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Butter Pecan Waffles are a perfect weekend breakfast!
With family holiday get-togethers coming up, you may be thinking about upping your breakfast game. I have the perfect recipe for your next family breakfast – Butter Pecan Waffles!
Perfect waffles might seem daunting. To get that really light, fluffy texture, you need to separate the eggs and beat the whites separately. For a long time, I avoided recipes that called for this step, because it meant extra bowls and beaters. It was more trouble than I wanted to take, especially because of the beaters.
To get egg whites to beat up nicely, there can’t be any fat in there at all. So if you’re beating the rest of the batter first, you have to wash the beaters well, and dry them off. On a busy morning, I was in too much of a hurry. But then, I realized, I could beat the whites in a smaller bowl first and set them aside. This eliminates dishwashing in the middle of the recipe. Seems simple, but for some reason it makes it all seem easier.
In a hurry?
I will say though, that if you are in a hurry, and have a bunch of hungry kids waiting, separating the eggs and whipping the whites might not be in the cards. If that is the case, just use the whole eggs in the batter. Blend them with the brown sugar where I added the yolks in the recipe. The result will not be quite as light, but there it’s not a HUGE difference. Not enough to skip making them altogether if that is what it comes down to.
The other thing that might be an extra step is toasting the pecans. When I buy pecans, I often toast up a pound or two and freeze them. It really can save you a lot of time to get this step out of the way, because most recipes that call for toasted pecans, also call for cooled toasted pecans. Putting hot pecans in your cookie or waffle batter will kind of cook the batter right around them, and you don’t want that. Toasted pecans are what give these waffles a distinctive flavor, and it is so worth that extra attention to detail. And, while you have some toasted pecans on hand, you may want to try Brown Butter Pecan Blondies. {you can trust me on this}
How to make Butter Pecan Waffles
Butter Pecan Waffles
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose white flour
- 1 & 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup dark brown sugar
- 2 eggs, separated
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ cup melted butter
- ¾ cup toasted pecans coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Begin heating your waffle iron, because that needs to be good and hot to ensure a nice crisp exterior.
- In a small bowl, whisk or beat egg whites until soft peaks form and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, set aside.
- In another medium bowl, whisk the eggs and dark brown sugar together, then gradually whisk in the buttermilk and vanilla. Lastly, whisk the melted butter in.
- Immediately combine the buttermilk and flour mixtures, stirring just until incorporated, then stir in the pecans
- Gently fold in the egg whites. The batter will be a little lumpy, and quite thick.
- Cook waffles according to your waffle iron instructions, and serve immediately with melted butter, warmed maple syrup and more toasted pecans.
- Makes 4 large Belgian style waffles, or around 8 regular sized square waffles.
Notes
Beautiful, fluffy, buttery, nutty waffles. Not too much trouble at all!
Make the people you love feel more special! Here are a few other recipes that make breakfast the best meal of the day:
Greek Yogurt, Banana Streusel Coffee Cake, or Apple Ginger Green Smoothie. Sweet Corn Pancakes are another delicious option.
Sweet Zucchini Cornbread
Sweet Corn Pancakes
Deviled Eggs
Fresh Cherry Muffins
Potato Pull-apart Cinnamon Bread
Banana Streusel Coffee Cake
Dutch Baby
Twice Baked Oven Home Fries
Lemon Ginger Scones
Zucchini Oat Bread
Donalyn,
What a great idea to make memories with the grandkids! My kids are truly spoiled by having 2 sets of grandparents that utterly rock at the breakfasts. Visiting my folks, the kids sit at a breakfast bar overlooking the kitchen where my mom uses day old hoagie rolls for her mini french toasts. Visiting my in-laws, the kids sit in a big table with views of the woods on 2 sides and eat lots of bacon and french toast. They’ve got great memories, and it’s a wonderful thing that you are doing.
One question–do you incorporate any of the 3/4 cup toasted chopped pecans into the batter, or are they just sprinkled on top? I’ll go have a cup of tea and re-read, because my foggy brain is just having a little trouble this morning. Thanks!
Hi Kirsten – I know how special the memories of my own grandparents are, so I want to make sure our grands have equally good ones of us. Thanks so much for your kind comments!
As for the recipe, I do mix the pecans right in – I will update the instructions to make that more clear – thanks for catching the error!
Mmmmmmm! I’m bookmarking this to try out soon!
Thanks for the pecan waffle recipe, we’ll try them out tomorrow!! For those who are not from the deep south, pecans are a staple like all purpose flour!! I buy in 10lb. pieces~ not ground~ pieces. I keep mine in the freezer til needed and I always toast them before using.
Tried this today and they turned out so good without any tweaking of the recipe! Wish I could post a picture of how delicious they looked!
Woah, these Butter Pecan Waffles look absolutely divine! I’m seriously craving some right now 😍 The combination of buttery, crispy waffles and the nutty flavor of pecans is pure magic. I’ll have to try this recipe out ASAP 👉 Thanks for sharing! 👌
Hope you love it Cammie
loved this recipe – thanks!
Thanks Mary – glad to hear it! ☼
OH MY GOSH – THESE ARE SO GOOD!
Thanks Raina!
Oh my goodness, these Butter Pecan Waffles are to die for! The taste is completely unique and delicious. I’ve never had anything like it. I’ll definitely be making these again! 😍
Thank you Angel!
I think these are the best waffles I have ever made – we both thought they came out perfect!
Thanks so much – I am really glad to hear that you enjoyed them!
I absolutely love waffles and the addition of butter and pecans to this recipe sounds amazing! Can’t wait to try it out this weekend
thank you – hope that you enjoy it!
These Butter Pecan Waffles look absolutely delicious! I can’t wait to try making them this weekend. The combination of the buttery flavor with the crunch of pecans sounds heavenly. Thank you for sharing this amazing recipe!