Get the Recipe: 5 Minute Pumpkin Spice Syrup (Starbucks Copycat Recipe)
This 5 Minute Pumpkin Spice Syrup (Starbucks Copycat Recipe) is quick, easy, and made with real pumpkin purée, warm fall spices, and a touch of sweetness. Perfect for stirring into lattes, cold brew, or drizzling over desserts, this homemade pumpkin spice syrup brings cozy Starbucks flavors to your own kitchen—any time of year.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup (6 ounces or 170 grams) water
- ¼ cup plus 2 Tablespoons tightly packed (2.85 ounces or 81 grams) light OR dark brown sugar
- ¼ cup plus 2 Tablespoons (2.65 ounces or 75 grams) granulated sugar
- 4 ½ Tablespoons (2.25 ounces or 64 grams) canned pumpkin puree
- ¾ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ¾ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Equipment
- ½-Tablespoon measure
- fine-mesh sieve
- funnel
Instructions
- Whisk the water, sugars, pumpkin puree, and pumpkin spices to combine. In a medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan, whisk together the water, sugars, pumpkin puree, and pumpkin spices to begin dissolving the ingredients. The water should turn cloudy, but don't worry if the sugar doesn't fully dissolve—that'll happen in the next step!
- Cook the mixture into a syrup. Cook over medium-high heat, whisking continuously until the ingredients dissolves and the mixture starts to boil, about 3 minutes. Once the mixture comes to a boil, continue to whisk and cook at a very low boil for another minute, reducing the heat as necessary.
- Add the vanilla. Remove from heat and immediately whisk in the vanilla extract.
- Strain the syrup, then cool and store. Place a fine-mesh sieve over a liquid measuring cup with a lid and pour the syrup through the sieve to remove any lumps. Cool to room temperature.Once cool, use a funnel to pour the syrup into an airtight bottle with a resealable cap. The homemade simple syrup will store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
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