For the past couple seasons, I’ve been on the hunt for pumpkin pie spice mix. And I’ve been slowly going crazy not being able to locate it in any local grocery stores. Don’t they know how many they would sell from me alone?! I longed for the day I would cross paths with it, making a mental note to buy 10 if I ever did. Only that day never came and I went about my life smiling on the outside, but secretly feeling like a piece of me was missing. Until that beloved day when a recipe just fell into my lap!
I feel like fellow bloggers and cookbook authors, Nicole Axworthy and Lisa Pitman, get me. They know that vegan staples aren’t always offered in grocery stores (yes, I just called pumpkin spice mix a “vegan staple”…let’s go with it), and sometimes we want or need to make things in our own kitchen. In their new book, DIY Vegan, you’ll find more than 100 vegan recipes showing home cooks just how easy it is to create knock-offs of common store-bought staples, only without the sometimes scary ingredient lists. For the most part, I try to limit the amount of prepared foods that I purchase due to the unpronounceable ingredients many contain. And really, these foods don’t always leave me feeling my best. Yes, more and more brands are coming out with simple, whole-foods ingredient lists (hooray), but sometimes these brands aren’t accessible or they’re just plain old expensive. So, I enjoy making my own staples when time allows; especially if I can make a huge batch and store it for several months, like with this pumpkin pie spice mix. Major kitchen win!
As Nicole and Lisa say, "Seriously, are you going to pay extra for someone else to stir your spices? We didn’t think so. Make your own in seconds, make some for your friends, start a business selling your own spice-stirring services. And then eat pie."
In DIY Vegan, you’ll find vegan recipes like Buttermilk, Cashew Coffee Creamer, Simple Sour Cream, Coconut Yogurt, Cultured Nut Cheese, Whole-Grain and Seed bread, Cheesy Crackers, Taco Seasoning, Spelt Pizza Dough, and many more. I went straight for the Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix of course, and after falling in love I made a triple batch to keep on hand. It’s just so easy and flavourful, and now I never have to go without. If you noticed that super cute jar at the top of this post, you’ll see that it also makes a fun gift for the pumpkin pie spice mix lover in your life. Just place the spices into a tiny jar (you can layer it for fun), add some baker’s twine, and loop on a homemade tag. Wouldn’t this be a cute idea for a housewarming gift or a party favour? Or maybe I’m just weird. Rest assured, if you ever brought me this I would light up like a Christmas tree.
Coming up soon, I’ll be sharing a baked good that I created using this very pumpkin pie spice mix. You don’t want to miss this one, folks. It’s the seasonal baked good I promise you’ll want to whip up all season long. So go on and make this spice mix then meet me back here for Part 2! Deal?
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Pumpkin Pie Spice
Yield
2 1/2 tablespoons
Prep time
Cook time
0 minutes
Total time
Use this pumpkin pie spice mix in cakes, cookies, bars, oatmeal, smoothies, lattes, chia seed pudding, and more! I like to keep a large batch of it on hand and I find myself using it in just about everything. This recipe is reprinted with permission from DIY Vegan. Copyright © 2015 Nicole Axworthy and Lisa Pitman. Published by St. Martin's Griffin.
Ingredients
- 4 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg (I pack it in the teaspoon)
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Directions
- Combine all the ingredients in an airtight container or jar. Attach lid and shake to combine. Store at room temperature for up to 6 months. Shake jar before each use.
Nutrition Information
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Photography credit: Ashley McLaughlin Photography
A big congrats to Nicole and Lisa on this beautiful cookbook, and for allowing me to share this recipe with you today! DIY Vegan is hot off the press this Tuesday, October 27th so be sure to check it out online and in bookstores!
This is great and I will definitely be making some. I already make my own taco seasoning. Just an idea but if you substitute “part” for teaspoons in the recipe you can extend the recipe as much as you want. So if you’re using a 1/4 cup measure you can make a large batch and share it. (Eg. 2x 1/4 cup or 1/2 X 1/4 cup) I then write the amounts (2 parts cinnamon…) on a label and keep it on the jar in my cupboard so it is at my finger tips when I need to replace it. You can then substitute whichever measure gives you the desired amount of seasoning. If you are going to sell it at a market use a cup, if you only want enough for a pie (!?) use a teaspoon.
I love making my own pumpkin pie spice! So much cheaper than what I’ve ever been able to find in the store!
