Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix

Remember when pumpkin spice was called “pumpkinpie香料?”当它的使用仅限于饼和馅饼alone, the breadth of its potential yet undiscovered? Yeah, those days are behind us. We live in a universe where Americans descend into pumpkin-spiced mania for at least a third of the year—and we’re not mad about it. Learn how to make your own pumpkin pie spice blend at home for a customizable mix you can add toall of the things, any time you want.

If you keep a well-stocked baking pantry, there’s no need to buy premade pumpkin spice mix at the grocery store. This easy recipe calls for our ideal ratio of warm spices, including ground cinnamon, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, and cloves, for a homemade spice blend suitable for anyfall baking project, well beyond the realm of pie. Use it in anypumpkin dessert, likepumpkin cookies,pumpkin muffins, orpumpkin bread—but don’t stop there. Sprinkle the spice mix on a bowl ofyogurtorcottage cheesewith diced fresh fruit, or swirl some into store-bought ice cream with sweetened pumpkin purée. Add a few teaspoons to your favoritecheesecake recipe. Turn your morning coffee into an at-home pumpkin spice latte (alias: PSL) or your evening tipple into apumpkin-spiced punch. Or let your mix masquerade asapple piespice for a day.

This DIY pumpkin pie spice blend requires all of 5 minutes, but the payoff is huge. Store the mixture in an airtight container orspice jarat room temperature for up to 6 months. Make a double batch and it should last you from the onset of sweater weather to the return of shorts season.