Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte
A lightened-up café classic! This cozy bev is a homemade version of your fave fall sipper made with real pumpkin purée, maple syrup, and warm spices.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup milk, any type, dairy or non-dairy
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin puree
- 2 to 3 teaspoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice blend*
- ¼ cup coffee
* You can make your own pumpkin pie spice blend by mixing:
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, add the milk, pumpkin, maple syrup, vanilla and spice blend and warm over low-medium heat (if using dairy milk, only let the milk simmer with gentle bubbles. If the flame is too high, it will curdle).
- Occasionally mix to ensure everything blends together. Pour into glass, mix in ¼ cup hot brewed coffee (or 1 ounce brewed espresso) and top with a squirt of optional whipped cream and sprinkle of additional pumpkin spice.
- *Alternatively, you can heat and blend the milk mixture (with pumpkin, maple, vanilla and spice) in the microwave, stopping and stirring in 30- to 45-second increments (it’ll take 1 to 2 minutes to get it nice and hot).
Notes
• Nutrition information is based on almond milk.
• Calories for other milk varieties are below:
- 120 calories for skim milk
- 140 calories for 1% milk
- 150 calories for 2% milk and soy milk
- 170 calories for light coconut milk
Nutrition Information per serving
Calories: 80Carbohydrates: 13gProtein: 1gTotal Fat: 2g— Unsaturated Fat: 2g— Saturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 130mgFiber: 1gTotal Sugar: 10g— Natural Sugar: 1g— Added Sugar: 9gCalcium: 356mg
Nutrition information is calculated using a leading industry software. That being said, brands can vary, and there may be slight fluctuations in the numbers.