Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice

🧂 What Makes This Recipe So Good

Ever dug through the shelves at the grocery store looking for that container of pumpkin pie spice you know they’re supposed to have, but you can’t find one anywhere? Or need just a little for a one-off recipe in early summer, before seasonal spices officially hit the store shelves? Enter: this easy, 4-ingredient DIY pumpkin pie spice blend. Since it’s made with every day, year-round spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and clove, you can mix up as much as you need literally whenever you need it. Seasons be damned! This spice blend isn’t just for making pumpkin pie. You can use it any recipe that calls for pumpkin pie spice. We’re talking breads, cakes, pies, muffins, cookies, coffee creamer, pumpkin ice cream. You can even use it instead of just cinnamon in this pumpkin seed butter. It subs at a 1:1 ratio, so whatever amount of spice your recipe calls for, use that same amount of this blend.

👩🏼‍🍳 Chef’s Tips

For the best spice blend, use the freshest individual spices possible. The older your spices, the less flavorful and pungent they’ll be. If you’re not sure how old the ones in your pantry are, or if the dates vary pretty significantly, I recommend just buying all new spices for your blend. That way everything starts out the same! After you’ve mixed everything together, give it a taste and adjust the ratios to your preferences. Keep in mind, though, that the recipes you use the spice blend in can change the intensity of the spices. You may prefer to adjust the ratios on a case-by-case basis. For an extra boost of autumn flavor, add a little allspice to your spice blend. It tastes a lot like a combo of nutmeg, cinnamon, and clove, so it complements the other spices here really well! If you’re not sure how much to add, a good rule of thumb is to use the same amount as the ground cloves. If you’re making our recipe as written below, that’d mean 1 ½ teaspoons ground allspice.

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