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 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 80 g granulated white sugar
- 25 g water
- 61 g pumpkin puree
- 115 g evaporated milk
- ½ tsp pumpkin spice
- 1/16 tsp nutmeg
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 62 g pumpkin spice sauce (from above)
- 20 g espresso (Starbucks' Pike Place blend, or other medium roast)
- 180 g 2% milk (steamed)
Instructions
- 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.
- 5
Add 62g of pumpkin spice sauce into a latte cup or mug.
- 6
Pull a single espresso shot (20g of coffee), then pour it into your cup, and stir to combine.
- 7
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.