A HEALTHY HOMEMADE PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE
The other day I was downtown running some errands and I stopped by Starbucks to get the first PSL of the fall this year. I remember not being a huge fan because of the amount of sugar content and well, because the taste of cinnamon was overpowering. I never felt the taste of pumpkin spice in the Starbucks PSL, however I liked it. I love cinnamon and I like lattes and cappuccinos (otherwise I am not a coffee drinker, nor lover).
But yesterday I had some free time in between studying Finnish and decided to make the real deal and show it to you here. It's just like having a bite of the pumpkin pie!
Now, making the syrup is the most important thing in the PSL. The other thing is just doing a regular shot of espresso or your favorite cappuccino without sweeteners.
For the Pumpkin Pie Spices (Add to a small container and mix all together - voilà !):
☂ 3-4 teaspoons of ground cinnamon (depends how much you love it)
☂ 2 teaspoons of ground ginger
☂ 2 teaspoons of ground nutmeg
☂ 1,5 teaspoons of ground allspice
☂ 1,5 teaspoons of ground cloves
☂ 1/2 teaspoon of ground cardamom
For the Pumpkin Spice Syrup (add these to a small saucepan, whisk them together over medium high heat until it thickens a little for around 5 minutes, reduce heat and whisk for other 3 minutes, retire from stove, place in sealed jar. You can keep this mix in the fridge for a month):
☂ 1 cup of water
☂ 133 g brown cane sugar (2/3 cups)
☂ 1/3 cup of pumpkin puree (bites of pumpkin blended well)
☂ 1 tablespoon of the previous Pumpkin Pie Spices
☂ 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
For the final latte/cappuccino:
☂ 3 tablespoons of hot espresso
☂ rest of warm milk
☂ 3 tablespoons of the Pumpkin Spice Syrup
☂ whipped cream as topping (optional - but the Starbucks PSL has it!)
☂ a pinch of Pumpkin Pie Spices to sprinkle over the whipped cream
1. Add the hot espresso, the milk, the Pumpkin Spice Syrup, top with whipped cream if you wish and sprinkle some Pumpkin Pie Spices on top.
Enjoy!
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