Saturday, November 09, 2013

Pumpkin time - Pumpkin Spice Latte

Goodbye flip-flops and lemonade… hello hoodies and pumpkin spice!

The sweet, creamy flavours of cinnamon and nutmeg make Pumpkin Spice just right for automn crisper days and cooler nights. Now we can have Pumpkin Spice Coffee at home, recipe below.


One of the ingridients is pumpkin.
Pumpkin Spice Latte
Ingredients 2 servings:

4 tablespoons Pumpkin-spiced syrup (recipe below)
2 double espresso
250 ml milk
whipped cream
blend of spices: grated nutmeg, ground ginger powder, cinnamon, vanilla sugar


Preparation:
Prepare Pumpkin-spicy syrup (recipe below). Brew a cup of coffee and ad froth milk. The cups of hot coffee poured syrup (after 2 tablespoons), stir and pour (from above) hot frothed milk. Garnish with whipped cream and sprinkle with spices.

Pumpkin-spicy syrup, about 180 ml:

1/2 cup water
1 tsp ginger powder
1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder
1 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar
1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk (can be natural or caramel-flavored
1/4 cup roasted pumpkin puree


Preparation:
Heat the water in a pan, then add the spices: ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg and vanilla.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and cook for 5 minutes, set aside from the heat and leave for 15 minutes.
Add to the pan condensed milk and stir until dissolved (if necessary can be heated).
Add roasted pumpkin puree and mix or blend. The syrup is ready to use. Keep it in the refrigerator.

Enjoy!



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