I’ve shared my recipes for homemade herb and spice blends before, and one of my favorites is homemade pumpkin pie spice.
By making it at home, I can save money and make it in bulk. It is an obvious staple for our homemade pumpkin pie, but it is also great in some unusual recipes like:
- Pumpkin Spice Marshmallows- just add 1 tablespoon of pumpkin pie spice to the hot honey mixture in this recipe right before whipping it
- Roasted Sweet Potatoes- Chop sweet potatoes, then sprinkle them with pumpkin pie spice and salt before roasting at 400 for 30 minutes
- Add it to coffee to make a homemade pumpkin spice latte
- Make homemade pumpkin bread or muffins
- Make delicious pumpkin spice meltaways with healthy fats for a quick energy boost
- Add a sprinkle to some pumpkin chili
- Add a sprinkle and some natural vanilla extract to homemade whipped cream
- Boil some in a pot of water for a natural air freshener
I usually make a double or triple batch of this and store in a small mason jar in my cabinet for easy use. I buy all of the ingredients in bulk from here to save money.
Pumpkin Pie Spice
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Homemade pumpkin pie spice is a great way to save money and avoid chemicals that are sometimes added to store bought spices. Delicious in many recipes.
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Instructions
- Mix all ingredients and store in airtight container. Use as you would regular pumpkin pie spice.
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How do you use pumpkin pie spice?
This spice mix is really good with “sweet” recipes eg. Fruit cakes, loaves, breads and mincemeat ( English style christmas fruit mix) or just a touch added to stewed/baked fruit or baked sweet potatoes or roasted pumpkin. Also carrots and parsnips. Enjoy this mix which is the essence of British Christmas foods. Oh I almost forgot in a glaze for ham or other pickled meats. Cheers
I put a little in my coffee every morning. Yummy! Who needs Starbucks or DD??? Great recipe and saving me a ton of money because i use this spice in everything from the coffee, to pancakes, to anything that uses plain, boring cinnamon.
The pumpkin chili links to your pumpkin pie recipe. I just did a search to find your actual pumpkin chili recipe because I think I’d like to make some, but you may want to fix it. 🙂 I also use pumpkin pie spice when I make coconut flour banana bread.
I sprinkle pumpkin pie spice in a pot of water on the stove in the winter
and simmer it all day. It makes the house smell wonderful and adds moisture to the dry air.
You can also add clove oil and I also add mulling spices when I want to kick it up a notch.
thanks for all you do!
What about using canned pumpkin pie mix and how about canned salmon?
We’ve used both before. I just make sure they’re from an organic source. We get ours here.