Paige
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This would be a great gift for all my pumpkin spice loving friends! I will have to try it. ♡♡
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This recipe is right up my alley! I love making my own spice mixes instead of buying pre-mixed. Thanks for sharing! – Charlie, www.lemonbutterlove.com
I never even thought about making my own pumpkin pie spice mix! I have all spices on hand so I will give it a try!
Haha it’s good to know that I am not the only one obsessively looking for a pumpkin spice mix in EVERY. SINGLE. MARKET I go to lol. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I can finally do it myself!!! Woohooo
Please tell me part two is a scone!!!! *Waiting in anticipation*
I can’t wait to make this! I see pancakes in my future! ;) And what a brilliant idea to gift them.
Thank you for this! I can’t believe I’ve never thought to make my own pumpkin pie spice. I absolutely never have it on hand as it is so expensive in stores, but now I’ll be able to have my own homemade spice! Thanks!
@ Matea: No, allspice is not a blend of spices. It is actually a spice of its own, originally known as “Jamaica pepper”. The Latin name is Pimenta dioica (living as I do in S. Europe I find the Latin names of herbs and spices useful, to make sure what they sell me is what I want.) You can substitute a combination of equal parts of nutmeg, cinnamon and clove but the flavour will of course be slightly different.
Is pumpkin pie spice mix the same as pumpkin spice mix?? (I’m not from the US/Canada so this is new to me!)
Finding it a teensy bit hard to believe you’ve been searching high and low for pumpkin spice mix for ages, to no avail; that a quick recipe search on Google couldn’t solve this problem for you in 5 seconds; that all hope was lost, your sanity was waning, woe was you, etc., until you came across this miraculous recipe! That, by my estimate anyway, will end up costing more than a store-bought bottle of pumpkin spice mix (all those individual ingredients? They’re just as expensive to buy new, and if you’re the sort of person who already has them all on hand, then you probably know how to mix your own pumpkin spice already). Or that a couple of weeks ago you created and posted a recipe for a “Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte With Salted Pumpkin Spice Syrup” – containing many of the same ingredients and actually suggests pumpkin pie spice mix as a garnish – but couldn’t figure out where or how to get your hands on a spice mix that, yes, has always been vegan and, this time of year, is. Literally. Everywhere.
I really like your blog and your book, and I’m looking forward to OSG#2. But the desperate and dramatic bit? It comes off a bit dumb, and you’re better than that.
Wow. You took this post a bit seriously didn’t you!
So… we shouldn’t take you seriously?
Oh, yum! This looks perfect and so easy to make :)
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nice!! looks amazing can’t wait to try :D
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The store bought mix has sulphites, so this is a way better option.
Wow I wouldn’t have thought that…good to know!
This is exactly what I need! I’ve found many recipes online and they all needed pumpkin spice. We don’t have it anywhere in Dutch supermarkets and ordering it from the USA is a bit too expensive. Thank you for this one!
I’m not really a fan of pumpkin spice, do you know any yummy desserts we can where we can use it?
I’m almost out of Pumpkin Pie Spice! I’ll have to give this a try :) By the way, your pictures are amazing!!
Trader Joe’s. Two bucks. No sulfites. cinnamon, ginger, lemon peel, nutmeg, cloves, cardamom. For the time challenged. ;)
This goes perfect for October/November when we are obsessed with pumpkins.
Great recipe.. I only had whole allspice, so used it and mixed the ingredients in my coffee grinder. Thanks for the recipe.
Hey Angela,
On my trip to the USA last year, I fell in love with all things pumpkin there! Lucky, that I decided to be there around fall! Although I brought back how much ever I could of the pumpkin spice flavoured stuff, I have been missing those ever since. Thank you for this amazing recipe and I can’t wait to try it out!
But only one lil problem – I don’t get all spice in India and the substitute mix recipe I found online are already included in your mix. So what to do? It’ll be great if you could help :)
Love,
Niru
It is “allspice”, not “all spice”. I know with that name, it may sound like a mixture, but it is a single spice. (Also called “pimenta” (don’t confuse it with pimento, a kind of pepper) “Jamaica pimenta”, or “myrtle pepper”, it comes from from the dried unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica berries [Thanks, Wikipedia.]) Maybe it’s near you with another name?
I hope you have already found some allspice –it’s been 2 years– or, if not, maybe this could help.