Light, fluffy, melt-in-your mouth pumpkin waffles coated in buttery cinnamon sugar and drizzled with a cream cheese glaze! Amazing.

Pumpkin Churro Waffles - Light, fluffy, melt-in-your mouth pumpkin waffles coated in buttery cinnamon sugar and drizzled with a cream cheese glaze! Amazing.

I have been drowning myself in the most heavenly macadamia nut lattes, cozy shrimp tempura udon noodles, and these creamy green tea puffs these last few days yet I have not been able to stop thinking about these waffles.

Pumpkin Churro Waffles - Light, fluffy, melt-in-your mouth pumpkin waffles coated in buttery cinnamon sugar and drizzled with a cream cheese glaze! Amazing.

Yes, it’s about 80-90 degrees F here in Oahu but yet, I still need a pumpkin waffle fix ASAP.

Pumpkin Churro Waffles - Light, fluffy, melt-in-your mouth pumpkin waffles coated in buttery cinnamon sugar and drizzled with a cream cheese glaze! Amazing.

 A waffle so light and so fluffy that just completely melts in your mouth.

Pumpkin Churro Waffles - Light, fluffy, melt-in-your mouth pumpkin waffles coated in buttery cinnamon sugar and drizzled with a cream cheese glaze! Amazing.

Then I need to douse these babies in melted butter.

Pumpkin Churro Waffles - Light, fluffy, melt-in-your mouth pumpkin waffles coated in buttery cinnamon sugar and drizzled with a cream cheese glaze! Amazing.

Then coat it in cinnamon sugar.

Pumpkin Churro Waffles - Light, fluffy, melt-in-your mouth pumpkin waffles coated in buttery cinnamon sugar and drizzled with a cream cheese glaze! Amazing.

And you can’t forget about that cream cheese glaze.

Pumpkin Churro Waffles - Light, fluffy, melt-in-your mouth pumpkin waffles coated in buttery cinnamon sugar and drizzled with a cream cheese glaze! Amazing.

It’s truly the most epic cream cheese glaze of all time.

Pumpkin Churro Waffles - Light, fluffy, melt-in-your mouth pumpkin waffles coated in buttery cinnamon sugar and drizzled with a cream cheese glaze! Amazing.

You don’t even need a mixer for the glaze so you can pretty much make it for all your breakfast goodies.

Pumpkin Churro Waffles - Light, fluffy, melt-in-your mouth pumpkin waffles coated in buttery cinnamon sugar and drizzled with a cream cheese glaze! Amazing.

And believe me when I say that this is one Fall treat that you’ll be longing for 365 days out of the year.

Pumpkin Churro Waffles

Pumpkin Churro Waffles

Light, fluffy, melt-in-your mouth pumpkin waffles coated in buttery cinnamon sugar and drizzled with a cream cheese glaze! Amazing.
4.5 stars (2 ratings)

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, divded
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ cups buttermilk
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed

For the cinnamon sugar

  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

For the cream cheese glaze

  • ¼ cup whipped cream cheese
  • ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat a waffle iron to medium-high heat. Lightly brush the top and bottom of the waffle iron with 2 tablespoons melted butter.
  • To make the cinnamon sugar, combine sugar, brown sugar and cinnamon; set aside.
  • To make the cream cheese glaze, combine cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar, milk and vanilla in a small bowl until smooth; set aside.
  • In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice and salt; set aside.
  • In a large glass measuring cup or another bowl, whisk together buttermilk, pumpkin, eggs, brown sugar and remaining 4 tablespoons butter. Pour mixture over dry ingredients and stir using a rubber spatula just until moist.
  • Pour a scant 1/3 cup of the pumpkin mixture into the waffle iron, close gently and cook until golden brown and crisp, about 4-5 minutes. Working quickly, coat each waffle with cinnamon sugar.
  • Serve immediately, drizzled with cream cheese glaze.

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