Making homemade pumpkin spice syrup is not only easy but also a great way to use up your leftover pumpkin puree. This recipe is as simple and easy as it gets, A simple combination of sugar, pumpkin spices, water, and vanilla extract to make a syrup.
It can be used to give your coffee that extra flavor of fall or as the base for many different cocktails. If you’re looking for an excuse to get into the holiday spirit early this year, this is it!
Stir in your favorite drinks, drizzle on food, eat with a spoon (not recommended but why not). This sauce is in the same place as a caramel sauce. It is thick, velvety, and delicious plus it gets better as it sits just like a fine wine. Just kidding now but it does get better and robust in flavor as it sits
You can have your holiday favorite beverage whenever and wherever you want on your own terms as this is syrup is very handy and you can keep a bottle on you at all times if you want.
What better gift to give friends and family this holiday season. Make this in a large batch as you can easily double or triple the recipe. Measure the ingredients, boil, cool, and bottle. A holiday gift that doesn’t cost you an arm and a leg.
INGREDIENTS
- ⅓ cup pumpkin puree use homemade or store-bought canned pumpkin puree, just make sure it is pumpkin pie filling.
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon allspice
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup water
INSTRUCTIONS
- Add all ingredients to a small saucepan, stir well to combine. Bring to a boil over medium heat until the sugar is completely dissolved and the liquid syrupy. This should take about 5 to 10 minutes or longer depending on how thick you want it, however, the syrup does thicken as it cools down.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and allow the syrup to cool completely before handling. Transfer the syrup to a dry clean bottle or jar, cover tightly, and store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.Note: the recipe will yield about ¾ cup
