Packed with amazing flavors from real pumpkin and beautiful spices - Ceylon cinnamon and ginger, this HEALTHY Pumpkin Spice Latte will bring warmth to your cold Autumn days. It's loaded with flavor, made with all natural stuff and has no refined sugars. Favorite Fall hot drink in a healthier way.
Autumn is the season of colder nights, beautiful natures colors and falling leaves. Also Autumn means the return of everyone's favorite hot drinks - teas, hot chocolates, and of course lattes.
We all love our iced coffee and iced matcha in the summer, but fall and winter belong to the hot, frothy lattes. I just love to sit inside my apartment on a chilly day with a hot beverage in my hands, siping sweet deliciousness and just relax. If you're into coffee drinks, you gonna love this recipe.
One of my favorite hot autumnal flavored drink is Pumpkin Spice Latte. But getting a good Pumpkin Spice Latte is usually limited to few coffee shops or Starbucks (if you're lucky to have one in your town).Since I'm not a fan of overpriced, sugar-loaded drinks - like Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte, I discovered the way to make a pretty decent copycat latte at home.
This homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte tastes SO GOOD, actually BETTER than any coffee shop stuff + it's so much healthier with less calories and much more nutrients. Not to mention it's a lot cheaper too.
Ingredients used
To make this delightful warming and flavorful Pumpkin Spice Latte you don't need a fancy espresso machine, a milk frother, or other fancy toys. It doesn't require any special syrups or store bought stuff. You'll only need a few simple ingredients and just a few minutes of your time. It's a super easy recipe, a no-brainer actually.
- As a base, I used soy milk. This plant-based milk alternative is an excellent source of protein, dietary fiber, and healthy fats. It’s loaded with many vitamins and essential minerals too that promotes good health. + Soy milk is naturally much sweeter than other types of non-dairy milk. Meaning you will add less added sugars in your drinks. + It has higher fat content (similar to cow's 2% milk) so it gives a really nice FOAM. Skim milk or other milk alternatives - like coconut milk won't work well here.
- Homemade pumpkin puree is so rich and naturally sweet + it's LOADED with so many nutrients, like fibers and very potent antioxidants called beta-carotene. Yup! Super POWERFUL!
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Pumpkin Pie Spice mix is so easy to make at home. It's a blend of warm fall spices you likely already have in your cupboard - like Ceylon cinnamon, ginger, allspice, nutmeg and a dash of cloves. You can use it in a multitude of recipes. It also makes the perfect gift for friends and family for Holidays.
- Of course, what you'll also need to make this hot beverage is espresso or coffee. If you don't have an espresso machine - actually you don't even need to have one - just use strongly brewed coffee or coffee powders - like Nescafe espresso instant powder. I really LOVE its strong and flavorful taste. Sometimes I even use decaf. The rule is to use coffee brand you love because this latte is meant for enjoyment.
I topped this latte with foam made from soy milk. I dash it with some pumpkin spices for more flavor, and sprinkled with some honey bee pollen for immunity. Yummilicious and HEALTHY!
To make the foam, you just need a shaker or glass jar with the lid. Or microwave safe bowl if you're gonna use microwave to heat up the milk. Pour the heated soy milk into shaker or jar and shake, shake, shake. Very soon you'll get a wonderful thick foam that's just perfect for your pumpkin spiced drink. Easy!
Since soy milk and pumpkin puree are naturally very sweet, you don't need to add up a lot of added sugars in this latte. I did use a bit of organic honey to sweeten this beauty up. But you can use maple syrup or even date syrup if you want to make it completely vegan.
How to make Pumpkin Spice Latte
- Prepare your favorite coffee.
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Heath the milk in a saucepan. Take ⅓ of the heated milk and pour it into a cup or a jar, reserve it.
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Remove the saucepan from the heat and whisk in the pumpkin puree, pumpkin spice, vanilla, and the coffee into the heated milk. Add honey or maple syrup (if desired). Whisk well using the whisk until mixture is evenly combined.
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Pour the mixture in a cup.
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Take reserved heated milk and make the froth using a handheld milk frother. Alternatively, you can put milk in a shaker or jar with the lid and shake as hard as you can until the milk is frothy around 30 seconds.
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Spoon the foam onto your latte.
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Sprinkle with pumpkin pie spice and bee pollen, if desired.
Pumpkin Spice Latte is more than just some average hot beverage. It's POWERFUL drink loaded with nutrients and healing spices - Ceylon cinnamon and ginger. It's sweet and so tasteful, bursting with amazing Fall flavors, and made completely free from refined sugars with all natural and real ingredients.
I promise once you taste this amazing latte, it will become your fall favorite.
Enjoy!
Pumpkin Spice Latte
Ingredients
- 1 cup soy milk or almond, oat, cashew, or cow's milk
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin puree
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup or honey
- ½ teaspoon pumpkin spice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup coffee or 1 shot of espresso
Instructions
- Prepare your favorite coffee.
- Heath the milk in a saucepan. Take ⅓ of the heated milk and pour it into a cup or a jar, reserve it.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and whisk in the pumpkin puree, pumpkin spice, vanilla, and the coffee into the heated milk. Add honey or maple syrup (if desired). Whisk well using the whisk until mixture is evenly combined.
- Pour the mixture in a cup.
- Take reserved heated milk and make the froth using a handheld milk frother. Alternatively, you can put milk in a shaker or jar with the lid and shake as hard as you can until the milk is frothy around 30 seconds.
- Spoon the foam onto your latte.
- Sprinkle with pumpkin pie spice and bee pollen, if desired.
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Shivani Raja says
Wow this looks so warming Natalie - perfect for this time of year. I couldn’t agree more about taking time to have a hot drink and relax, especially during the colder days!
Danielle says
We have been making our own loads this month. So much cheaper than going to Starbucks!
Farrah says
I love that you made this healthier (and it's so much cheaper too)! I think I have almost everything I need to make it already at home! :]