Tag: pumpkin spice

Pumpkin Spice Vanilla Latte (Starbucks PSL copycat)

#PSL Season is here!

While everyone else is either gearing up for tailgating or rushing straight to Halloween, the rest of us are welcoming PSL (Pumpkin Spice Latte) Season!  Now is when the weather cools off (a little!) and we shift gears into fall and this delicious blend of spices, sugar and coffee really sets the mood. 

DIY Pumpkin Spice Latte

This easy recipe can be served hot or over ice.  You can also make this a skinny latte by substituting almond milk. What I love the most about this recipe is that I can have one whenever I want!!!

PS:  I know the bracelet doesn’t match my outfit!  It’s part of @Hollyfurtick bracelet challenge where you switch the bracelet to your other wrist every time you are about to complain #mrsbetterhalf

Pumpkin Spice Syrup

Ingredients (makes 1 ½ cups Pumpkin Spice Syrup- enough for 6 lattes)  Will keep in fridge for 1 week

  • 1 cup Torani Vanilla Syrup
  • 4 tbl pumpkin (canned)
  • 1 tsp clove
  • 2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tbl cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground ginger

In a microwave safe bowl- mix all ingredients and microwave for 1 minute.

Latte Ingredients

  • 1 cup whole milk
  • ½ cup strong coffee- hot
  • 4 tbl Pumpkin Spice Syrup
  • Whipped cream
  • Optional:  1 pinch nutmeg or cinnamon

In a microwave safe bowl – microwave milk for 1 minute.  To froth the milk- you can use an electric frother, mix it in a blender, or shake it in a mason jar with tight fitting lide until it doubles in volume.

In a large coffee cup, mix the coffee and syrup.  Pour in the frothed milk, top with whip cream.  Lightly dust the top with nutmeg or cinnamon.  Serve & enjoy!

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DIY Pumpkin Spice Latte- when your town is too small for a Starbucks :)

Pumpkin Spice Latte www.theluckywife.life

Yes, the perils of living in a small country town will at one time or another come with a few drawbacks.  While we don’t have bumper to bumper traffic, we also don’t have a Starbucks.  Well, technically there is a Starbucks in the county, but it is 20 minutes from my house.  So, while I do love coffee, I don’t “drive 40 minutes round trip” love coffee.  AND Starbucks won’t debut their PSL until later this month anyway and I want one NOW.  Which brings me to today’s recipe, DIY Pumpkin Spice Latte.

DIY Pumpkin Spice Latte by Melanie Knight

  • 1/2 cup strong brewed coffee (I used Eight O’clock coffee- very smooth)
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 tsp Watkins Pumpkin Spice Extract
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1tbl brown sugar (I used demerara- but regular brown sugar will do)
  • whip cream (from a can, not cool whip)
  • sprinkle of nutmeg

For the frothy milk:  heat the milk in a small sauce pot over medium heat.  Use an electric hand mixer to froth the milk as it heats.  It will get foamy and light.  Be careful not to let the milk burn.  Once the milk is warm and frothy, remove from heat.  Alt- you can also froth the milk with a whisk or shake in a protein shaker until frothy- be careful since the milk will be hot.

Assembly- Adjust depending on the size of your coffee cup:  Fill the cup 1/3 of the way with coffee.  Stir in the brown sugar until dissolved, then add the pumpkin spice & vanilla.  Next, pour in the frothed milk until 1/2 inch from the top of the cup.  Scoop up the froth from the frothed milk in the saucepan and spoon it on top of your latte.  Top off the latte with whip cream and a sprinkle of nutmeg.

Enjoy!