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Gingerbread man waffles on a blue sheet pan topped with powdered sugar and a pine branch with cones attached next to them.

Gingerbread Mini Waffles

Waffled Together Family
A recipe for gingerbread waffles that caters to the mini Gringerbread man mini waffle maker from Dash but can be made in any type of waffle maker.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Breakfast

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 2-3 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 8 tbsp salted butter melted
  • 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 cups buttermilk

Instructions
 

  • In a large mixing bowl combine: the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, ground ginger, and salt. Mix well to combine. You can do this with a fork or spoon.
  • Take the butter and melt it completely in the microwave or a pot and allow a few minutes to cool.
  • Measure out 2 cup of buttermilk into a measuring cup with space so you can add 2 cracked eggs and the molasses. Stir well to combine. Once the butter has cooled a bit, add it as well. If your measuring cup isn't big enough you can pour the ingredient into a bowl that is.
  • Make a well in the center of the dried ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients.
  • Mix it all together until it is just combined and there is no dry flour. You don't need to work out any lumps. It's important not to overmix the batter for tender waffles.
  • The batter can sit out while the waffle maker heats up. The batter may thicken some as the flour hydrates.
  • Once the waffle maker is hot. Brush butter on both top and bottom of the waffle maker then add your batter.
  • Cook until the waffles are golden brown. Place them on single layer on a cooling rack to keep them from getting soggy.
  • You can reheat them when all done with waffle by putting them back in the waffle maker for a 1 minute to reheat or you can store them in an oven set to warm until ready to eat. Freeze leftovers when they are cooled.

Notes

Use between 2-3 teaspoons of ground ginger. It depends on how strong you want the ginger flavor to be and how fresh/strong the ground ginger you have is.
To add another boast of flavor, trying add some fresh orange zest to the batter. 
You could serve these waffles with a chocolate syrup. Chocolate and ginger pair very well together. Or you could make up a filling (frosting or custard) and turn these into sandwich waffles.
You can make these using a regular waffle maker as well. The number of waffles it makes depends on the size of your waffle maker.