Use this 4 ingredient Pumpkin Spice Latte Syrup to make a delicious and easy pumpkin spice latte. Make your favorite seasonal Starbucks drink at home with this homemade pumpkin spice syrup recipe.
Quick
Minimal prep
You’ll Learn: Whether or not there is pumpkin in it
Worth It: Simple method, great results, no lines
Bonus: Easy to adjust the intensity
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Money saver – Pumpkin spice lattes can add up so quickly, so I love keeping this on hand in the refrigerator.
- Easy delicious coffee – This syrup is so easy to make with simple ingredients, and it will become your favorite coffee treat at home!
- Fall flavors – Nothing says fall like pumpkin spice. It’s like autumn in a cup!
Serving Suggestions
This pumpkin spice syrup is perfect for any coffee drinks, like some cold brew at home. For a decaf option, you could put it in hot chocolate.
Pair your pumpkin spice latte with a fall treat, like this pumpkin banana bread, pumpkin challah french toast, or chocolate chip pumpkin scones. You could also have it with apple cinnamon muffins or an apple tart with caramel drizzle.
You can use this syrup for many things other than just copycat Starbucks pumpkin spice lattes! Warm this syrup up and use it to top waffles, pancakes, oatmeal and other baked goods.
It would be delicious as a replacement for caramel on vanilla bean ice cream.
Why isn’t Their Pumpkin in the syrup?
Okay so I might be wrong, but pumpkin doesn’t really taste like anything. Real pumpkin puree provides a texture rather than pumpkin flavor.
When you think of a classic pumpkin recipe like pumpkin pie, the flavor that you are remembering is pumpkin pie spice. So, for this pumpkin spice latte syrup recipe I didn’t use any pumpkin.
I just used pumpkin pie spice, coconut milk, coconut sugar and a pinch of salt. I promise you won’t miss the pumpkin at all and this will satisfy all of your fall pumpkin spice cravings!
Ingredients
- Coconut cream or coconut milk – I actually like to use light coconut milk to make a thinner syrup
- Coconut sugar – You can sub regular granulated sugar, cane sugar, or light brown sugar for this
- Pumpkin pie spice – this spice will give you the quintessential
- Salt – a bit of salt intensifies and enhances all of the flavors
Ingredient Substitutions
It is possible to use regular dairy milk to make this pumpkin sauce, but in my opinion the consistency and taste achieve by using the coconut milk is much better. This syrup does not taste like coconut once the pumpkin pie spice is mixed in.
If you don’t have pumpkin pie spice, you can make your own with a mixture of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves and allspice. For a bit of vanilla flavor in your pumpkin syrup, you could add a dash of vanilla extract as well.
How to make
Step 1: Combine ingredients
To begin, add the can of coconut milk to a sauce pan. Then, heat the coconut milk over medium heat whisking occasionally until the solids have melted.
Next, add the coconut sugar and pumpkin pie spice to the small saucepan and whisk to combine. Heat over medium-high heat until the mixture comes to a boil.
Step 2: Simmer to thicken
Then, reduce to a simmer. Simmer the mixture uncovered whisking frequently for 15 minutes. The mixture will reduce to a thick syrupy consistency.
Step 3: Stir in a pinch of salt and cool
Next, remove the pot from the heat and whisk in the salt. Then, allow the mixture to cool completely and transfer to airtight container glass jars for storage.
Step 4: Enjoy!
Finally, use one to two tablespoons of the syrup in your favorite fall beverages!
Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe made with Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Syrup
- 1 tbsp pumpkin spice latte syrup
- 1/2 cup milk of choice
- 2 shots of espresso
Add two shots of espresso to a mug. Then, use a milk steamer to froth together the milk and pumpkin spice syrup. Finally, pour the frothed milk over the shots of espresso and enjoy! Add some cinnamon sticks to the mugs to make it even more festive.
I use this frother for my lattes. It has both a cold and hot setting so I can use it for this latte and the cold brew recipe below!
Homemade Pumpkin Spice Cold Foam Cold Brew Recipe
- 2 tbsp pumpkin spice latte syrup
- 1/4 cup milk of choice – I like to use 1 tbsp heavy cream and 3 tbsp half and half
- 1 cup cold brew coffee – I use my homemade cold brew recipe
- Ice
Fill a glass or glass mason jar with ice. Pour cold brew over the ice. Then, add syrup and milk to a milk frother and froth on the cold setting. Finally, pour the cold foam milk over the cold brew. Mix and enjoy!
You can also try this pumpkin spice syrup in a Starbucks iced shaken espresso drink. Just mix some of the syrup in with your espresso prior to shaking it with ice. Top with cold foam and extra pumpkin pie spice.
Storage
Once prepared, allow this syrup to cool completely and then transfer to an air tight container. I like to use a mason jar. Store in the fridge for up to two weeks.
If you make this syrup with self stable coconut milk, you can store it on the counter at room temperature for up to one week.
Check out these other Starbucks holiday coffee syrups!
You can find the full recipe below. If you make this recipe, please rate and review it in the comments, or share it with me on Instagram!
You can find the full recipe below. If you make this recipe, please rate and review it in the comments, or share it with me on Instagram!
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Recipe
Pumpkin Spice Latte Syrup
Ingredients
- 1 can coconut milk 13.5oz – I like to use light coconut milk
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste (optional)
Instructions
- Add the can of coconut milk to a sauce pan
- Heat the coconut milk over medium heat whisking occasionally until the solids have melted
- Add the brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, salt and vanilla to the pot and whisk to combine
- Heat over medium-high heat until the mixture boils
- Reduce to a simmer
- Simmer the mixture uncovered whisking frequently for 15 minutes
- The mixture will reduce to a thick syrupy consistency
- Remove the pot from the heat
- Allow the mixture to cool completely and transfer to an airtight container for storage
- Use 1-2 tbsp of the syrup in your favorite fall beverages!
Recipe Notes
- You can use condensed milk in place of coconut milk but cut the amount of sugar in half to 1/2 cup
Nutrition Information
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