You’re probably going to be loading up your cart at the grocery store with all kinds of Thanksgiving things this weekend.
Can you do me a big favor? Don’t buy that stupid little jar labeled Pumpkin Pie Spice. It’s annoying. It’ll only get lost in the back of your spice cabinet until three years from now when you move and have to clean out your kitchen and find seven stupid little jars labeled Pumpkin Pie Spice.
I think you should make your own dang spice. You probably already have every spice you need in your cabinet… in front of the forgotten little jars of Pumpkin Pie Spice.
Wanna do it? Sweeeet.
Pumpkin Pie Spice is a combination of every yummy autumn spice in your cabinet: cinnamon, ginger, cloves, allspice and nutmeg.
I can make the spice. Can someone please turn this into a shampoo for me? K…. Thanks.
Pumpkin Pie Spice
makes about 2 tablespoons
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
big pinch of cardamom (or you can substitute mace)
Blend all spices together, working out any lumps that might occur. Store in an old spice jar.
j.cro
I have all those spices except cloves. I’m motivated by your post to make my own pumpkin pie spice.
Thanks Joy!! Happy Holiday!!
jess
Is it totally weird how beautiful I think your handwriting looks??
Summer
I love it! I am so excited you did this because it always annoys me to no end when a recipe reads “1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice.” Seriously?? I don’t want to go buy a whole jar of overpriced, premixed spices when I already have them all at home. Can’t you just tell me which ones I need?
Same with ‘apple pie spice’. It’s like buying soup from a can.. it will never be as good, or as cost-efficient, as making it yourself.
Emily
I just want to say your blog makes me happy…very very happy and the best break one could imagine in the middle of the treacherous road to a PhD. I think when I graduate…I’ll name you as my #1 support system as I live vicariously through your delicious adventures. Thank you for pure fabulous-ness.
laura @ alittlebarefoot
i made the mistake of buying it once and will never do it again. it took me *years* to use it up and i prefer to make my own ratio of spices anyway! lesson learned.
Scarletta @ Scarletta Bakes
Totally agree – prepared pumpkin pie spice is one of those things that makes me just a little crazy, like inane kitchen gadgets. That’s right Slap Chop – I’m looking at you.
Stephanie
Thanks for the wonderful recipe! Now if I could only find a good recipe for allspice. Any suggestions?
Zoë
Allspice is it’s own spice, it isn’t a combination of spices. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allspice As far as a spice substitution that tastes/smells similar, I unfortunately can’t help you there.
Rebecca H
I just made this… and then promptly put a large spoonful into my sweet potato “breakfast” pie (because making pie for breakfast is totally legitimate….). My kitchen smells amazing now… thank you for the recipe!
Elle
I have all the spices at home except the allspice, which I never actually use.
I love the sticker on your spice jar… Awsome!
the blissful baker
my recipe for pumpkin spice is very similar to this!
Courtney
Hehe…when I first read the last sentence I thought you were suggesting I store my pumpkin pie spice in an Old Spice jar (as in my husband’s old deodorant…gross!) But the spice sounds yummy in a clean old spice jar!
c. michele
already do!
Teresa
I don’t know about pumpkin shampoo, but AVON has a yummy Pumpkin Spice bubble bath! It smells sooooo good! I love it!
Thanks for the Pumpkin Spice tip. We have a little running joke in our family about all of those unused Pumpkin Spice jars you spoke of. You called it!
the salty girl
I love cardamon! Great easy recipe!