Pumpkin Pie Spice

I ran out of my pumpkin pie spice in the middle of making my pumpkin breakfast cookies. So I had to pivot and figure out what to do. I decided I would share the recipe in case you find yourself in the same situation.

pumpkin pie spice

Since pumpkin pie spice is such a seasonal spice consider just making what you need. I’m assuming if you do any baking then you would have the following on hand- cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg. That’s it!

The warm autumn spice can be used in sweet and savory dishes. Here are some uses for pumpkin pipe spice- add it your coffee, whipped cream for your holiday pies, spiced nuts, and add it to your pancake batter. Check out these ways to use pumpkin pie spice in savory dishes 7 Savory Ways to Use Pumpkin Spice | FN Dish – Behind-the-Scenes, Food Trends, and Best Recipes : Food Network | Food Network.

Add some spiced nuts to your Thanksgiving table or give them as a Christmas gift. I was given spiced granola as a gift one year and absolutely loved it. My two all-time favorite pumpkin items are pumpkin bread and pumpkin ice cream. Every year to kick off the holiday season I have 1 pumpkin cake donut. It has become my personal tradition.

The reason I made pumpkin pie spice was for my pumpkin breakfast cookies. Here is the recipe Pumpkin Breakfast Cookies – Meats-Beets-Bubbles (meatsbeetsandbubbles.com).

pumpkin pie spice

Pumpkin Pie Spice

I ran out of store-bought pumpkin pie spice in the middle of baking so I mixed up a batch from spices I had in the pantry.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Course Spices
Servings 2.5 Tablespoons

Ingredients
  

  • 4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp ground clove
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

Instructions
 

  • Mix all ingredients together. Store in an airtight container or spice jar.
Keyword baking, pantry pull, pumpkin pie spice