Homemade pumpkin pie spice is a versatile blend of warm, cozy spices that you will love having in your kitchen, especially during pumpkin spice season. It's super easy to make your own homemade pumpkin spice blend to have on hand for fall baking, whether it's a classic pumpkin pie, a loaf of pumpkin bread, or pumpkin muffins.
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Pumpkin pie spice is a blend of spices that give that distinct flavor to pumpkin desserts and those cozy pumpkin spice lattes. The warm spices of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and allspice combine to make their pumpkin season magic.
Why make your own spice blends?
- So easy! It takes just minutes to combine a few (five, to be exact) simple spices from your spice cabinet to make your own homemade pumpkin pie spice blend and skip the store-bought version from the grocery store, which can be bland and, and are usually over-priced.
- Customizable. Do you like your pumpkin spice to be heavy on the cinnamon? Or more ginger-forward? Not a fan of cloves? Leave it out. However you like it, you can make it your own when you create your own spice blend with this easy recipe.
Ingredients for homemade pumpkin pie spice.
Exact quantities for this recipe are in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- Cinnamon.
- Ginger.
- Nutmeg.
- Cloves.
- Allspice.
How to make this homemade spice blend
- Use a small whisk to combine all the ingredients together.
- Store in an airtight container, like a jar with a lid.
Tips
- Freshness. Ground spices have a shelf life and over time they will loose their flavor and aroma. Check the freshness of the individual spices before using them in your pumpkin pie spice blend.
- Storage. Store your homemade spice blends in a dry place like your spice drawer, cabinet, or cupboard, just as you would store any spice, in an airtight container at room temperature. If properly stored, your pumpkin spice mix will keep for up to a year.
How to use this pumpkin spice recipe
Besides your favorite pumpkin pie recipe, this homemade pumpkin pie spice mixture is a delicious way to add warm flavors to all the fall and seasonal baking. Use it for cinnamon buns, cookies, like these molasses crinkles, cakes and cranberry oatmeal muffins.
This homemade pumpkin pie spice recipe can be used anywhere that you would use apple pie spice, too. Use an equal amount of pumpkin pie spice in recipes like apple crisp, my apple walnut spice cake, peach cobbler, or apple blackberry cobbler.
Drinks of course, including the pumpkin spice latte, are another delicious way to enjoy pumpkin spice. Substitute the spices in this gingerbread syrup recipe with pumpkin spice and use it for stirring into coffee, tea, or topping French toast.
And, there's no need to keep your spice mix for sweet treats alone. Try using it for seasoning roast vegetables like butternut squash, rutabaga, or carrots for a seasonal spin. I love using it for my sweet potato crunch.
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Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 2½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
Instructions
- In a small bowl, or on a plate, whisk together all of the ground spices.
- Transfer to a jar with a tight fitting lid and store in a dry, dark place at room temperature. (A half pint mason jar works great).
Notes
- Freshness. Ground spices have a shelf life and over time they will loose their flavor and aroma. Check the freshness of the individual spices before using them in your pumpkin pie spice blend.
- Storage. Store your homemade spice blends in your spice drawer, cabinet, or cupboard, just as you would store any spice, in an airtight container at room temperature. If properly stored, your pumpkin spice mix will keep for up to a year.
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