Homemade pumpkin spice latte! Plus, a fun pumpkin mocha version, too!
Have you seen my pumpkin ebook for 25 pumpkin recipe that aren’t pie and 1 that is? I think you would love it.
I’m taking issue with myself for how early I started drinking pumpkin spice lattes this year.
It’s never been as early as September. This much I know. My birthday is at the end of this month (OMG THE BIG 3-0!), so Fall does not start until then for me.
But, after a summer of drinking nothing but hot lemon water and green tea, the cold snap last week deemed pumpkin acceptable in my head. I couldn’t predict that the weather would climb back up to 90-degrees, and I’d be left sitting there sipping a hot drink in an Indian summer.
But, hey, at least my homemade pumpkin spice latte has real pumpkin in it. And that’s just vitamins, don't argue me on this, please!
I made a minor adjustment to regular pumpkin spice mixture recipes, and I swapped sugar for honey because I don’t need sugar guilt in the morning.
I think this homemade pumpkin spice latte is perfect. And I really do think it’s better than Starbucks.
Bravo, The Kitchn! Everything you do is amazing, but this drink especially so.
Homemade pumpkin spice latte recipe variation:
If you want to make a mocha version of this drink, stir in an additional 1 teaspoon of chocolate extract. I use the Nielsen Massey chocolate extract. Then, before serving, drizzle your glass with chocolate sauce.
While you’re at it, go ahead and drizzle the whipped cream on top, too. You’ve got nothing to lose. Chocolate also = vitamins and antioxidants!
And right now you’re thinking: Two whole tablespoons of vanilla?! Of course that must be a typo. While my recipes are almost always riddled with typos (serious high fives to the reader that always catches them for me!), this one is not a typo. It’s precisely what makes this latte better than the coffee shop’s. Along with the real pumpkin and honey. Oh, and special spice mixture. Ok, you get it.
This homemade pumpkin spice latte rocks. Do it!
Make your own pumpkin spice lattes at home that are better than Starbucks!Pumpkin Spice Lattes
Ingredients
Homemade pumpkin pie spice:
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
2
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 735Total Fat: 17gCarbohydrates: 123gProtein: 17g
Averie @ Averie Cooks says
This looks awesome and being able to DIY with coffee drinks is such a money saver at the rate I can guzzle them! Pinned :)
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says
Girrrrrrl, these two recipes are pure gold! Loving this post!
Maryea {happy healthy mama} says
Yes! So glad you are featuring this today. Everything about it is better than Starbucks--the real ingredients and the price!
Liz says
Mmmmm....and all that vanilla can only make these better!!!
Kim (Feed Me, Seymour) says
I am really digging your new style of photos. I know you mentioned trying to find your own place a few weeks ago and beginning to include a lot of shots with people in them. And it works. I love it! And I love this. I grabbed a PSL the day they released them at Starbucks and woooooooah. It was so sweet, I couldn't drink it. Plus, no real pumpkin. So I'll take your version any day!
Marjory @ Dinner-Mom says
Glad you share this "early!" I'm always ready for pumpkin!
Erin | The Law Student's Wife says
So, I actually read the ingredients in a Starbucks' PSL. Thank GOODNESS I have this version now. Love being able to enjoy this warm drink in a more wholesome way!
janelle says
Looks amazing and better than the Starbucks variety!
Nicole says
We're having our first chilly day here in Michigan and I feel like I wished this recipe into existence today :) The photos are incredible!
Beth @ The First Year says
Dang girl! I think you covered every possible combo I could ever want!