Low Fat Pumpkin & Spice Latte

If you love coffee and pumpkin you will love this low fat version of the famous Star Bucks Pumpkin Spice Latte.  A perfect treat for a chilly fall afternoon or with dessert at Thanksgiving.

Just a bit of heaven in a cup!  As an added note, Canadians gulped down more than 1.2 million litres of pumpkin-spice latte last year, primarily from Starbucks.

 

 

 

 

Ingredients:

• 4 teaspoons real pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling
• 1 1/2 cup 1% milk or almond milk
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup              
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 cup very strong coffee (or a couple of shots of espresso)

Directions:

• In a blender, blend pumpkin, milk, maple syrup , vanilla and pumpkin pie spice. 
• Blend until smooth.
• Transfer to a small sauce pan and heat until smooth.  This can also be heated in the microwave
• Pour the coffee into the hot milk mixture.
• Serve as is or top with low fat whipped cream.
• Additional sugar, stevia or maple syrup can be added if you like it really sweet and you don’t mind all the empty calories.Serves 2.

*Note*  If you don’t have Pumpkin Pie Spice, you can make your own by combining:

• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4  teaspoon ground allspice

Serves 2