Easy Homemade Vegan Pumpkin Spice Latte

5 from 48 votes

Easy Homemade Vegan Pumpkin Spice Latte

Forget about Starbucks, now you can make a Vegan Pumpkin Spice Latte in minutes at home, all year round. Easy, creamy, frothy, dairy-free, low calorie, and so much better than Starbucks for half the cost. Make it in a blender or espresso machine and say hooray for the homemade PSL!

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Total Time10

Course: coffee drinks, Drinks, Vegan Beverages

Cuisine: All

Diet: Gluten Free, Low Calorie, Low Fat, Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings: servings

Calories: 221kcal

Author: Deborah

Cost: $3

Equipment

Espresso machine or you can use the stove top or blender
Blender or you can use stove top or espresso machine

Ingredients

2 cups oat milk (or other plant milk) divided
1 cup espresso divided
3 tablespoon pumpkin puree
2 tablespoon maple syrup more or less per your taste
1 ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice heaping
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
2 tsp vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

Stovetop Method

Start by making a double espresso or 1 cup of really strong coffee. Divide into two mugs.
In the meantime, add pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, cardamom, maple syrup, vanilla extract, sea salt and black pepper to a small saucepan. While stirring frequently so it doesn't burn, bring to a simmer over medium heat.
Add plant milk and stir until all ingredients are well-blended. Remove from heat, and froth the mixture using either an immersion (handheld) blender or a wire whisk.
Pour mixture into the espresso or strong coffee that you added to your mugs leaving a tad bit of room on the top for non-dairy whipped cream and a sprinkle of nutmeg. Garnish with cinnamon sticks and serve immediately.

Notes

Nutrition information is estimated.
For a drink to be a true latte, it has to be made with an espresso machine or a Nespresso. However, I won't tell anyone if you won't, if you use a blender or the stove top!
To make strong brewed coffee in a regular coffee machine, use ¼ cup coffee to 1 cup water.
In case you missed it above, make homemade pumpkin pie spice by combining 1.5 teaspoons cinnamon, ½ teaspoon ginger, ½ teaspoon nutmeg and ¼ teaspoons cloves or allspice. This will yield enough for several lattes simply store in an airtight container in panty.
If possible, obtain whole espresso beans instead of ground espresso and grind at home. This ensures you get the freshest espresso possible without it becoming stale.
For best results, grind coffee beans right before brewing to get the freshest espresso possible.
If your Pumpkin Latte isn't hot enough once you've combined all ingredients, simply place mugs in microwave for 30 seconds prior to adding any toppings

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