Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte

In the mood for fall flavors but can't let go of your iced coffees? This Homemade Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe is a great option! Made with simple ingredients, get the taste of fall wrapped up in a cold drink, and skip the Starbucks line!

Maybe it's not yet pumpkin spice season, but you're craving pumpkin flavor drinks. We feel your pain, so we made the perfect recipe for you. This delicious drink is made with natural flavors, including real pumpkin and maple syrup, a hint of vanilla, tasty pumpkin cold foam, and a sprinkle of pumpkin spice.

Inspired by Starbucks Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte, which is essentially a cold pumpkin spice latte (PSL), this homemade version is just as good as the coffee shop version. If it's just not quite that time of year yet and you love pumpkin season, you'll fall in love with this dreamy iced latte recipe!

Looking for more Starbucks copycat recipes? Be sure to check out our pumpkin cold foam recipe, this vanilla sweet cream cold foam, this Spanish latte with honey, this honey lavender latte, this strawberry latte, and this iced white mocha!

You may also enjoy this coconut latte, or this maple latte!

❤️Why we love this recipe

• Quick & easy. All you need to do is pull some shots of espresso, blend it up with a few other ingredients, pour over ice, and enjoy! Ready in 5 minutes or less.
• Made with pantry and kitchen staples. All you need is a few common dairy items, and pantry staples.
• Refreshing and bursting with fall flavor. This drink tastes so cozy and warm, yet it's refreshing. Basically, it's really, really satisfying, especially when you're between seasons and can't decide!
• Made with wholesome ingredients. If you love the Starbucks version of this drink, and you're trying to cut out some of the junk, this is perfect. Our version is sweetened naturally with maple syrup, and is made with real pumpkin.
• Customizable for various diet types & preferences. This drink can be made to fit virtually any way of eating, from keto or low carb, to paleo, or vegan. Maybe you just want to make it extra creamy and sweet, and that works great too! Something for everyone.

🎃Ingredients

Here are the ingredients we used for this recipe. You can find more information for substitutions below.

• Espresso. You'll want shots of espresso for this to truly be a latte, cold brew or strong brewed coffee can be used as well if you don't have an espresso machine. Use your favorite coffee to make the espresso. We generally opt for a lighter roast, but of course, anything you prefer works here.
• Real pumpkin puree. Make sure to use pure pumpkin puree (affiliate link) instead of pumpkin pie filling. You want the one without the added sugar or spices.
• Pumpkin spice. We used homemade pumpkin pie spice, since it's easy to make your own blend at home. Store bought is perfectly fine as well.
• Heavy cream or whipped cream. We mix a little bit of heavy cream, milk, pumpkin spice, and maple syrup to make a delicious spiced cold foam topping with a milk frother. You could also top with whipped cream.

✏️Substitutions & variations

The ingredients are pretty straightforward, but here are a few simple swaps to make this drink for suitable for your diet type, or personal preferences.

• Vegan pumpkin spice latte. This is an easy fix since this latte is naturally full of plant-based ingredients. All you would need to do is switch the cow's milk to plant-based milk, like oat milk, soy milk, coconut milk, or almond milk. For the cold foam, use coconut cream.
• Swap the sweetener. You could use brown sugar or honey for a lovely flavor.
• Make it low carb. This is an easy swap! Swap out the regular maple syrup for your favorite sugar free maple syrup or sweetener. You may also like this keto pumpkin spice bulletproof recipe!
• Lower calorie. Swap for skim milk or plant-based milk to make it lower in calories. You can also skip the iced maple cold foam.
• More or less sweet. Add more maple syrup to increase the sweetness, or add less for a less sweet drink.
• More or less spiced. Try using about half the amount of pumpkin pie spice if you're not as big of a fan of spice.
• Creamier. You can always add more milk to the drink, or scale back on the espresso.

📋Prep work

• Pull the espresso shots and let them set aside to chill while you gather the other ingredients. You can even place the espresso in the fridge so it can cool off faster.
• Measure out all spices, salt, vanilla, maple extract, and pumpkin puree.

Add milk, espresso, vanilla extract, and maple syrup to the blender. (Image 1)

Add in ground cinnamon, pumpkin spice, pumpkin puree, and salt. (Image 2)

Blend on high speed until frothy and combined. (Image 3)

Optional - make the spiced cold foam.

In a separate pitcher, combine heavy whipping cream, milk, a pinch of salt, cinnamon, some maple syrup, and vanilla extract. (Image 4)

Use a milk frother to combine until it thickens, but is still pourable. (Image 5)

Fill glasses with ice, then pour in the espresso and pumpkin mixture over top. (Image 6)

Pour on the spiced maple cold foam. (Image 7)

Garnish with a cinnamon stick if desired, along with a sprinkle of pumpkin spice or ground cinnamon. Enjoy!

✨Tips & tricks

• Sweeten to taste. This drink is somewhere in the middle between sweet and mildly sweet, so feel free to adjust the sweetness to taste.
• Use real vanilla extract & maple syrup. If possible, use the real thing of both of these ingredients for the best fall flavor!
• Don't mix up pumpkin pie filling for pumpkin puree. They are generally right next to each other in the grocery store, but one has a lot of added sugar and spices, and the other one doesn't. You want the plain pumpkin puree with no additives.
• Use cold espresso. For best results (since we are serving this drink cold) allow the espresso to chill before adding it to the blender.