If you love all things the pumpkin drinks at Starbucks, you have to try this recipe for your own homemade pumpkin spice sauce! With just 4 ingredients and a whisk (no stovetop needed!), it's perfect for homemade lattes, cold coffee drinks or even on top of pancakes or waffles!
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Why I Love This Pumpkin Spice Sauce
- Minimal ingredients: this easy recipe is made with just 4 simple ingredients including actual pumpkin puree vs. extracts (you'll find all real ingredients in this recipe!).
- No cooking required: all you have to do is whisk the ingredients together! No heat or mixer necessary!
- Enjoy any time of year: now you can enjoy this Starbucks pumpkin sauce but want it more than just two months a year!
Ingredient Notes & Substitutions
- Sweetened condensed milk: the main ingredient that provides a rich, smooth, sweet base for the pumpkin sauce. Make sure you're using condensed milk not evaporated milk.
- Pumpkin: make sure to use real pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling). You'll also want to use a paper towel to squeeze the excess water out so it doesn't make your pumpkin sauce watery.
- Spices: grab some cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice. You can use store-bought or homemade pumpkin pie spice if you have some on hand.
- Vanilla extract: helps balance the flavors of our pumpkin sauce
How to Make Homemade Pumpkin Spice Sauce
Step 1: Blot Pumpkin
Fold a few layers of paper towels together, then squeeze the pumpkin puree (½ cup) between the layers until most of the moisture is soaked up.
Step 2: Mix together
- Whisk together the sweetened condensed milk (14 ounce can), blotted pumpkin puree, cinnamon (1 teaspoon), pumpkin pie spice (1 teaspoon) and vanilla extract (½ teaspoon).
- Store in airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
Tips & Variations
- Note: Use this easy copycat recipe in my iced pumpkin chai latte, pumpkin cream cold brew or just regular coffee.
- Adjust spices to your preference. Add more or less cinnamon to your preference, same with the pumpkin pie spice.
- If you don't have pumpkin pie spice you can mix ¾ teaspoon cinnamon and ¼ teaspoon ginger, allspice, cloves or nutmeg - whatever you have on hand!
More Ways To Use This Sweet Pumpkin Spice Sauce
This pumpkin sauce can be used for hot coffee, cold coffee, classic espresso drinks, frappuccinos, chai lattes, etc. The limit does not exist!
In addition to making your own at-home pumpkin spice lattes, you can use this homemade pumpkin syrup as a delicious topping for vanilla ice cream, funnel cakes, oatmeal, waffles, pancakes, or french toast! You can even add it to icing for cookies or in place of maple syrup for the fall season!
You can also add to warm milk or hot chocolate for a delicious warm drink for the kids (or adults too!)
Storage & Freezing
You can make the pumpkin sauce in advance and store in the fridge for up to 1 month.
Frequently Asked Questions:
This pumpkin sauce recipe makes roughly 36 tablespoons each. That will make 9 pumpkin cream cold brews or iced pumpkin cream chai lattes.
I have not personally tested it but you could try using condensed oat milk or coconut milk to make this a dairy-free pumpkin spice sauce. If you give it a shot, be sure to report back!
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Pumpkin Spice Sauce
Ingredients
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Instructions
- Make Pumpkin Sauce: Fold a few layers of paper towels together, then squeeze the ½ cup canned pumpkin between the layers until most of the moisture is soaked up.
- Whisk together the 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk, ½ cup canned pumpkin (with water squeezed out), 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract.
- Store pumpkin sauce an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 month.