Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice
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Learn how to make your own homemade pumpkin pie spice. With just a few simple ingredients, you can pull it together in minutes keeping your spice cabinet stocked year-round . It’s quick, easy, and perfect for all your favorite fall recipes!
It’s that time of year– pumpkin spice season! The grocery store shelves are stocked with pumpkin spice-flavored everything as soon as the cooler weather rolls in. Pumpkin spice goes from sitting in the back on a shelf in the spice cabinet to becoming the primary spice of the season. Wether you’re using it to flavor pumpkin oatmeal or stirring in your coffee, pumpkin pie spice is a great additional to have in your kitchen.
Table of Contents
- Reasons To Make Your Own Pumpkin Pie Spice
- Ingredients You Need
- Best Way To Store Pumpkin Pie Spice
- Uses For Pumpkin Pie Spice
- FAQs
Reasons To Make Your Own Pumpkin Pie Spice
- Quick and easy– comes together in just minutes!
- You can control the ratio of ingredients included
- More cost-effective than store-bought
- The flavor is unbeatable, so fresh and more intense
- Makes for a perfect gift
Ingredients You Need
Most pumpkin pie spice is a blend that’s typically made up from 4-5 different ground spices. When making your own blend, you have complete control of the ratio– you can add more of a spice that you love and less of another you don’t like, or leave out it out completely. Each of these spices adds a warming flavor to foods and often iconic in pumpkin pie.
- Cinnamon
- Ginger
- Nutmeg
- Cloves
- Allspice
The directions a straightforward: measure and whisk together the different spices, and store in an airtight spice jar or container.
Best Way To Store Pumpkin Pie Spice
This homemade pumpkin spice blend will last in a tightly sealed container until the spices used to make it expiration dates, which is usually about 1 year.
- These 3 ounce glass spice jars are with screw tops are a favorite.
- These 2.5 ounce glass spice jars with a silicone bamboo lid would look wonderful on an open spice cabinet.
Uses For Pumpkin Pie Spice
This spice blend pairs wonderfully on anything that contains or can be topped with cinnamon. You could even stir into yogurt or sprinkle over toast with butter to enjoy it in its simplest form.
For any recipe that calls for pumpkin pie spice, you can use this as a 1:1 substitution.
Here are just some of my recipes that use it:
- Pumpkin Bundt Cake
- Pumpkin Pancakes
- Homemade Pumpkin Roll
- Pumpkin Butter Cake
- Pumpkin French Toast Casserole
- Pumpkin Cake
- Pumpkin Bread & Pumpkin Muffins
- Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins
- Pumpkin Spice Coffee Cake
- Pumpkin Scones
- Pumpkin Spice Syrup
The directions are very straightforward: simply measure and whisk together all the different spices, and store in an airtight container. I can hardly call this a recipe!
FAQs
Yes! This spice blend can be substituted evenly in any recipe that calls for pumpkin pie spice.
Yes. There is no gluten in this spice blend.
Most pumpkin pie spice is a mixture of 4-5 spices and often include cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves.
Unlike the name, there is no actual pumpkin in pumpkin pie spice. The blend is often used in pumpkin pie which is how it got its name.
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Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice
Ingredients
- 3 Tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 2 Tablespoons ground ginger
- 2 Teaspoons ground cloves
- 2 Teaspoons ground allspice
- 2 Teaspoons ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Whisk together the cinnamon, ginger, cloves, allspice, and nutmeg in a small bowl. Some of the spices can clump, like ginger, so whisk to rid the clumps.
- Pour the spice mixture into your desired spice jar or container that seals well. A small funnel will make this easier.
- The pumpkin pie spice will last until the spices used to make it expiration dates, usually about 1 year. Store at room temperature in a cool dry place.
Notes
- You can use this homemade pumpkin pie spice as a 1:1 substitution in any recipe that calls for store-bought pumpkin pie spice.
