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How to Make Your Own Pumpkin Spice
Catherine Boeckmann
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This homemadepumpkin spice recipetakes justminutes to mix up—with several ingredients that you may already have in your pantry! Then addthis fragrant mix to pies, pancakes, roasted fall veggies, lattes, oatmeal—and even your carvedpumpkin!
Oddly enough, “pumpkin” spice doesn’t contain any trace of actual pumpkin! Rather, it’s a combination of several spices that, together,bring to mindthe foods of autumn: pumpkin pie, pumpkin seeds, and so on.
Why is it so delicious? It’s no secret, really. We all associate those spice scents with home-based goods and warm memories of family gatherings and happy, cozy moments.
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Pumpkin Spice MixRecipe
To create pumpkin spice mix, combinethefollowing:
- 1/3 cup groundcinnamon
- 1 tablespoon groundginger
- 1 tablespoon ground nutmeg ormace
- 1-1/2 teaspoons groundcloves
- 1-1/2 teaspoons groundallspice
Looking for an easy autumn gift? Make a gift jar of spice and add a tag with these instructions: “For pumpkin pie, add 1 to 11/2 teaspoons of spice mix to your otheringredients.”
Tip:Sprinkle a teaspoon of pumpkin spice mix into your carved pumpkin before lighting the candle. Your Jack-O-Lantern will still look spooky, but smell delightful!Find other pumpkin carving tips and tricks, thenlearn how to carve a pumpkinor how to cook pumpkin.
Try adding this pumpkin pie spice mix to our Creamy Pumpkin Pieor Blue Ribbon Pumpkin Pie!
Where did pumpkin spice come from? Enjoy the column, A Century-Long Passion for Pumpkin Spice.
Finally, see Pumpkin Recipes for even more pumpkin-flavoredfoods!
Pumpkin Recipes
About The Author
Catherine Boeckmann
Catherine Boeckmann loves nature, stargazing, and gardening so it’s not surprise that she and The Old Farmer’s Almanac found each other. She leads digital content for the Almanac website, and is also a certified master gardener in the state of Indiana. Read More from Catherine Boeckmann
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In case anyone is confused about Allspice, the name might suggest it is a blend, but allspice is a single spice made from dried berries of the allspice tree which look like peppercorns. The allspice tree is native to Jamaica, and it is also known as Jamaica pepper and new spice. It was discovered by Christopher Columbus during his second voyage to the New World.
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very interesting abaut Allspice Tree being native to Jamacia.!
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Mace is the outer shell of the Nutmeg berry; I'll try the Halloween Spice for a pumpkin; great idea; thanks;
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I’ve made my own pumpkin spice once by looking at my favorite pumpkin pie recipe and mixing the spices in the ratio the recipe uses. I then just add the amount that is the total of all the individual spices in recipe.
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There is no ALLSPICE here in Brazil either, but the cinnamon, clove and nutmeg combination is enough to make a perfect pumpkin spice mix. (canela, cravo e noz-moscada).
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I don't see that you need allspice since it is just a combination of ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, all of which are already in the recipe. Some people use equal parts of each, and some people use 1 part nutmeg, 1 part cloves, and 2 parts cinnamon.
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Allspice IS NOT a combination of other spices, a common misconception. The name might suggest it is a blend, but allspice is a single spice made from dried berries of the allspice tree which look like peppercorns. The allspice tree is native to Jamaica, and it is also known as Jamaica pepper and new spice. It was discovered by Christopher Columbus during his second voyage to the New World.
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Allspice .comes from allspice berries! I have some
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Allspice is the dried fruits from the tree Pimenta Dioica.
I do not know where you got the idea that it is a combination of those other spices but that is certainly not correct.
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Allspice is also known as Pimenta da Jamaica or Pimenta Siria in Brazil. You can find them in upscale supermarkets such as
Pao de acucar, Mambo, St. Marche or gourmet markets.
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