Pumpkin Spice Latte (Hot N Cold)

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Ingredients

1 cup milk (or half and half)*
2 tablespoons pumpkin
3 tablespoons sugar (or use appropriate amount of sugar substitute)
1 tablespoon vanilla (yes, 1 tbsp not tsp)
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
2 cups shots espresso or ¼- ½ really strong coffee*
whipped cream or cool whip (optional)

Preparation

1
Place the milk, pumpkin, sugar and spices in a pot and heat until the milk is hot, the pumpkin has melted and the sugar has dissolved.
2
Pour into a blender and blend for a minute or two.
3
Brew espresso or coffee.
4
Pour your espresso/coffee into a tall mug and add the blended mixture.
5
Top with whipped cream or cool whip and some pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, or freshly ground nutmeg.
6
For the cold version:
7
Follow directions above.
8
I used 1/3 cup of strong coffee instead of 1/2 and stuck to 2 tbsp of sugar because I planned to add ice cream for the cold version.
9
Add the espresso/coffee to the blender and blend with the pumpkin mixture.
10
Let it sit and reach room temperature.
11
Keep in the fridge for a few hours to cool.
12
Add 2-4 scoops of vanilla bean ice cream.
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Add 1-2 cups of ice.
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Blend until smooth.
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Yield:

6

Added:

Monday, October 4, 2010 - 8:30pm

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