A delicious creamy Starbucks iced pumpkin spice latte blended in 5 minutes at home with delicious spicy flavors, budget-friendly, a third of the calories.
Skip the drive thru, and head into your kitchen to make this homemade Starbucks iced pumpkin spice latte. This refreshing coffee drink has only 123 calories and like my iced coffee using instant coffee can be made for pennies compared to the $5-plus cost of the store-bought version.
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Why You'll Love This
This delicious fall drink has at least 5 reasons to love it:
- It's healthier! My PSL has only 123 calories and 19 grams sugar, compared to a Starbucks' tall version with 370 calories and 45 grams of sugar.
- A delicious, iced coffee with rich pumpkin spice flavor.
- The Starbuck's version is a limited edition; you can make yours all year long.
- So much cheaper than store-bought; make in a glass in 5 minutes.
- Adjust for any diet, including dairy free, vegan, refined-sugar-free, gluten-free, paleo, and low carb.
Ingredients
Coffee. Cooled. Caffeinated or decaf, your choice! Go all out and brew a strong espresso coffee or stir up a flavorful instant.
Milk. Your choice.
Pumpkin puree. Buy canned pumpkin puree with only pumpkin as the ingredients. Don't mistaken that for pumpkin PIE filling.
Brown sugar. Or use maple syrup or any liquid sweetener.
Vanilla extract. I used pure vanilla extract.
Pumpkin pie spice. Buy store-bought or mix it up yourself. Here is my pumpkin pie spice recipe along with a few other seasonal spice recipes.
Salt. A pinch of your finest salt.
Ice cubes. I freeze some coffee to give my iced latte a stronger flavor.
Whipped cream, cinnamon powder (optional for the topping)
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Steps to Make Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte
For more detail, visit the complete recipe at the bottom of this post, but here are general steps.
Step 1. Brew your coffee. You need ½ cup of coffee. Brew it in your coffee maker, or use a French press, Moka pot, espresso maker or Keurig machine. Or just boil a cup of water and toss in 4 teaspoons of instant coffee. Put the coffee in the freezer for 10 minutes to cool.
Step 2. Add to Blender. Add cooled coffee, milk, pumpkin puree, brown sugar, vanilla, pumpkin pie spices, and salt to a blender.
Step 3. Process. Process the iced PSL ingredients for about 30 seconds. Taste and adjust with sugar and spice if needed.
Step 4. Pour. Pour your delicious PSL over ice. Optional, add whipped cream and dust with cinnamon.
Barista tip: You can blend up all ingredients at once, or blend everything but the coffee, and pour the pumpkin milk mixture into the coffee for a marble effect.
Recipe Tips
1. This iced pumpkin latte recipe makes a 10-to-12-ounce iced pumpkin spice latte, about the same size as a "tall" Starbucks drink.
Storage & Make Ahead
Storage. Store leftovers refrigerated for 2 days. For long term storage, pour in ice cube trays, then store cubes in freezer bags for up to 3 months.
Make ahead. Make multiple batches and store refrigerated in jars for two days, or freeze as ice cubes for up to three months.
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FAQS
Yes, Starbucks sells their pumpkin spice latte with steamed milk, hot, iced or blended. My recipe is a copycat of their iced PSL.
Yes, the iced pumpkin spice latte can have a strong espresso, or even a decaffeinated instant brew.
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📖 Recipe
Starbucks Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte
Equipment
- 1 12-ounce glass
- blender or food processsor or jar with lid
Ingredients
- ½ cup brewed coffee instant or brewed, decaf or not
- ¾ cup milk
- 3 tablespoon pumpkin purée canned
- 2 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- pinch of salt
- ice cubes
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Instructions
- Make Coffee. You need ½ cup of coffee. Brew it in your coffee maker, or use instant. Just boil a cup of water and toss in 4 teaspoons of instant coffee. Put the coffee in the freezer for 10 minutes to cool.
- Add cooled coffee, milk, pumpkin puree, brown sugar, vanilla, pumpkin pie spice, and salt to a blender.½ cup brewed coffee, ¾ cup milk, 3 tablespoon pumpkin purée, 2 teaspoon brown sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, pinch of salt
- Blend your latte. Blend for 30 seconds or until smooth.
- Fill a tall glass with regular ice cubes or coffee ice cubes. Pour blended pumpkin spice latte over ice.ice cubes
- Top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of pumpkin spice or cinnamon. Enjoy!
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