Healthy Pumpkin Spice Latte

Make your own pumpkin spice latte at home with all the original Starbucks coffee flavor but in a healthier version with unsweetened vanilla almond milk, real pumpkin puree, and natural sugar.

>> Pair your latte with one of my chocolate chip cappuccino muffins with coffee glaze.

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Calling all coffee enthusiasts to enjoy a healthy homemade pumpkin spice latte that officially opens the autumn season and gets you ready for winter.

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• What is PSL?
• Why you'll love this recipe?
• More Healthy Latte Recipes
• Ingredients you need for this recipe
• How to Make Low-Calorie Healthier Pumpkin Spice Latte
• Recipe Variations and Tips
• More Pumpkin recipes
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• Healthy Pumpkin spice latte

What is PSL?

For those who are new to PSL (pumpkin spice latte), it is a spicy latte made from pumpkin or other squash puree mixed with homemade pumpkin pie spice mix such as cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves and served hot with a strong brewed coffee and milk.

The pumpkin spice latte also contains a shot of strong espresso perfect for getting your caffeine fix and can also be made into an iced pumpkin spice latte perfect for chilling out on a hot day.

Why you'll love this recipe?

• A healthier pumpkin spice latte recipe for a guilt-free treat: no refined sugar (maple syrup), unsweetened almond milk, homemade pumpkin purée and all low in calories.
• Super-easy to make at home, and you can make as much as you like with my refrigerated mix.
• Much cheaper than the Starbucks pumpkin spice latte version, with its unnatural composition, and is often prepared with pumpkin syrups and far too much sugar.

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Ingredients you need for this recipe

• Squash: Preferably homemade pumpkin puree, you can also use frozen pumpkin or canned pumpkin puree with no sugar, no canned pumpkin pie filling, which usually contains lot of sugar.
• Spices: A mixture of pumpkin spice made up of cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and 4 seasons spices.
• Sugar: For this healthy version I use maple syrup which you can replace with honey or other unrefined sugar like coconut sugar or or agave syrup.
• Vanilla: Perfect for flavoring the latte, use pure vanilla extract.
• Coffee: preferably a strong espresso made with coffee beans or brewed filter coffee, you can also make this latte with a cold brew. I use my espresso machine most of the time, so take very strong coffee so you can feel it in the beverage, which is quite diluted with milk.
• Milk: A neutral non-dairy milk like my homemade almond milk recipe or oat milk, soy milk, or coconut milk. (If you prefer to use dairy milk then take the 2% fat).

⚠️ You will find the quantities and complete instructions in the recipe card further down this page.

How to Make Low-Calorie Healthier Pumpkin Spice Latte

Pumpkin spice puree

• Place the mashed squash in a bowl with the spice mixture, maple syrup and vanilla extract.
• Stir with a teaspoon until smooth.

Tip: You can blend the pumpkin spice syrup mixture with a blender for a smoother preparation.

Add espresso

• Add brewed black coffee or made with an espresso machine into the pumpkin mixture.
• Blend until you have a liquid mixture.

Tip: You can make the pumpkin spice sauce in large batches and store it in a jar with a lid in the fridge so you always have some on hand.

Make the pumpkin spiced milk

1. Pour the pumpkin spice mixture into a large mug or tall glass.
2. Then add the hot almond milk to the pumpkin spice coffee.
3. Stir with a tablespoon to make a smooth drink.
4. Add a little homemade whipped cream on top of the pumpkin spice latte, sprinkle a little ground cinnamon and serve hot with a few cookies.

Tip: Froth the milk for a creamy drink by using an electric milk frother or the steam nozzle of your coffee machine.

Recipe Variations and Tips

Pumpkin spice chai latte: Replace coffee with black tea to make a pumpkin spice chai tea latte recipe like in my vanilla chai latte recipe.

Mocha Pumpkin spice latte: Simply add unsweetened cocoa powder to your drink like in my Iced Mocha latte.

Col or Iced pumpkin spice latte: Serve simply with cold ingredients or add ice cubes to make an icy version.

Vegan option: To make a vegan pumpkin spice latte keep the dairy-free milk, maple syrup no honey, and use coconut cream to make the whipped topping.

Storage: Pumpkin spice sauce can be stored in the fridge for around 2 days if you want to make a large batch for your morning coffee drinks.

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