homemade pumpkin spice latte.

I promise you, I really do know how to follow a recipe -- you wouldn't know it from my recipe posts though. I had been really been wanting to try a pumpkin spice latte, so I tried one at Starbucks. Delicious. When trying to re-create one, I decided to go without an exact recipe (scary, right?). I did, however, take two recipes (here and here) and based off of them what I would need for ingredients and such.

So, would you like to try out my version of a pumpkin spice latte? It's really very good. And very simple. Here's a step-by-step recipe...

Mix together 1/2 cup coffee...

1 1/2 cup milk...

1/2 cup half and half -- or if you don't have any on hand, then you can just use 2 cups of milk, instead...

5 heaping tablespoons of canned pumpkin...

2 tablespoons of vanilla, about a tablespoon of brown sugar (this pretty much depends on how sweet you would like it to be) and a large dash of cinnamon in a sauce pan over medium/low heat

Whisk together until well combined and steaming.

Pour mixture into cup and top with Redi-Whip and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Yum.

<< Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte >>

ingredients:

1/2 c. coffee

1 1/2 c. milk

1/2 c. half and half

5 heaping tbsp canned pumpkin

 2 tbsp vanilla extract

brown sugar {to taste}

cinnamon {to taste}

directions:

whisk all ingredients together over medium/low heat,

until well combined and steaming.

pour mixture in cups.

top with Redi-Whip and a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Enjoy!

Happy cooking! 

-haley