Save yourself time and money by making your own homemade pumpkin pie spice mix to use in all your delicious pumpkin recipes.
Making your own pumpkin spice is much cheaper than the tiny store-bought containers and you may already have all or most of the ingredients on hand.
With the changing seasons from summer to fall comes a sudden surge in all pumpkin related foods. Starbucks begins to serve their Pumpkin Spice Lattes again and pumpkin recipes are all over Pinterest.
Many of these recipes will call for a seasoning by the name of Pumpkin Pie Spice. You can buy small containers of this spice mix, but for the little amount you get, these tiny jar are actually really expensive.
So why not make your own DIY pumpkin pie spice blend? Making your own homemade pumpkin spice blend is easy when you follow my recipe and you'll have plenty for all your fall baking and then some.
What are the Pumpkin Pie Spice Ingredients?
- Cinnamon
- Ginger
- Nutmeg
- Allspice
- Cloves
See recipe box for details.
Chances are, that if you open you spice cabinet, you'll realize that you already have all of the 5 individual spices that make up Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix.
Now it's just a matter of mixing them together in the right ratios and all the pumpkin spice baking can commence.
Common Questions
This pumpkin pie spice recipe calls for cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice.
A substitute for pumpkin pie spice can be a mix of the individual spices it contains: cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice. Alternatively, use a combination of cinnamon and nutmeg with a smaller amount of ground cloves and ginger.
The main chemicals contributing to pumpkin spice's flavor are cinnamaldehyde (from cinnamon) and gingerol (from ginger).
No, pumpkin pie spice is a blend of several spices, whereas allspice is a single spice that comes from dried berries of the Pimenta dioica plant.
What is Pumpkin Pie Spice Used for?
Aside from giving pumpkin pie it's typical seasoning flavor and taste profile, you can use it in any sweet pumpkin recipe. Here are some delicious recipes to use this pumpkin pie spice mix in:
Other great homemade spice blends:
Once you realize the benefits of homemade seasoning mixes you'll want to make even more.
Recipe
Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ginger
- 2 teaspoons nutmeg
- 1-½ teaspoons allspice
- 1-½ teaspoons cloves
Instructions
- Grind any spices that aren't ground already. Then stir/whisk all the spices together until evenly combined.
- The ground ginger tends to form small lumps. Those are easiest to break up by pressing down with the back of a spoon.
- Store the new spice mix in an airtight container. Small 4 ounce jelly jars are perfect for this.
Notes
Some pumpkin recipes don't call for pumpkin pie spice, but for an assortment of individual spices.
Instead of pulling all your spice jars from the pantry, just add up the spice amounts in the recipe, and replace with an equal amount of Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix.
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