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A Better Pumpkin Spice Latte (Sorry Starbucks!)

If you've ever had a craving for Starbucks' famous pumpkin spice latte, then this recipe will give you an easy recipe to make at home, for a lower cost, and better taste.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4 cups
Calories: 16408 kcal
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Pumpkin spice sauce
  • 80 80 g granulated white sugar
  • 25 25 g water
  • 61 61 g pumpkin puree
  • 115 115 g evaporated milk
  • ½ ½ tsp pumpkin spice
  • 1/16 1/16 tsp nutmeg
  • ½ 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 62 g pumpkin spice sauce from above
  • 20 20 g espresso Starbucks' Pike Place blend, or other medium roast
  • 180 180 g 2% milk steamed

Instructions

Pumpkin spice sauce
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  1. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar and water until sugar dissolves.
  2. Add the pumpkin puree.
  3. Cook, stirring constnatly for about 1 minute until the pumpkin has darkened slightly and loses its raw flavor. See image for finished puree.
  4. 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)
  1. Add 62g of pumpkin spice sauce into a latte cup or mug.
  2. Pull a single espresso shot (20g of coffee), then pour it into your cup, and stir to combine.
  3. 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

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 (10%) 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%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4cups

Amount Per Serving

Calories 16408

% 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.