Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte
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 Starbuck’s. Plus I’m going to share a tip with you on storage and usage.
Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer.
Strain it and use it! It’s that easy.
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.
Pull 2 shots of espresso. Sometimes more if you are me. It depends on the comfort cup choice of the moment for me. Add 3 to 4 tablespoons of the pumpkin spice syrup, steam the milk, combine and enjoy!
Now you can stay in your flannel pj’s and fuzzy slippers. You don’t have to leave home to spend $5 on a Pumpkin Spice Latte.
Pumpkin Spice Latte
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.
Comments
Carlee Scharnhorst
December 6, 2015Yum! And I love the mason jar pour spout idea. Genius!
Heather @ Simply Save
December 6, 2015Yummy! I order my favorite holiday drinks year-round too! Or make them in my Keurig. Thanks for sharing on the Small Victories Sunday Linkup!
Amy
December 7, 2015Hi! Visiting from The Creative Corner. This looks delicious! TFS!
DSTR
December 7, 2015Thanks Amy!
Alison
December 8, 2015ooh great idea, will have to give this a whirl
Talitha G
December 8, 2015Good 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
DSTR
December 8, 2015Thank you Talitha!
Tianna
December 8, 2015yummy! i love pumpkin spice lattés!
Michelle
December 8, 2015This 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.
DSTR
December 8, 2015Thank you Michelle!
Danita Carr
December 9, 2015Hmmmm….looks so yummy! 🙂 #SmallVictories
Lissette
December 11, 2015I 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
DSTR
December 11, 2015Thanks for stopping in Lissette! It’s ok you stick to the skinny vanilla latte, everyone has their favorite.
Joy @ Joy Love Food
December 11, 2015I love pumpkin spice lattes, these look so good! Thanks for sharing at What’d You Do This Weekend?!
Yet Another Blogging Mummy!!!
December 11, 2015I’ve never tried a flavoured latte. Sounds interesting and love your pouring tip #FestiveFoodFriday
Katherines Corner
December 13, 2015thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop. Watch for your feature tomorrow. xo
Judy
December 15, 2015That 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
Jenny
December 15, 2015I 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