Learn to make a hot Pumpkin Spice Latte in 5 minutes at home with fresh pumpkin puree. High in protein, lower in sugar and no artificial ingredients. Better and cheaper than Starbucks!
The best Starbucks pumpkin spice latte made with fresh pumpkin puree, brown sugar and vanilla instead of a processed syrup. The sweet brown sugar and vanilla dissolves nicely and mimics the syrup Starbucks uses without the unhealthy additives.
This Starbucks pumpkin spice latte recipe has half the calories of the Starbuck's counterpart.
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Ingredients
- Strong coffee. Brew up your favorite flavor coffee in a coffee maker, a pod maker, a French press - you decide! Or use instant coffee or even decaffeinated. You'll only need ½ cup.
- Milk. You'll want one that froths well. Higher fat milk such as coconut, and almond, and cashew milks tend to froth well.
- Pumpkin puree. Canned is best, with only pumpkin in the ingredients. Don't use pumpkin pie filling, it has additional ingredients.
Ingredients for the homemade pumpkin spice syrup
- Brown sugar. To keep it refined sugar free use coconut sugar. Or you can use maple syrup.
- Pumpkin pie spice. Make your own pumpkin pie spice or use a store bought bottle.
- Vanilla + salt. The hefty dose of vanilla mimics coffee shop syrups, and the salt brings out all the flavors.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Substitutions
- With the pumpkin puree. You can use sweet potato puree instead. It will add the creamy texture, and the pumpkin pie spice will carry the pumpkin spicy flavor.
- Brown sugar. Regular brown sugar works and adds a caramel flavor, but coconut sugar also works and keeps the drink refined sugar free. Maple syrup also works.
Steps to Make Hot Pumpkin Spice Latte
For more detail, visit the complete recipe at the bottom of this post, but here are general steps.
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Step 1: Make coffee. Brew your coffee and put it into the mug you want to serve your PSL in. Set aside.
Step 2: Make a homemade pumpkin spice syrup. In a blender jar, make the syrup by blending brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla and salt. Then spoon in the pumpkin puree, add the milk and blend again.
Step 3: Froth pumpkin milk sweetened with the homemade pumpkin spice syrup. Froth the milk, then warm it in the microwave for 30 seconds before adding it hot coffee.
Step 4: Pour the sweetened pumpkin milk mixture into the coffee, stir, then top with whipped cream and dust with cinnamon.
Make Ahead & Storage
- Make ahead in bulk. You can make multiple batches of this pumpkin spice latte recipe and keep it warm in a slow cooker or a pot on the stove, heated occasionally and stirred.
- Storage. You can store your pumpkin latte in the refrigerator for up to 3 days, and warm it in the microwave for up to 1 minute, and 10 second intervals after that. Don't store with whipped cream topping, it will just melt into your coffee. Top freshly with each serving.
FAQS
You can by slightly increasing the pumpkin pie spice, however the drink will be richer with the creamy veggie.
Yes, this homemade pumpkin spice latte has 140 calories and 14 grams of sugar, compared to the 300 calories and 38 grams of sugar in the tall version of a Starbucks pumpkin spice latte.
My PSL tastes like a slice of warm and spicy pumpkin pie with the subtle sweetness from caramel brown sugar, flavorful hot coffee, and a sweet fluffy whipped cream.
More Pumpkin & Starbucks Recipes
Enjoy this Starbucks pumpkin spice latte with my other recipes made with pumpkin puree, including my 15-minute pumpkin sugar cookies.
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📖 Recipe
Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte
Ingredients
for pumpkin spice latte
- ½ cup coffee (brewed or made with instant)
- ¾ cup milk
- 3 tablespoon pumpkin, canned puree
for homemade pumpkin spice syrup
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar or coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- pinch salt
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Instructions
- Make coffee. Brew your coffee and put it into the mug you want to serve your PSL in.
- Make a homemade pumpkin spice syrup. In a blender jar, make the syrup by blending brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla and salt.1 teaspoon brown sugar, 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, 2 teaspoon vanilla, pinch salt
- Make pumpkin milk. Then spoon into the blender jar the pumpkin puree, the milk and blend again.¾ cup milk, 3 tablespoon pumpkin, canned puree
- Froth the pumpkin milk. Froth the pumpkin milk mixture and warm in the microwave for 1 minute.
- Add pumpkin mixture to coffee. Pour into the hot cup of coffee. Froth again or stir.½ cup coffee (brewed or made with instant)
- Top with cream. Spoon some cream on top and sprinkle with spices.
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