Pumpkin Spice Latte lover? Then this homemade silky smooth pumpkin spice syrup must be in your life! It ACTUALLY tastes like pumpkin pie and is fantastic in coffee, cocktails and even drizzled over some vanilla ice cream. Once you try it, you’ll be making it every year!

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 35

Strain 20

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An orange liquid on a spoon over a jar of the same liquid.

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Honestly, I’ve never been a fan of the PSL from Starbucks. I find it overly sweet and too fake-tasting. But I know that people LOOOOOVE it.

So when I started testing my pumpkin spice coffee syrup, I knew I needed to improve on the flavor and texture. And you know what… I effing did it!!! I made a silky smooth syrup that actually tastes like pumpkin pie. It’s so good that even I’ve been drinking during this cozy season.

I've put it in my coffee, in a little sparkling water and, while I haven't tried it, it could be a great swap for simple syrup in my easy cocktail recipes. And if you're a fan of delicious and interesting syrups, you'll want to check out my burnt sugar syrup for cocktails. It's also a winner.

It actually tastes like pumpkin pie!

You know I always want to bring you the best recipes that are well tested and easy to make, and this one hits the mark!

I actually bought a couple pumps of PSL syrup from Starbies and made three popular recipes that I found online to see what the hype was about. The Starbies version was so thick and absolutely disgusting. And the others were grainy and honestly, I thought they were just okay.

A jar of orange syrup surrounded by multiple coffee mugs and a chemex.

I did five rounds of recipe testing to find the best version.

Yes, my recipe is a little more involved than boiling some spices in simple syrup, but it is SO WORTH it, and still IMO. During my last test of the recipe, a few of my friends were over and one of them said that it tasted exactly like pumpkin pie. F-yeah! Mission complete!

Ingredient spotlight!

The ingredients are basic, but there are a couple of things to pay attention to!

A few spices on a small plate surrounded by sugar, canned pumpkin and other ingredients and tools to make the recipe.

Spices
- I prefer to use individual spices vs a blend when cooking, but if you already have a pumpkin spice mix in your pantry, you can totally use it as a substitute. Start with 2 teaspoons and make adjustments so you like the flavor!
Canned pumpkin
- You can use any brand of canned pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling!) when making this, but if you want that gorgeous pale orange color, make sure to use Libby brand canned pumpkin puree!

Let's make this cozy vibes simple syrup!

You know you want to pour some of this pumpkin pie-flavored goodness into your afternoon iced coffee. So here's how you'll make it!

Cooked canned pumpkin in a small saucepan. — **Step 1:** Take that canned pumpkin and cook out some of the excess liquid!

Water being poured into a saucepan filled with pumpkin puree, spices and sugar. — **Step 2:** Toss in your spices, sugar and water and cook it some more!

Pro Tip!

Make sure your spices aren’t old and expired! They lose their flavor when they are old and you want your syrup to bring all the pumpkin pie goodness!

A dark orange mixture of cooked pumpkin puree and spices in a small saucepan. — **Step 3:** Let your cooked pumpkin and spice mixture simmer until it's thick and this gorgeous deep color.

A coffee filter holding a pumpkin mixture being squeezed and a light orange liquid coming out of it into a bowl. — **Step 4:** Your syrup is going to strain on it's own for a bit, but you can also squeeze out any extra syrup!

Alright friend! It’s your turn to make a batch of my homemade pumpkin pie spice syrup. If you’ve got any q’s leave them in the comments below and I’ll help ya out!

Happy partying!

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