Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe
Pumpkin spice latte season already? But I must admit I make these all year. Don’t judge me, it’s one of my many flaws.
If you haven’t already learned to make these at home you should give this a try. This recipe is the closest I’ve come to tasting like Starbucks. Plus I’m going to share a tip with you on storage and usage.

What You Will Need for Pumpkin Spice Syrup
Using a pumpkin spice syrup (simple syrup) is tastier than adding the spices to the coffee. You also don’t have those pesky spices at the bottom of your cup.
- Pure pumpkin puree – Not pumpkin pie filling.
- Sugar – You can use granulated or raw turbinado sugar.
- Water
- Vanilla extract
- Cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, ground ginger, and ground allspice.

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How to Make a Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte
Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally to keep the syrup from burning.
Strain it and use it! It’s that easy.

How To Store Your Pumpkin Spice Latte Mix
And now for the tip…I store mine in a mason jar. I found a tip on Pinterest (morewithlesstoday) to use the pour spout off of a juice carton or other container with the same spout.

Open the juice container and cut out around the spout leaving enough room to trace and trim to fit your jar lid.
Trace the lid onto the container and cut out. Pop it into the jar ring and Ta-Da!

It works great! You can do this for just about anything you pour out of a jar.

Ok, back to the Pumpkin Spice Latte. Skip that coffee shop drive-thru line and save your money!

I have the Saeco Odea Giro and have had this machine since 2007. It’s now 2022 as I update this post and it’s still running. They no longer make this machine but if I need to replace it (knock on wood) I will definitely buy another Saeco.
How to Make a Pumpkin Spice Latte at Home
Pull 2 shots of espresso. Sometimes more if you are me. It depends on the comfort cup choice of the moment.
Using espresso gives a much stronger coffee flavor but you can use strong brewed coffee if you prefer.
Add 3 to 4 tablespoons of the pumpkin spice syrup, steam the milk, combine and enjoy!
Variations
- Use your choices of milk, such as skim milk, 2% milk, almond milk, coconut milk, or soy milk.
- You can use strong brewed coffee instead of espresso.
- Use store-bought pumpkin pie spice in place of all the spices. I would say about 2 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice would work.
- Top with whipped cream for an extra treat.

Now you can stay in your flannel pj’s and fuzzy slippers. You don’t have to leave home to spend $5 on a coffee drink.
Copycat Starbuck’s pumpkin spice latte with great pumpkin flavor!
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Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup pumpkin puree fresh or canned
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally to keep syrup from burning.
- Let the mixture cook together until it becomes syrupy and begins to coat the spoon (for about 10-15 minutes), then remove from heat.
- Refrigerate in a heat-proof container.
- The syrup will thicken a bit in the refrigerator but will become syrupy again when heated.
- To make the latte pull 2 shots of espresso, pour in 3 to 4 tablespoons of syrup and fill with steamed milk.
Yum! And I love the mason jar pour spout idea. Genius!
Yummy! I order my favorite holiday drinks year-round too! Or make them in my Keurig. Thanks for sharing on the Small Victories Sunday Linkup!
Hi! Visiting from The Creative Corner. This looks delicious! TFS!
Thanks Amy!
ooh great idea, will have to give this a whirl
Good morning! I love this post. I found it at Delicious Dish Tuesday linkup! I really like the recipe and will attempt soon, but I LOVE your mason jar pouring lid idea even better! Such a fun and easy way to make pouring from mason jars mess-free! Thank you for sharing 🙂 ~Talitha @ Doing It All with Dignity
Thank you Talitha!
yummy! i love pumpkin spice lattés!
This looks scrumptious. I’m not a regular PSL drinker but I do love the way it leaves that wonderful scent. Thanks for sharing on Tuesday Talk today.
Thank you Michelle!
Hmmmm….looks so yummy! 🙂 #SmallVictories
I think I’m the only person in the world who hasn’t tried a Pumpkin Spiced Latte. I’m a creature of habit and stick to just my skinny vanilla latte. I think I’m eventually going to have to give in and give it a go.
Thanks for sharing on the #FFBH <3
Thanks for stopping in Lissette! It’s ok you stick to the skinny vanilla latte, everyone has their favorite.
I love pumpkin spice lattes, these look so good! Thanks for sharing at What’d You Do This Weekend?!
I’ve never tried a flavoured latte. Sounds interesting and love your pouring tip #FestiveFoodFriday
thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop. Watch for your feature tomorrow. xo
That looks great. I will be featuring this tonight at my Fall into Fall party that opens at 8pm EST. Please stop by and pick up an I’ve Been Featured button. Thanks. https://diybydesign.blogspot.com
I am a huge fan of anything latte or pumpkin so putting them together is heavenly for me. YUM. Thanks for linking up another fab post. #sharewithme