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A Pumpkin Pie Spice Blend Recipe For National Pumpkin Spice Day

October 1st is National Pumpkin Spice Day. What is pumpkin spice? It’s a blend of ground cinnamon, clove, ginger, nutmeg, and sometimes allspice (photo #2). It was first used as a seasoning for pumpkin pie.

While for many years the baker of a pumpkin pie measured each particular spice from its jar, enough pies were being baked to warrant a blend.

While “pumpkin pie spice” is mentioned in cookbooks dating to the 1890s, blended pumpkin pie spice was introduced commercially by McCormick & Company in 1934 [source].

The blend eliminated the need to measure four or five ingredients separately…and to make sure that you had those ingredients on hand.

There are additional pumpkin spice recipes below.
 
 
WHAT DID THE FIRST BAKERS OF PUMPKIN PIE USE?

Pumpkin is an American fruit, pie knowledge came to America with the Pilgrims, who put the two together.

An early “pompkin” pie recipe used a spice mix of ginger, mace, and nutmeg. Here are two recipes from the first known published American cookbook, American Cookery, by Amelia Simmons, published in 1796:

Pompkin

No. 1. One quart stewed and strained, 3 pints cream, 9 beaten eggs, sugar, mace, nutmeg and ginger, laid into paste No. 7 or 3, and with a dough spur, cross and chequer it, and baked in dishes three-quarters of an hour.

No. 2. One quart of milk, 1 pint pompkin, 4 eggs, molasses, allspice and ginger in a crust, bake 1 hour.
 
 
RECIPE: PUMPKIN PIE SPICE BLEND

Says The Spice House: “Some people prefer to make their own pumpkin pie spice so they can tweak the measurements and create a flavor that’s unique and perfectly crafted for a certain recipe. You can make your own pumpkin pie spice and store it in a sealed jar for up to 6 months to use whenever you please.”

It can be used in recipes both savory and sweet.

To make ¼ cup of pumpkin spice, start with these measurements:

  • 2 tablespoons cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 2 teaspoons ground allspice
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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    Then, after you’ve made your cookies, crème brûlée or pudding, grains, granola bars, ice cream, latte, muffins, nut mix, oatmeal, pie, pancakes or waffles, ravioli, smoothie, soup, or stew…you can decide if you’d like less cinnamon, more ginger, whatever.
     
     
    PUMPKIN SPICE BECOMES A “THING”

    While fall always meant that food producers would present seasonally spiced goods, pumpkin spice as a “thing” owes its thanks to Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte, which debuted to fanfare in January 2003. Suddenly, a good number of Americans were rabid fans of the “PSL,” as they nicknamed it.

    It became Starbucks’ most popular seasonal beverage [source]. Here’s the detailed history of the creation of the PSL.

    Was it the cinnamon perfume in a steaming hot coffee beverage topped with whipped cream…or the spiced sugar syrup that made it so addictively good (rhetorical question)?

    Seeing Starbucks’ success, product lines that did not previously have a fall pumpkin flavor—everything from Kit Kat Bars to Goldfish Crackers (photo #4) to Chobani Greek Yogurt—got on the bandwagon.

    While some brewers had traditionally produced a pumpkin ale or beer for the fall-winter season, other beverage producers realized they had been missing out on pumpkin-spiced drinks.

    Today you can find:

  • Pumpkin spice apple cider (e.g. Bolthouse).
  • Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer (e.g. Coffee Mate).
  • Pumpkin Spice Iced Coffee (e.g. Dunkin’ Donuts).
  • Pumpkin Spice Irish Cream Liqueur (e.g. Baileys).
  • Pumpkin Spice Protein Drink (e.g., Premier Protein).
  • Pumpkin Spice Tea (e.g. Tazo).
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    Slice Of Pumpkin Pie With A Garnish Of Pumpkin Seeds
    [1] First there was pumpkin pie. Here’s a sophisticated version from Bien Cuit Bakery in Brooklyn photo © Bien Cuit).

    Jar Of Pumpkin Pie Spice From The Spice House
    [2] Then came blended pumpkin spice (photo © The Spice House).

    Cup Of Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte
    [3] And then, the PSL, Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte (photo © ).

    Pumpkin Spice Goldfish
    [4] Even Goldfish Crackers get into the act (photo © Pepperidge Farm).

     
    And of course, there are Starbucks Cold Brew, Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Nondairy Creamer, and more.

    And that, ladies and gents, is why you can’t turn in any direction in a supermarket without bumping into a pumpkin spice special for the season.
     
     
    MORE PUMPKIN SPICE RECIPES

  • Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte
  • Maple Pumpkin Spice Popcorn
  • Pumpkin Dessert Waffles With Spiced Whipped Cream
  • Pumpkin Spice Brownies
  • Pumpkin Spice Latte & Latte Art
  • Pumpkin Spice Layer Cake
  • Pumpkin Spice Fudge
  • Pumpkin Spice Hummus
  • Pumpkin Spice Latte Ice Pops
  • Pumpkin Spice Popcorn
  • Pumpkin Spice Popcorn Bars
  • Pumpkin Spice Pound Cake Bundt
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