I just love this time of year! Autumn is always filled with great memories of my childhood spent in Vermont. We did things like apple picking, hay rides, pumpkin carving etc. Well, now that I’ve lived in Hawaii for almost 14 years I’ve had to come up with new ways to celebrate the “change in seasons” because it barely feels like Autumn here. Anyhow, my “Autumn” in Hawaii consists of drinking Pumpkin Spice Lattes pretty frequently. But I have to say, paying close to $5 every time I want one of these guys is adding up! So.. I went on a hunt to find a great recipe to make it myself. I tried this DIY recipe from www.farmgirlgourmet.com and it is really good!! Enjoy 🙂
Ingredients
2 cups milk (any % you choose)
4 tablespoons canned pumpkin puree
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/2 cup strong coffee or espresso
canned whipped cream
Directions
1 Add the milk, pumpkin, sugar, vanilla and pumpkin pie spice to a small sauce pan over medium-high heat. Bring almost to a boil. Remove from heat and add to a blender. Blend on high until the milk begins to froth, about 2 minutes. Divide milk mixture between two mugs. Add the coffee slowly down the side so you don’t disturb the milk froth, add a squirt of whipped cream and a pinch more of the pumpkin pie spice and enjoy.
NOTE: Alternatively, you could add the milk mixture to a 2 cup Pyrex measure and heat in the microwave to the desired temperature.
Make 2 – 10 ounce latte’s
Read more at http://www.farmgirlgourmet.com/2011/10/easy-pumpkin-spice-latte.html#LUiVXuHx8eiUzotE.99
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