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This homemade pumpkin pie spice is made with just five simple spices and takes minutes to make. It’s warm, fragrant, and perfect for pumpkin bread, pies, cookies, pancakes, and all of your fall baking.
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Pin ItI’ve been developing and sharing fall recipes on Sugar & Charm since 2010, and pumpkin season is always a favorite. I use this simple spice blend in everything from my moist pumpkin bread to classic homemade pumpkin pie, and I love having a jar ready for fall baking.
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Why You’ll Love This Pumpkin Pie Spice
Just 5 ingredients: It’s made with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice.
Ready in 5 minutes: Measure, mix, and store. That’s it!
Perfect for fall baking: Use it in pumpkin bread, cookies, pies, pancakes, cakes, and more.
Easy to make ahead: Keep a jar in your pantry so it’s ready whenever you start baking.
What Is Pumpkin Pie Spice?
Pumpkin pie spice is a blend of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice. Despite the name, it doesn’t contain pumpkin. It’s the warm spice blend commonly used in pumpkin pie and other fall baking recipes.
Pumpkin Pie Spice Ingredients
Cinnamon: The base of the blend and the spice you’ll taste most. It gives pumpkin spice its warm, sweet flavor.
Ginger: Adds a little warmth and spice that balances the cinnamon.
Nutmeg: Rich, warm, and slightly nutty.
Cloves: Strong and fragrant, so you only need a small amount.
Allspice: Adds another layer of warm spice with flavors reminiscent of cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.
How to Make Pumpkin Pie Spice
1. Measure the spices: Add 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 2 teaspoons ground ginger, 1 teaspoon ground cloves, 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg, and 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice to a small bowl.
2. Mix: Stir or whisk until the spices are completely combined and the color is even throughout.
3. Store: Transfer the pumpkin pie spice to a small airtight jar or spice container and keep it in a cool, dry place.
That’s it! This recipe makes 8 1/2 teaspoons, and you can easily double or triple it if you do a lot of fall baking.
Eden’s Pumpkin Pie Spice Tips
Start with fresh spices: Ground spices lose flavor over time. If a jar has been sitting in your cabinet forever and barely smells like anything, it’s probably time to replace it.
Mix it really well: Give the spices a good whisk so you don’t end up with pockets of stronger cloves or nutmeg.
Make extra: If you’re baking several pumpkin recipes during fall, double the batch and keep it in a little spice jar.
Add cardamom if you love it: For a slightly different flavor, you can add 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom. I love cardamom and use it in recipes like my apple cider doughnuts and crumb cake.
My Favorite Recipes Using Pumpkin Pie Spice
This is where the fun starts! Once you have a jar mixed up, there are SO many pumpkin recipes you can use it in.
For baking, start with my moist pumpkin bread, pumpkin snickerdoodle cookies, and pumpkin pancakes.
For dessert, try my classic homemade pumpkin pie, frozen pumpkin mousse pie, pumpkin cheesecake, and pumpkin gooey butter cake.
You can also browse all of my favorite fall desserts when you need more ideas.
How to Store Pumpkin Pie Spice
Store homemade pumpkin pie spice in an airtight jar in a cool, dry, dark place, like your spice cabinet.
For the best flavor, I would use it within 6 months. Ground spices don’t suddenly become unsafe after that, but their flavor and aroma gradually fade.
Pumpkin Pie Spice FAQs
No! Despite the name, pumpkin pie spice doesn’t contain pumpkin. It’s the spice blend traditionally used to flavor pumpkin pie.
Yes. Use this homemade blend anywhere a recipe calls for pumpkin pie spice.
Sometimes, but it will change the flavor because pumpkin pie spice also contains ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice. If a recipe specifically needs cinnamon, I generally stick with cinnamon.
For the best flavor, store it in an airtight container in a cool, dry place and use it within about 6 months. The fresher your individual spices are when you make the blend, the better it will taste.
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Pumpkin Pie Spice
Ingredients
- 4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cloves
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp allspice
Instructions
- Add 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 2 teaspoons ground ginger, 1 teaspoon ground cloves, 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg, and 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice to a small mixing bowl.
- Stir or whisk until the spices are evenly combined.
- Transfer to an airtight spice jar or container and store in a cool, dry place.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
