Description
Enjoy the cozy warmth of this homemade pumpkin spice coffee latte filled with fall aromas and balanced flavors. Perfect for autumn drinks lovers, it captures the pumpkin latte aesthetic and makes skipping the coffee shop line easy and delicious.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 shots espresso or substitute 1/2 cup strong brewed coffee
- 1 cup milk of choice oat milk froths beautifully
- 3 tablespoons pumpkin puree not pumpkin pie filling
- 1–2 tablespoons maple syrup for natural sweetness
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Whipped cream for topping optional
- Extra cinnamon or pumpkin spice for dusting optional
Instructions
- Pour milk into a small pot and heat over medium-low heat until hot and almost simmering about 3-4 minutes.
- Make your espresso and pour it into a large mug or mason jar.
- Add pumpkin puree maple syrup pumpkin pie spice and vanilla extract to the espresso.
- Stir vigorously until everything combines smoothly with no lumps.
- Use a milk frother to froth your heated milk for about 30 seconds until foamy and doubled in volume.
- Pour the frothed milk into your mug over the pumpkin espresso mixture reserving the extra foam.
- Spoon the reserved foam on top for café presentation.
- Add whipped cream if desired and sprinkle with extra pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon.
Notes
- Fresh is best – enjoy immediately while foam is perfect
- You can prepare the pumpkin spice mixture without milk up to 2 days ahead
- Oat milk creates the most café-like foam but whole dairy milk works wonderfully too
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Boissons
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Américaine
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 latte
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 25mg