Healthy Pumpkin Spice Latte, Hygge in a Cup
From-Scratch Healthy Pumpkin Spice Latte: Better than the Coffee Shop
This latte takes only minutes to make; you don’t even have to leave the house! It is a perfect drink all by itself or with a fluffy sourdough pumpkin cinnamon roll. If you have a few minutes, treat yourself to this seasonal latte and a good book!
There are a few reasons to wrap your hands around a latte you made at home…
- The perfect touch of fall
- Full of real food ingredients
- Hygge in a mug
- No need to leave the house
- It saves a pretty penny
- Simply delicious!
Healthy Pumpkin Spice Latte
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Yield 2 servings
Sweet and creamy with just the perfect balance of spices, this healthy pumpkin spice latte made with real pumpkin is just waiting to warm you on a crisp autumn day.
Ingredients
- 3 cups raw milk, or milk of choice
- 1/2 cup espresso or strong coffee
- 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 4 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon Ceylon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg (freshly grated is best)
- 1/8 teaspoon allspice
- 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
- pinch of unrefined salt
Instructions
- Heat the milk in a saucepot over low-medium heat, stirring occasionally. If you are using raw milk you want to keep the temperature no higher than 110 F. Otherwise the health benefits will be depleted.
- In a small bowl, mix the pumpkin puree, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and salt.
- Once the milk had warm whisk in the pumpkin mixture. Whisk until smooth.
- Pour into two mugs and top with whipped cream and caramel sauce if desired.
Courses Beverages
(Original Recipe from November 2011)
Rachel @ Mason Jar Values
Yum yum yum! I’ll be making this in the morning for a friend I’m working in the nursery with at church. She LOVES pumpkin spice lattes but is definitely wary of all the chemicals. 🙂
April @ The 21st Century Housewife
Your Pumpkin Pie Latte sounds fabulous, and I like how nutritious it is with the actual pumpkin in it. The spices you have used sound delicious too. This is a perfect healthy autumn drink!
Anonymous
I just made this latte on a chilly Colorado afternoon…OMG, it is FABULOUS! I did double the coffee cause I was afraid it wouldn’t taste much like coffee with only 1/4 cup, and I did increase the pumpkin by a tablespoon. It is smooth, creamy and delish! It didn’t look anything like the picture though (not foamy), cause the spices floated around sticking together, but the taste totally made up for it! This will become a regular in our home!
Katie
Jill, thank you!!
Carol, I hope you try it!
Blessings,
Katie
Jill@ RealFoodForager.com
This great post is featured at Sunday Snippets this week! Thanks for sharing! Come and check it out!
http://realfoodforager.com/2011/12/sunday-snippets-december-11-2011/
Jill@ RealFoodForager.com
Thanks for linking your great post to FAT TUESDAY. This looks delish!! Hope to see you next week!
Be sure to visit RealFoodForager.com on Sunday for Sunday Snippets – your post from Fat Tuesday may be featured there!
http://realfoodforager.com/2011/12/fat-tuesday-december-6-2011/
Carol@easytobeglutenfree
This sounds fantastic!