Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice
This Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice is a warm and cozy blend of spices that’s essential for pumpkin pie, cookies, oatmeal and of course lattés! It comes together in minutes and keeps in the pantry for up to 3 months!
Several years I ago I went to make a batch of pumpkin muffins and I realized that I didn’t have any pumpkin pie spice.
I searched the internet for a list of pumpkin spice ingredients, and thankfully I had each one in my pantry.
I immediately got to work creating this Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice, which has been a staple for my fall baking ever since.
I realize that it’s really easy to purchase it, but I’m a bit particular about mine.
I prefer it to be heavy on the cinnamon, ginger and cloves, and light on the nutmeg, which gives my pumpkin pie bars and pumpkin pecan pie the perfect balance of warm, cozy flavors for me.
It’s completely worth it for me to make it myself, and it’s highly unlikely that I’ll ever buy it again. 🙂
Why you’ll love this recipe:
- Pumpkin pie spice is packed with warm, cozy flavors that are perfect for fall baking.
- By making your own, you control the ingredients and can customize it to suit your tastes.
- It keeps in the pantry for up to 3 months so you can bake with it all season long.
Recipe ingredients
Ingredient notes
- Cinnamon. This is an essential ingredient as it adds a nice sweet, warm spicy flavor.
- Ground ginger. Adds a sweet, pungent spicy flavor that really makes the flavors pop.
- Ground cloves. This is an aromatic spice that lends really warm, almost sweet flavor.
- Allspice. The allspice is a blend of warm spices that is often confused with Chinese 5 spice. It adds dimension to the pumpkin spice mix, but if you don’t have any on hand you can omit it or sub it with ground mace or a bit of my chai spice mix.
- Nutmeg. This adds sweet, nutty, woody flavors.
How to make this pumpkin spice mix
You’ll never need store bought pumpkin pie spice again with this easy recipe, and the best part is that you can customize it to suit your tastes or by using what you already have on hand.
Pro tip: Make this recipe your own by changing up the ratio of spices or by adding your favorite spices.
See the recipe card below for full instructions.
- Place all ingredients in a small bowl.
- Whisk well until combined and no lumps remain.
FAQs
Typically pumpkin pie spice includes cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice and cloves. If you like your pumpkin pie spice with cardamom, you can certainly add anywhere from 1-2 teaspoons to this recipe to change it up.
Not all pumpkin pie spice is created equally, which is why I decided to make my own. I found myself doctoring up the store bought brands with more of the spices that I felt were lacking.
I prefer pumpkin pie spice to be big on cinnamon and very minimal on nutmeg. I add a little extra ginger to provide a nice kick, and enough allspice and clove to provide a deep, bold flavor.
Gather your spices and measure them out into a small bowl. From there, whisk to combine, breaking up clumps.
Store your homemade pumpkin pie spice in an airtight container for up to 3 months in a cool, dark place.
If you’re not a fan of pumpkin spice or you don’t have the ingredients for it, you can simply substitute it with ground cinnamon.
Ways to use pumpkin spice
There are so many delicious ways to utilize this homemade pumpkin pie spice!
Below are some of my favorite ways to use it:
- Gluten-free pumpkin bread
- Pumpkin pancakes
- Pumpkin bread
- Pumpkin breakfast cookies
- Pumpkin overnight oats
- Pumpkin pie from scratch
- Pumpkin steel cut oats
- Pumpkin waffles
Recipe notes
- Pro tip: Make this recipe your own by changing up the ratio of spices or by adding your favorite spices such as cardamom, mace or even chai spice.
- Pumpkin pie spice will keep for up to 3 months in an air tight container at room temperature in a cool, dark place.
- If this recipe yields more pumpkin pie spice than you think you’ll need, simply halve the recipe.
More homemade spice blends you’ll love!
- BBQ Chicken Rub
- Blackened Seasoning
- Homemade Chai Spice Blend
- Homemade Jerk Seasoning
- Homemade Taco Seasoning
- Garam Masala Recipe by Feasting at Home
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Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons ground cloves
- 2 teaspoons ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Place all spices in a small bowl and whisk until combined and clumps are broken up.
- Place in an airtight jar and use all season long!
Notes
- Pro tip: Make this recipe your own by changing up the ratio of spices or by adding your favorite spices such as cardamom, mace or even chai spice mix.
- Pumpkin pie spice will keep for up to 3 months in an air tight container at room temperature in a cool, dark place.
- If this recipe yields more pumpkin pie spice than you think you’ll need, simply halve the recipe.
Nutrition
Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.
**This recipe was originally published in October 2018. The text has been modified to include more recipe information.
4 Comments on “Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice”
I’m with you, I like lots of cinnamon & just a hint of nutmeg with my pumpkin pie spice. Since I just recently moved and had to toss ALL of my kitchen goodies (I didn’t have enough room – it was so sad leaving it all behind!) I’ve been slowly adding some kitchen staple spices to my new kitchen, and I haven’t gotten to pumpkin pie spice yet, so I’ve been mixing up my own… and putting it on everything this month!
It sounds like we have the same taste in pumpkin spice! 🙂
I love using pumpkin spice year round, but of course, they only sell it this time of year. So I’ve gotten in the habit of making my own. I’ll definitely be trying this recipe. And the chai spice recipe you linked to is a must try for me too! Thanks for sharing Marcie!
I never think to use it any other time of year and should change that! I truly love the chai spice too…it’s wonderful in my oatmeal and all types of baking!