Pumpkin pie spice

A pre-mixed blend of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and clove — despite the name, it contains no pumpkin. A shortcut for the warm-spice flavor in pumpkin pie, lattes, and fall baking.

Pumpkin pie spice

Used for

  • pumpkin pie
  • baking
  • lattes
  • spiced desserts

In the kitchen

  • whisk into batter with dry ingredients
  • sprinkle over whipped cream or lattes
  • mix your own from cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and clove if out

Picking it at the store

  • It's just a spice blend — you likely already have the components to make your own if you're out and it's fall
  • Ratios vary by brand; taste-test the blend before doubling down in a recipe that leans heavily on it

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