First off, grind the rolled oats by placing them in a blender. Once the rolled oats are a flour-like consistency, you will pour them into a bowl.

Into the bowl, add in the other dry ingredients, like the baking powder, cinnamon, plus the optional ginger, cardamom, and cloves.

Once these are added together, mix them well.

Then, add in your wet ingredients – the egg, the almond milk, the maple syrup, the oil, and mix well.

When all the ingredients are mixed well, add in the pecans and fold them into the mixture.

This next step is incredibly important and should not be skipped. After the waffle batter is ready, let it sit for 5 minutes at least. If you don’t the batter will be too runny, and you will have thin, limp, waffles on your hands. However, let the batter sit, and the oats will absorb that liquid, and the resulting waffles will be thicker and more satisfying.

At this point, heat up the waffle iron and add 2-3 large spoonfuls of the batter to the waffle iron and cook so the waffles are crisp on the outside and soft on the inside.

Enjoy with maple syrup, non-dairy whipped topping, and fresh berries.