Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte
This is the BEST homemade pumpkin spice latte you'll ever have. It's way better than any coffee shop version and only takes a few minutes to whip up at home! And unlike Starbucks, this pumpkin spice latte actually contains pumpkin!
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 tablespoons canned pumpkin
- 3/4 teaspoon pumpkin spice
- 1/4 cinnamon powder
- 1 small pinch black pepper
- 4-5 tablespoons sugar honey, agave or any other sweetener of choice
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups whole milk or 2%
- 1/4 cup half and half*
- 6 tablespoons prepared espresso or a strongly brewed coffee
- whipped cream for topping
- Nutmeg for topping
Instructions
- Place the canned pumpkin, pumpkin spice, cinnamon powder, and black pepper in a small saucepan over medium heat and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. It get really hot and start smelling really good.
- Add the sugar and continue to stir the mixture until it starts to darken slightly in color and thicken.
- Start whisking the pumpkin mix as you slowly add in the milk and the vanilla extract. Let it warm over medium heat, and keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't boil over.
- Once it starts boiling, turn the stove off, use an immersion stick blender, a traditional blender, or a handheld mixer to beat until it's completely blended and frothy. If you're using a traditional blender, be sure to use a hand towel to hold the lid down tight.
- Place 3 tablespoons of espresso in each mug, add the frothy pumpkin milk on top, and top with whipped cream. Sprinkle with a pinch of nutmeg. Serve immediately.
Notes
- NOTE: You may see some of the pumpkin puree starting to settle after a while if you don't drink the latte right away. Give it a good stir and it should be fine. Alternately, you can run the pumpkin milk through a strainer when pouring into mugs, but I find this takes most of the spice out too.
- If you're using whole milk for this recipe, feel free to substitute the half and half with more whole milk.
- This recipe is my own, the preparation method was however adapted from The Kitchn.
