Step 1

Brush the waffle iron lightly with oil and preheat it.

Step 2

Into a large mixing bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.

Step 3

In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, pumpkin and oil.

Step 4

Stir the pumpkin mixture into the dry ingredients and mix well.

Step 5

Stir in the nuts, if using.

Step 6

Spread two large scoops (or about 3/4 cup)of batter onto the waffle maker and bake until done, usually 3 to 5 minutes, depending your waffle maker.

Step 7

If you prefer, you can also add chopped nuts on top of cooked waffles instead of including in the batter.

Step 8

To serve, top with syrup or whip cream.