Pumpkin Spice Latte

Looking for a something rich in flavor to warm you up after being outside in the cold for a period of time? Try a pumpkin Spice Latte. It’s a favorite fall coffee house drink at home. It’s a fast and easy drink to make straight from home! It takes a total of 10 minutes with only 2 ingredients and yields 2 servings. All you will need is milk, canned pumpkin, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla and brewed coffee. You can also garnish the drink if desired. Start off by heating 2 cups of milk, 2 tablespoons of pumpkin and 1 to 2 tablespoons of sugar, depending how sweet you want the drink, over medium heat until hot. DO NOT BOIL. Also make sure you don’t use pumpkin pie mix in the drink. Remove from the heat and stir in ½ teaspoon of the pumpkin pie spice and 1 tablespoon of vanilla along with ½ cup of hot brewed coffee. Lastly pour the mix into 2 large coffee mugs. You can also garnish the hot beverage with whipped cream dash pumpkin pie spice and 2 cinnamon sticks. Personally I prefer to garnish the beverage to add a little extra flavor and for appeal, especially if your serving to guests. Instead of using pre made pumpkin spice you can make your own. Combine 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon, 2 teaspoons of ground ginger, and ½ teaspoon of ground nutmeg. This homemade mix will yield approximately 2 tablespoons. Also another variation of the pumpkin spice latte is to serve cold instead of hot. You want to allow it to cool and serve it over ice to make a cold refreshing pumpkin spice latte. If you like the pumpkin spice latte you can find similar seasonal recipes at www.pillsbury.com/recipes . This recipe has received nothing but excellent reviews, I extremely suggest it! ENJOY!