This Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice recipe is made with just 5 ingredients that are probably in your pantry. With a blend of nutmeg, cloves, ginger, allspice, and cinnamon, it's the perfect way to add a fall flair to your favorite seasonal recipes.
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What do you get when you combine ground nutmeg, ground cloves, ground ginger, ground allspice, and cinnamon? The most fragrant homemade pumpkin pie spice. A spice blend that was primarily used for Thanksgiving recipes like pumpkin pie has now become a seasonal flavor affinity and the unofficial ingredient of cozy fall recipes – thanks Starbucks.
While you can buy pumpkin pie spice from the grocery store, it’s cost-effective and quite honestly a lot fresher when you make it yourself at home. A fall pantry staple, we guarantee that once you make this homemade pumpkin spice seasoning you'll want to put it on everything – sweet or savory. Add a dash to our Sweet Potato Cornbread, Carrot and Ginger Soup, or even in your go-to granola recipe. It's a simple way to put a seasonal twist on any dish.
Why You’ll Love This Pumpkin Spice Recipe
- It's fragrant: When you make your own pumpkin pie spice it's a lot more fragrant and fresh making the taste even more concentrated, especially if you blend whole spices beforehand.
- It's cost-effective: The best part of making your own spice blends is how cheap it is to make using spices you may already have in your pantry.
- It can be used in everything: use this spice in all your cozy fall recipes like pumpkin pie spice cookies, pumpkin pie spice pancakes, or pumpkin pie spice lattes.
Use our Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice in our Graham Cracker Crust Pumpkin Pie, Whole30 Pumpkin Pie for Thanksgiving, Pumpkin Crème Brûlée, or our Oat Flour Pancakes to make them more seasonal.
Ingredient List
- Nutmeg: Nutty, warm, and sweet, a little bit of this strong spice goes a long way.
- Cloves: Warm and spicy, this spice is best served freshly ground for maximum flavor.
- Ginger: Its spicy and sweet profile adds a fiery flavor to the pumpkin pie spice.
- Allspice: Earthy, bitter, and slightly fruit, this "all" spice complements the other spices.
- Cinnamon: Woody and sweet, this spice pairs well with clove.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Recipe Substitutions and Modifications
- Spice ratios: Depending on your taste preference you can adjust the rations to match your preferences.
- Omit the allspice: We enjoy the flavor that allspice adds to pumpkin spice, however, many versions use just cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves.
- Whole spices: This recipe works with whole spices that you grind yourself or pre-ground spices from the grocery store.
Recipe Steps: How to Make Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice
1. Combine Spices.
Combine nutmeg, cloves, ginger, allspice, and cinnamon in a jar. Mix with a spoon or by covering and shaking the jar.
Chef's Tips
- Check for freshness: Smell and taste your ground spices to ensure they are still fresh and flavorful, as old spices can lose their potency.
- Store the pumpkin spice properly: Keep your homemade pumpkin spice mix in an airtight container away from light and heat to maintain its flavor.
- Start with whole spices: Use whole spices and grind them yourself for peak freshness and maximum flavor.
- Toast the spices: Toast the whole spices before grinding them. This process enhances their flavors and gives your spice blend a richer, more aromatic profile.
- Use the right tools: Invest in a good-quality spice grinder, mortar, and pestle, or coffee grinder dedicated to spices. A spice grinder is ideal for small amounts, as it allows for precise grinding and better control.
Make Ahead and Storage
Make ahead: we make our homemade pumpkin pie spice at the start of the fall season and use it in our favorite seasonal recipes.
Storage: store homemade pumpkin pie spice in an airtight container in a cool, dark place for 6 months.
Recipe FAQs
Typically, 1 to 2 teaspoons for a recipe that serves 6. Depending on the recipe you can adjust to your liking.
It can lose its potency over time and is best used within 6 months for the freshest flavor.
We prefer whole spices over ground. Once blended, the flavor is much more potent and strong. You may want to adjust the amounts since freshly ground spices can be more intense.
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Recipe Card
Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon ground nutmeg
- ½ tablespoon ground cloves
- ½ tablespoon ground allspice
Instructions
- Combine nutmeg, cloves, ginger, allspice, and cinnamon in a jar. Mix with a spoon or by covering and shaking the jar.
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Recipe Notes
- Check for freshness: Smell and taste your ground spices to ensure they are still fresh and flavorful, as old spices can lose their potency.
- Store the pumpkin spice properly: Keep your homemade pumpkin spice mix in an airtight container away from light and heat to maintain its flavor.
- Start with whole spices: Use whole spices and grind them yourself for peak freshness and maximum flavor.
- Toast the spices: Toast the whole spices before grinding them. This process enhances their flavors and gives your spice blend a richer, more aromatic profile.
- Use the right tools: Invest in a good-quality spice grinder, mortar, and pestle, or coffee grinder dedicated to spices. A spice grinder is ideal for small amounts, as it allows for precise grinding and better control.
- Spice ratios: Depending on your taste preference you can adjust the rations to match your preferences.
- Omit the allspice: We enjoy the flavor that allspice adds to pumpkin spice, however, many versions use just cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves.
- Whole spices: This recipe works with whole spices that you grind yourself or pre-ground spices from the grocery store.
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