A Better Pumpkin Spice Latte (Sorry Starbucks!)
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A Better Pumpkin Spice Latte (Sorry Starbucks!)
Description
A Better Pumpkin Spice Latte starts with a pumpkin spice sauce made by dissolving sugar in water, then cooking in pumpkin puree to remove raw flavors. Evaporated milk, pumpkin spice, nutmeg, and vanilla are then combined to produce a smooth, flavorful sauce that can be stored for reuse. For one latte, the sauce is combined with a single espresso shot and finished by adding steamed 2% milk for a hot beverage or cold milk and ice for an iced version.
The resulting drink balances pumpkin’s sweetness and spice with coffee’s robust bitterness and milk’s creaminess. The thickness and warmth come primarily from the sauce, which integrates spices traditionally associated with pumpkin pie. This method allows customization of the spice blend and control over sweetness and intensity.
Ingredients
Pumpkin spice sauce
- 80 g sugar granulated white
- 25 g water
- 61 g pumpkin puree
- 115 g evaporated milk
- ½ tsp pumpkin spice
- 1/16 /16 tsp nutmeg
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Hot pumpkin spice latte (recipe for 1 latte--if you scale the recipe to make more sauce above, reset the scale before using this section)
- 62 g pumpkin spice sauce from above
- 20 g espresso Starbucks' Pike Place blend, or other medium roast
- 180 g milk steamed, 2%
Instructions
Pumpkin spice sauce
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar and water until sugar dissolves.
- Add the pumpkin puree.
- Cook, stirring constnatly for about 1 minute until the pumpkin has darkened slightly and loses its raw flavor. See image for finished puree.
- Add the evaporated milk, pumpkin spice, and vanilla and cook for an additional one minute to combine and warm the ingredients. Set sauce aside or pour into a jar for storage until you want to make a pumpkin spice latte.
Pumpkin spice latte (one cup)
- Add 62g of pumpkin spice sauce into a latte cup or mug.
- Pull a single espresso shot (20g of coffee), then pour it into your cup, and stir to combine.
- For a hot latte: steam 180g of 2% milk, then pour into the cup. For an iced latte: add ice, and pour in cold milk.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 4cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 16408 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 164.08kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 30.3g | 10% |
| Protein | 4.24g | 8% |
| Fat | 3.18g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1.94g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 11.94mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 54.93mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 358.28mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 0.44g | 2% |
| Sugar | 25.73g | 51% |
| Vitamin A | 2487.97IU | 50% |
| Vitamin C | 1.19mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 140.05mg | 14% |
| Iron | 0.54mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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