Pumpkin Spice Simple Syrup (for Coffee, Drinks and Cocktails)

Skip the coffee shop and make your own Pumpkin Spice Simple Syrup at home! Made with real pumpkin puree, brown sugar, cinnamon and warm fall spices, this homemade syrup adds cozy pumpkin flavor to everything from coffee and lattes to cocktails and desserts. It comes together in just a few minutes and is an easy way to make your favorite fall drinks at home.

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This homemade pumpkin spice syrup is an easy way to bring your favorite fall flavors to your kitchen. Made with real pumpkin puree, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves, it has plenty of warm pumpkin spice flavor without artificial flavors. It’s also a great way to use up leftover pumpkin puree from your favorite fall baking recipes.

Making a homemade pumpkin spice latte is simple. Add a spoonful of pumpkin spice syrup to your favorite coffee or espresso, then stir in milk or your favorite non-dairy milk. It’s an easy way to make a coffee-shop-style pumpkin spice latte at home without the daily coffee shop price tag. If you want to have a fall flavored creamer instead take a look at my Pumpkin Spice Creamer recipe!

Making your own syrup is incredibly easy with a much better flavor that store-bought syrups. You can make a variety of flavors including Apple Brown Sugar Syrup, Vanilla Simple Syrup, Lavender Simple Syrup, Cranberry Simple Syrup, Cinnamon Simple Syrup, Honey Ginger Simple Syrup and Rosemary Simple Syrup.

How to Use Pumpkin Spice Syrup

You can use this pumpkin spice syrup anywhere you’d like to add a bit of sweetness and fall flavor. 

• Pumpkin spice lattes: Add it to coffee or espresso with steamed milk for an easy homemade PSL.
• Coffee: Stir it into hot or iced coffee for an instant fall flavor boost.
• Tea: Add it to chai, black tea, iced tea or a London fog.
• Cocktails and mocktails: Use it to add pumpkin spice flavor to your favorite fall drinks.
• Breakfast: Drizzle it over oatmeal, pancakes, waffles(like my Pumpkin Pecan Waffles) or french toast.
• Desserts: Spoon it over vanilla ice cream or use it to brush cake layers for extra moisture and flavor.

Ingredients

• Water
• Brown sugar
• Pumpkin puree
• Vanilla extract
• Ground cinnamon
• Ground nutmeg
• Ground ginger
• Ground cloves

Equipment

• Small saucepan
• Small fine mesh strainer
• Small simple syrup bottle, tulip jars, or mason jars

Cooking Tips and Variations

• Use 1.5 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice in place of the cinnamon,nutmeg, ginger and cloves
• Don’t use pumpkin pie filling in place of pumpkin puree. Pumpkin pie filling contains additional sweeteners and spices and will change the flavor and consistency of the syrup.
• Substitute almond extract for the vanilla extract for a slightly different flavor
• Feel free to use either canned pumpkin or make your own pumpkin puree from scratch

How to Make Pumpkin Spice Simple Syrup

• Combine the ingredients. Add the water, brown sugar, pumpkin puree, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves to a small saucepan. Whisk until combined.
• Simmer. Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally until the brown sugar has completely dissolved.
• Let it steep. Remove the saucepan from the heat, cover and let the mixture steep for 20 minutes. This gives the spices time to infuse the syrup.
• Strain. Pour the syrup through a fine-mesh strainer into a clean glass jar or bottle, pressing gently on the solids to extract the liquid.
• Cool and store. Let the syrup cool, then refrigerate in an airtight container.

How to Make a Pumpkin Spice Latte

Add 1–2 tablespoons of pumpkin spice simple syrup to 1 cup of hot coffee or 2 shots of espresso. Stir in ½–1 cup of steamed milk or your favorite non-dairy milk and top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon or nutmeg.

Storage

This homemade pumpkin spice syrup can be stored in a glass jar or bottle in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

If you like this Pumpkin Spice Simple Syrup be sure to take a look at some of my other recipes!

French Vanilla Coffee Creamer

Peppermint Mocha Coffee Creamer

Gingerbread Simple Syrup

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