Pumpkin Pie Spice is so easy to make at home in less than 5 minutes! Perfect for fall baking using a few common ingredients from your spice cabinet so you can save money and a trip to the store!
Got lots of fall baking to do but don’t have pumpkin pie spice? Making your own custom custom spice blend like apple pie spice couldn’t be easier! All it takes is just a few simple ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen!
Why make your own pumpkin spice?
If you’re like me and do a ton of baking in the fall, buying those small containers at $4-5 of pumpkin pie spice from the store can add up. In fact, it can end up getting pretty expensive when you’re a recipe tester or bake a lot during the chilly fall months of October and November.
Did you know that making your own takes less than five minutes? All you need are just a few common spices you probably already have in your pantry. One batch usually makes more than what you get at the store so you can save all that extra money and a trip to the store.
Making your own pumpkin spice is fairly inexpensive, plus you can tweak the amounts and customize it to meet your taste.
What is pumpkin pie spice made of:
Believe it or not, pumpkin pie spice has no pumpkin in it.
All it takes to make your own pumpkin spice at home is:
- Ground cinnamon
- Ground ginger
- All spice
- Cloves
- Mace
- Nutmeg
If you love the strong punch of cloves and ginger — just bump up the amount and add a little more in. Don’t have mace? No problem, just leave it out. It’s gluten free, keto, Whole30 and contains no sugar or nuts.
How to make pumpkin pie spice:
- Simply whisk all the dried spices together in a small bowl.
- Store in a small, airtight container away from the light until ready to use.
What is pumpkin spice for?
Pumpkin spice works great in pumpkin pie or any dessert you want to add a little bit of warmth or a piece of autumn to. Pumpkin muffins, pumpkin bread, oatmeal, pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin cookies — and so much more!
So the next time a recipe calls for pumpkin spice, you can make your own big batch to last you all season or just enough to whip up your own Pumpkin Spice Latte 🙂
Does pumpkin spice expire?
Like other dried spice blends, pumpkin spice can usually last a pretty long time (about 2 years) if stored properly. The key is to store it a resealable container with a tight lid in a cool and dark space.
Other recipes you can use your homemade pumpkin spice:
Pumpkin Pie Spice is so easy to make at home in less than 5 minutes! Perfect for fall baking using common ingredients from your spice cabinet so you can save money and a trip to the store!
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1-1/2 teaspoons ground allspice** see note below for substitutions
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoons ground mace* see note below for substitutions
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Whisk all the ingredients together in a small bowl.
- Store in a small, airtight container away from the light until ready to use.
If you prefer more of one spice or less of another, adjust the amounts to your liking.
*If you can't find mace or don't already have it in your pantry, feel free to leave it out and swap in nutmeg instead.
**If you don't have allspice in your pantry already whisk in another 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, 1/2 ground cloves, and 1/2 teaspoon of ground nutmeg to make up the 1 1/2 teaspoons of allspice.
Aida -
Kelly, your pumpkin pie spice mix sounds pretty perfect to me. I’m a huge believer in homemade spice mixes. They’re so easy, and you know exactly what you’re eating. The flavors remind me so much of autumn 🙂
Jess -
Ooooh I’ve never used mace before! Now I’m intrigued. 🙂 I’ll have to try this combo!
My Dish is Bomb -
I love recipes like this for spice blends you can make at home. I did a taco seasoning one once and it was way better than store-bought! Plus I love that you can customize it to your tastes – I would totally amp up on the cinnamon and ginger 🙂
Beverley -
Such a smart idea! and i love how you laid it out to make it even more beautiful. This picture really is making me want to start baking ASAP
Cheyanne -
Oh, this is just PERFECT, Kelly! I hate buying store spice mixes, I feel like they over charge! Plus, my spice shelves are stocked and filled so I KNOW I can whip together the mix on my own! Totally going to be mixing this pumpkin pie spice together to keep on hand! Thanks for the great share, girlfriend!