Pumpkin spice season is upon us! Making your own pumpkin spice latte is as simple as whipping up a batch of this delicious homemade pumpkin spice syrup and putting the coffee on to brew. It has all the comforting flavours of pumpkin pie filling, only takes a handful of minutes to prepare and is easy on the budget too!
Put all of the ingredients into a medium saucepan over a medium high heat, stirring occasionally until the mixture starts to bubble, then reduce to a medium heat.
1 cup water, 1 cup brown sugar, ½ cup pumpkin puree, ¾ teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon ginger, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract, 3 cloves
Continue simmering while stirring regularly for around 5 minutes, until the syrup has just started to thicken. Remove from the heat and leave to cool a little.
Optionally pass the mixture through a fine mesh strainer or sieve into a mason jar. Alternatively directly pour into the jar without sieving, but after removing the cloves.
Add 2-3 tablespoons of the syrup to coffee and hot milk to make the perfect pumpkin spice lattes.