Don't spend all your money on drive-through pumpkin spice lattes and drinks. Here's how to make pumpkin spice coffee syrup at home: - easy, fast, and perfect for your coffees, lattes and tea.
½teaspoonnutmeg - freshly grated is best if you have it
Instructions
Combine the sugar and water in a medium saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring frequently to dissolve sugar.
Whisk in the spices. Reduce the heat slightly and simmer the mixture for 3 minutes. Remove the pan from heat.
Strain the syrup by pouring it through a cheesecloth-lined funnel into a glass mason jar. Allow the syrup to cool completely.
Keep the syrup covered and refrigerated for up to 3 weeks.
Makes about 1¼ cups of Pumpkin Spice Syrup. Since a typical pump of syrup at Starbucks is a ½-tablespoon, that means this recipe gives you about 40 pumps!
Use this syrup in your favorite hot drinks, like coffee, tea, lattes, and cocoa. Add just enough Pumpkin Spice Syrup to suit your sweet tooth.
Notes
FAQsDoes pumpkin spice syrup need to be refrigerated? Yes, as with other simple syrups it's best to store it in the fridge to make it last longer and stay fresh.Does this syrup contain pumpkin? Nope! Just the yummy spices that really define that classic pumpkin spice flavor.How many pumps of pumpkin spice syrup does Starbucks use? A grande-sized drink gets three pumps of pumpkin spice syrup, and each pump is about a ½-tablespoon. Play around with the amount to find what you like best in your drinks. (And no upcharge for extra pumps!)Ways to use your Pumpkin Spice Syrup
In your coffee, of course! Add it to other coffee drinks too, like lattes, cappuccinos, iced coffee, and cold brew.
Use it in other drinks like hot or cold tea, hot chocolate, and milkshakes.
Add a pumpkin spice twist to your favorite cocktails like an Old Fashioned, Mudslide, and White Russians. Or make up your own cocktail concoction.
Add a drizzle to desserts like ice cream, pie, a slice of cake, or over fresh fruit.
Drizzle the syrup over breakfast treats like pancakes, waffles, French toast, and overnight oats.
Notes
Straining the syrup removes the spice solids so that they don't end up muddying your drinks. But don't worry: the pumpkin spice flavor is there and it is vibrant!
Use this syrup in your favorite hot drinks, like coffee, tea, lattes, and cocoa. Add just enough Pumpkin Spice Syrup to suit your sweet tooth.