so here we are, smack in the middle of the halloweek! i mean, can you eeeven believe it?! i’ve been trying to get into the season just a smidgey, and something really happy that i’ve done in the last few weeks has been to mix myself up a little batch of pumpkin spice syrup for my coffee!
this is prooobably one of the best decisions i’ve ever made… because as much as i love the ole starbucks PSL, the more i drink it, the more i just kind of don’t always need that overly-sweet fakey syrup taste… and even when i ask for only 1 or 2 pumps of the syrup, it’s kinda not cheap to drop your dough on a mildly flavored coffee just to get that warm seasony feeling! i mean. i still do it every now and then, but how nice is it to have your fall seasony flavor in your own fridge?! [and i know you can get flavored creamers, but ehh, i’m going for as few chemicals as possible here!]
so anyway. i’ve tried some pumpkin spice recipes in the past, but this time i really, really loved how it turned out! i must take very little credit, though, because what i did was based on the incredible talents of the ladies behind three different recipes i came across [this recipe and this recipe and this recipe!]. i just did what was easy for me, and what i ended up with was purely delightful!! so now, i will share!
ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 2 tbsp pumpkin puree
- 1 tsp pumpkin spice
- 1 tsp additional cinnamon
- sweeten to taste with brown sugar [i used coconut sugar!]
directions
just heat it all up in a pot, stirring here and there until it’s all melted and syrupy! then pour it through a strainer and store it in your fridge. and more importantly, pour it in your coffee and bask in the season!!
this made about 8 ounces of syrup for me, and i went through this amount in less than a week, so i really probably should’ve made double the amount. guess i’ll go make some more, huh!
What a perfect idea! Lord knows I should spend less money at Starbucks. Can't wait to try this.
PS!
A couple of weeks ago I took my almost 6 month old to the store to get some kind of sitting up toy, and we saw the princess rolling walker toy that you mentioned here. I rolled her down the aisles in it and she LOVED it! So it came home with us, and she still loves it 🙂 her feet don't reach the ground, but the little toys on it keep her busy, and I can move it from room to room while I'm cleaning or whatever. So thanks for that too! It's great! 🙂
xo
Cassie
Mmm I'm all about adding pumpkin to everything. And I just crave a good pumpkin spice latte as a mid-afternoon pick-me up! Loving this idea and can't wait to try it!
yummy! I love pumpkin!
Hi my name is Laurel and I am a starbucks addict. 🙂 (Well I USED to be. I am much better now at just making coffee at home. I do have a couple coffee related things on my Christmas list this year to make home brewing a bit easier.)
Perfect timing for this post- I need to use up some of the extra pumpkin puree we have. I never thought of making my own syrup- genius.
See, I think I would like this homemade syrup better than the stuff they add at Starbucks. I'll have to try it out!
-Amy
this sounds great – can't wait to try it out!
yum, I'll have to try it out!