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
Mara Greenwald says
This looks amazing! Can't wait to try it!
Jeannine Cromwell says
I just mixed the spices so I can make this for Ryan and I tomorrow morning! I can't wait!
Melissa Gondek says
This looks amazingly good (as usual). Can't wait to try it. And I love, love, love that it uses real pumpkin. You've given me an excuse to buy pumpkin puree, which means I'll have to make pumpkin bread with the leftovers. Hello, fall!
sally @ sallys baking addiction says
HECK.YES. Trying them all. :)
Liz @ Floating Kitchen says
These look awesome! Much better than paying for these at coffee shops. I'm all about this mocha version!
Jennie @themessybakerblog says
Love at first glance. Girl, it's never too early for pumpkin lattes. Pinned.
Miss @ Miss in the Kitchen says
I want one of these every morning. Love the extra touch of vanilla. I'm making this asap!
Amanda says
This looks amazing!
Luci {Luci's Morsels} says
YUM!!!! I drink iced coffee year round, so I can't imagine drinking hot water and tea all summer. But I respect a woman with conviction! I love that the recipe calls for so much vanilla. Vanilla is so underrated and yet it makes everything taste soooooo good!
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Sues says
What's not to love about this?? I haven't had a pumpkin spice latte yet this season, but I'd love to start here!