Create your own Pumpkin Spice Latte

Create your own Pumpkin Spice Latte

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Make a pumpkin spice latte at home

By: Amy Haneline                               Source: http://www.indystar.com

Sometimes that craving for a pumpkin spice latte hits you when you're in fleece pajamas, halfway through binge-watching the last season of The Walking Dead. You're not hitting the coffee shop anytime soon.

But don't worry, barista Toni Carr is here to help. She owns Strange Brew coffee shop in Greenwood and has a recipe so you can make a legit pumpkin au' lait yourself, no fancy espresso machine necessary. However, you will want to pick up a milk frother, and those run from $10 to $20.

Put those slippers back on and hit the kitchen.

DIY Pumpkin Au’ Lait

By Toni Carr, Strange Brew

Ingredients:

8 ounces hot pumpkin spice coffee

8 ounces warm milk

2 tablespoons pumpkin pie mix

Make it:

If you have it available, brew coffee with a pour over or a French press. If not, use a regular coffee maker. Mix coffee and pumpkin pie mix in a mug. Heat milk to about 140-160 degrees. Aerate and froth milk with a milk frother, such as the Aerolatte. Pour frothed milk into coffee.

*Optional: If you want to make it extra special, you can also make spiced whipped cream to top off your au' lait.

You'll need a whip cream canister and CO2 charger. Mix 8 ounces of heavy whipping cream, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon nutmeg, 1 teaspoon sugar and a pinch of ginger. Mix together and poor into whip cream charger. Charge with CO2 and top off your coffee.

Spike it:

Give your pumpkin au' lait a kick by adding a shot of coffee liqueur, cream liqueur, or cinamon whiskey.