I was ready for a nice coffee break last weekend and decided to treat myself to a Pumpkin Pie Latte. No, I didn’t go to a coffee shop for my latte—I made it right at home, and it was really good! I substituted honey for sugar and made it slightly differently from the original recipe. If you’ve always wanted to try making your own coffee-shop style coffee drink, you’ll need to try this, especially if you are fond of pumpkin-flavored things!
This Pumpkin Pie Latte has a light, sweet-and-spicy, creamy pumpkin flavor—not overly-sweet or spicy, but just right. I made mine with skim milk, but if you want yours a little richer you can use whole milk. This recipe makes one serving—to make more, just multiply the ingredients by the number of servings you want to make!
Pumpkin Pie Latte
PUMPKIN PIE LATTE by NancyC, adapted from Taste of Home
Makes 1 serving
- 1 cup milk
- 1 Tablespoon canned pumpkin puree
- 1 Tablespoon honey
- 1 Tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (or substitute ground cinnamon)
- 1/4 cup hot brewed Easy Espresso (see recipe below; you can use 1/3 cup if you want a stronger coffee flavor)
- Whipped cream and pumpkin pie spice (or ground cinnamon) for garnish
EASY ESPRESSO (makes enough espresso for 2 lattes)
- 1/4 cup ground coffee
- 3/4 cup cold water
Place ground coffee in the filter of a drip coffeemaker. Add water; brew according to manufacturer’s instructions.
In a small saucepan, combine milk and pumpkin puree. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until steaming (about 3 minutes; do not let the mixture boil). Stir in the honey, vanilla, and pumpkin pie spice, continuing to heat for another minute. Remove from heat and transfer to a blender; cover tightly and blend for 15 seconds or until foamy (If you’re making multiple servings, I recommend just filling the blender no more than half full so the hot pumpkin mixture won’t overflow while blending—you may need to blend several different batches).
Pour espresso into a mug and add the foamy pumpkin/milk mixture. Garnish with whipped cream and a sprinkling of pumpkin pie spice.
Recipe from NancyC | nancy-c.com
I’m no expert at making fancy coffee drinks, so I was so pleased that this latte turned out well! Do you have a favorite special coffee drink you like making?
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Your latte looks so yummy, it’s the joyful spirit of autumn in a mug 🙂
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That’s such a great way to describe it! 🙂
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🙂
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Yum! This is exactly what I need! Thank you for sharing your delicious coffee treat with us at Fiesta Friday!
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I was drawn to your photo because it looked delicious. Then I read pumpkin and my heart sunk, I don’t like pumpkin, luckily many do. lol. Thank you for sharing
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Maybe you could substitute some mashed sweet potato instead of pumpkin puree in this! Just a thought! 🙂
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Your pumpkin pie latte looks amazing. Congratulations, you are being featured on Thursday Favorite Things – Thanksgiving Roundup.
https://www.eclecticredbarn.com/2019/11/thursday-favorite-things_20.html
Hugs,
Bev
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That’s wonderful!!! Thanks so much, Beverly! 🙂
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This sounds delicious! I didn’t realize you could make espresso with a drip coffee filter! I have one of those and I will give this recipe a try!
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Hope you like the Latte, Cindy, and have a great weekend! 🙂
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