5-Minute Homemade Pumpkin Spice Syrup
When the weather turns crisp (or even before for the pumpkin passionate of you) this cozy homemade pumpkin spice syrup recipe is a must! Easy to make, this pumpkin spice coffee syrup can be made with just three ingredients (no artificial flavors needed) and used in a variety of ways – far beyond coffee drinks.
Making your own pumpkin spice sauce at home is surprisingly easy and has the best flavor that’s delicious in a copycat Starbucks psl latte of course, and also delicious in pumpkin cold foam if you want fall vibes but don’t have the fall weather to go along with it. Pair with mini pumpkin muffins for the perfect morning treat.
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
What You’ll Love About Pumpkin Spice Syrup
- Delicious cozy flavors
- Warming spices
- So many ways to use it
- Easy recipe
- Made with just 4 simple ingredients
- Takes about 5 minutes active time
- Made with real pumpkin puree
Ingredients
- Brown sugar – I recommend brown sugar (dark or light brown sugar will work fine) for this pumpkin spice syrup for coffee as it adds a layer of rich and caramely flavor, but you could also use white granulated sugar or coconut sugar if you prefer. Both will work. You could also use a granulated sugar alternative.
- Water – This is the base of the simple syrup mixture.
- Pumpkin – We’re using canned 100% pumpkin. Pumpkin pie mix could be used, but you would need to adjust the amount of sugar, so I would recommend pure pumpkin.
- Vanilla – This enhances the sweet flavors in the syrup. You can use vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste, which is what I recommend in the sweet cream cold foam.
- Pumpkin pie spice – This blend of warm fall spices includes cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves. I use a premade mix to keep it easy, but you can easily make your own blend as well.
How to Make Pumpkin Spice Simple Syrup
This is an overview on how to make pumpkin spice syrup, the detailed instructions can be found below in the recipe card.
FAQs
Can I just buy pumpkin spice coffee syrup?
Of course! It’s quite easy to find coffee syrups – Torani pumpkin spice syrup is a popular one that is used in many coffee shops, will last a long time, and comes with a handy pump. Monin is another popular brand that has a pumpkin spice syrup.
What is Starbucks pumpkin spice syrup made of?
Here are the ingredients right from the Starbucks website:
Sugar, condensed skim milk, pumpkin puree, contains 2% or less of fruit and vegetable juice for color, natural flavors, annatto, salt, potassium sorbate.
How much sugar is in this pumpkin spice coffee syrup?
The full nutrition stats can be found below the recipe card, but this syrup has about 13 grams sugar per 2 tablespoons. For a comparison, the Starbucks pumpkin syrup has about 20-26 grams sugar per 2 tablespoons or two pumps – this is a rough estimate, it’s hard to find the exact stats so I did my best.
Storage Instructions
Store pumpkin spice syrup in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
How to Use Pumpkin Spice Syrup
There are so many delicious ways to use this homemade pumpkin spice syrup!
- Pumpkin cold foam over cold brew
- Iced pumpkin spice latte
- Stirred into a classic latte (or cappuccino) for a pumpkin latte at home (top with whipped cream and garnish with cinnamon sticks)
- Stirred into hot tea or apple cider
- Use in place of the brown sugar in a brown sugar shaken espresso
- Drizzled over pancakes, French toast, or waffles
- Drizzled over yogurt or ice cream
More Coffee Recipes
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Homemade Pumpkin Spice Syrup
- Prep Time: 0 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 2 cups 1x
- Category: Drink
Description
When the weather turns crisp, this cozy homemade pumpkin spice syrup recipe is a must for coffee and more! Made with just 3 ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. pumpkin spice (more if you like a stronger spice flavor)
Instructions
- Bring sugar, water, and pumpkin puree to a boil in a small saucepan. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and pumpkin pie spice, and let cool before transferring to a glass jar.
- Store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
- Stir before using.
Notes
- Each serving size is 2 tablespoons, there are about 16 servings
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For an average 8 oz. drink, you’ll want to start with a tablespoon of syrup (or two if you like a sweeter drink with more pumpkin flavor) and then adjust accordingly
Food styling and photography by Loren Runion.
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