coconut flavor, enjoy it to the fullest, that is what my learning says. I love coconut flavor 🙂
Since I haven’t had breakfast yet, this sounds perfect on a day that is wintry here as well.
They work well for brunch, lunch, or even dinner. Enjoy!
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These plus pumpkin spice ice cream??? Unreal.
And I’ve got more of both in the freezer! O happy thought. 🙂
This looks absolutely delicious! I’ll definitely be trying this this weekend!!
I hope you enjoy the waffles as much as we did. 🙂
Oooh, I love waffles and these look fabulous! I love that you topped them with ice cream 🙂
Thanks, Anna. Next time I might add some dried apples to enhance the fruit flavour even more.
So much fun to get new recipes for waffles. These definitely have the taste of Fall. I have 2 waffle irons, regular one and the deep pocket or Belgium. Looks like you used a Belgian waffle iron 🙂
I just have a Belgian waffle iron, but I think the recipe would work with either type. 🙂
These waffles look fantastic and a perfect breakfast for fall! I love all the spices and combining apple and pumpkin sounds amazing! Wish this were my breakfast this morning especially with the scoops of ice cream!
Thanks, Kelly! With ice cream was my favourite way to enjoy them. 🙂
Sign me up! These are all the fall flavors I love! Got company coming next week, these are on the list to make for breakfast. -Kat