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How to make homemade pumpkin pie spice with cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg. Perfect for fall baking!
Somehow I have never shared my homemade pumpkin pie spice recipe… even though I have a ton of recipes that include pumpkin pie spice. Obviously you can buy pumpkin pie spice at most grocery stores, but it’s super easy to whip up. You might even have all of the ingredients in your pantry right now!
This recipe makes 3 Tablespoons. I felt like this was a good amount and gives you enough for a couple pumpkin recipes. Of course you can always double or even triple the recipe if you need a bigger batch.
Between this recipe and my blackened seasoning recipe, I feel like I need to make a spice blend series! Are you a fan of making your own spice blends?
Pumpkin pie spice is a mixture of the following dried spices:
Some recipes also include allspice and/or cardamom in the mixture, but these are optional. See my note in the recipe below.
One easy substitute for pumpkin pie spice is apple pie spice. Apple pie spice has a similar spice profile, namely cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg and allspice. The only additional spice that is missing from apple pie spice is ground cloves so if you use apple pie spice instead of pumpkin pie spice, you could add a little ground clove to the recipe if you’d like!
If you’re really in a pinch, you could try a different combination of the spice blend above, but know it might not taste exactly the same… obviously!
Now that you’ve got this yummy spice blend, I won’t leave you hanging! Here are delicious pumpkin recipes to try out with your new pumpkin spice recipe:
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I love this! Thanks so much for sharing! So many recipes I see call for pumpkin pie spice, but it can be expensive in stores, but this version is so much easier and contains spices I already have on hand in my pantry!
I’m so happy to hear that this recipe is helpful for you, Melissa! I really appreciate you taking the time to come back and leave a comment and star rating on this recipe. Your feedback is super helpful!
I love it, but I really like a little more clove in my mixture. Thank You
That’s the great part about this recipe, you can use it as a base and add more of the particular spices you enjoy. Some people also really like adding allspice and/or cardamom.