Pumpkin Spice Latte
Total Time
5 minutes
Prep Time
5 minutes
Rating
4.3 out of 5 stars
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Ingredients
1 serving
- 2 shots of espresso (or 1/3 to 1/2 cup very strongly-brewed coffee)
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin purée
- 2 teaspoons maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- pinch of fine sea salt
- 1 cup milk (any kind)
- optional toppings: whipped cream plus a pinch of pumpkin pie spice
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Preparation
Step 1
Mix the coffee and pumpkin spice syrup. Add the freshly-brewed hot espresso, pumpkin purée, maple syrup, vanilla extract, pumpkin pie spice, and salt to a large mug. Briefly stir to combine until the mixture is smooth.
Step 2
Heat the milk. Heat and froth the milk until it is very hot (but not boiling) using a milk frother or an alternative frothing method. (Or you can skip the frothing step altogether.) Immediately pour the hot milk into the coffee mixture.
Step 3
Serve. Serve immediately, topped with whipped cream and/or a pinch of pumpkin pie spice if desired, and enjoy!
Step 4
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Chef's notes
Large-batch pumpkin spice syrup recipe (6 servings):
Combine 1/3 cup pumpkin purée, 1/4 cup maple syrup, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice and 3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt in a jar and whisk until evenly combined. Refrigerate in a sealed container for up to 1 week. You will need 2 scant tablespoons of the syrup mixture per latte. Combine with the pumpkin spice syrup with the milk and espresso as directed above.
Espresso/coffee:
Starbucks’ pumpkin spice latte that is similarly sized (a 12-ounce “tall”) typically contains just 1 shot of espresso. I prefer two to really bring out the coffee flavor, but feel free to use however much espresso (or very strongly-brewed coffee) that you prefer.
Sweetener:
Feel free to use any other sweetener that you prefer in place of maple syrup, adding more or less if needed to taste.
Source:
Recipe inspired by the famous Starbucks pumpkin spice latte.
