Pumpkin Spice Lattes arriving at coffee shops beckons images of Fall and the cooler weather to come.
Before you grab your first of the season, checkout the ingredients of this now iconic drink.
The Food Babe tracked down the ingredients in Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Sauce. If you are not familiar with her, she is a great resource for finding out what’s really in the food you are consuming and how it may be affecting your health.
This is the list of ingredients for Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Flavored Sauce:
Sugar, condensed nonfat milk, high fructose corn syrup, sweetened condensed nonfat milk, annatto color, natural & artificial flavors, caramel color (really not good), salt & potassium sorbate.
Quite the cocktail - used in both the hot and cold versions.
Now rather than pay $5 for this, you can make a healthier version at home for a lot less.
Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe
- 4 oz. of very strong coffee (Java Planet Pumpkin Spice Coffee)
- 3/4 cup of milk of choice
- 3 TBS organic pumpkin puree
- 2 TBS of real maple syrup (or to taste)
- If not using Pumpkin Spice Coffee - 1/8 tsp. of pumpkin pie spice (cinnamon, ginger, clove, nutmeg, cardamom)
- 1/8 tsp. of vanilla extract
Mix the coffee with pumpkin, vanilla extract, maple syrup and spice (as needed).
Froth your milk, pour and spoon foam on top. Sprinkle cinnamon or pumpkin spice as desired.
Pumpkin Spice Cold Brew:
1 cup coarse ground coffee (Java Planet Pumpkin Spice)
4 cups filtered water
If you do not have our Pumpkin Spice coffee, add 1 tsp pumpkin spice to the grounds before pouring in the water.
Put coffee & water in a jar, french press or coldbrew maker for 12-24 hours. Strain grounds.
Pumpkin Spice Cold Foam
- 1 cup almond milk
- 2 tbs pumpkin puree
- 2 tbs maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp pumpkin spice (or more if that’s your thing!)
- 2 cups cold brew coffee
Blend all the ingredients except the coldbrew in a blender or milk frother.
Pour 2 cups cold brew over ice and top with ½ cup of coldfoam
Sprinkle cinnamon or pumpkin spice as desired.
What is in OUR Pumpkin Spice?
We start with 100% organic certified specialty grade arabica beans.
The Pumpkin Spice flavoring oils contain organic cane alcohol, organic glycerin, and organic spice oils of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice and DOES NOT contain any artificial or synthetic additives.
