Pumpkin Spice Recipe

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Whether you’re gearing up for fall baking or want to add seasonal flavor to your morning or afternoon coffee, you’re likely going to need pumpkin spice in your pantry. Making homemade pumpkin spice only takes a few ingredients with spices you may already have in your cupboard. This spice blend has many uses - from flavoring pumpkin pies and pumpkin spice lattes to giving seasonal baked goods their warm, distinct flavor that is undeniably fall.

So, what ingredients are in pumpkin pie spice? Cinnamon, nutmeg, ground ginger, ground allspice, and ground cloves. It’s really that simple! See our recipe below for the measurements of each spice and directions on how to make pumpkin spice. Mix up this blend and keep it in your pantry for all of your fall baking. Or, mix up a few batches and put your homemade pumpkin spice in small jars to give as gifts for the holidays! These are the jars that I used.

Pumpkin Spice Recipe

Ingredients:

• 3 Tbsp. Cinnamon

• 2 Tsp. Nutmeg

• 2 Tsp. Ground Ginger

• 1 Tsp. Ground Allspice

• 1 Tsp. Ground Cloves

Instructions:

1. Measure out each ingredient and add them to a bowl.

2. Thoroughly mix the spices together until they are well blended.

3. Put your pumpkin pie spice in an airtight container and store it in a dry place in your pantry or cupboard.

If you do a lot of fall baking, then feel free to double or triple this pumpkin spice recipe to have enough homemade pumpkin pie spice on hand all season long.

FAQs

• What is pumpkin spice seasoning made of?

  Pumpkin spice is a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, ground ginger, ground allspice, and ground cloves. Wondering about the ratios for how to make pumpkin spice? Check out our recipe above!

• What can you use pumpkin spice for?

  This pumpkin spice recipe can be used to make pumpkin pie, pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin bread, pumpkin pancakes, and other warm seasonal recipes.

• Is pumpkin spice made with real pumpkin?

  The name may be misleading, but pumpkin spice is actually not made with real pumpkin! It’s simply a warm aromatic spice blend but does not contain actual pumpkin itself.