Pumpkin Spice Latte
By: Helen Pitlick
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 3:32pm

Ingredients




1/4 cup (1-2 shots) espresso or ½ cup strong brewed coffee
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon canned pumpkin
1 teaspoon Pumpkin Spice Syrup
pumpkin pie spice, nutmeg, or cinnamon (optional)
Whipped cream (optional)

Preparation

1 Without an espresso machine: In a small saucepan over medium heat, stir pumpkin puree into milk. Add the syrup. Heat until steaming, stirring constantly. Do not burn. 2 Transfer milk mixture to a blender and whip for 20 seconds, until foaming. Pour into a tall mug and pour coffee over the top. Top with Whipped cream (optional) and dust with ground pumpkin pie spice or nutmeg. 3 With an espresso machine: Pour syrup into a medium mug and pull the shots. Steam the milk. Add shots to syrup, and then add the steamed milk. Top with Whipped cream (optional) and dust with nutmeg.

About


Love Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes and want to make them yourself? Try this. If you do not have Pumpkin Syrup, use 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg, 1/8 tsp ground cloves, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, and plain sugar to taste. From Coffee Sage (www.coffeesage.com)