MEGAN LEARNS TO COOK: HOMEMADE PSL

It’s the season of pumpkin spice lattes. And I’ll be honest, I’ve only had a PSL once before! This season, I thought it would be fun to get into making them at home. So I set out to make homemade pumpkin spice syrup that I could use for my coffee and even cocktails. Starbucks actually revealed their secrets for their PSL, so we will be using their recipe with a couple small changes.

Here’s what you’ll Need:

• 3 cinnamon sticks

• 1/2 tsp ground cloves

• 1/2 tsp ground ginger

• I tsp ground nutmeg

• 1/2 tsp of vanilla

• 2 tbsp of pumpkin purée

• 3/4 cup of water

• 3/4 cup of brown sugar

• Cheese cloth

Let’s cook

1. Bring your water and sugar to a medium heat, and once the sugar has dissolved, bring it down to a simmer.

2. Add the rest of your ingredients and simmer for another 10 minutes to infuse the spices.

3. Remove from heat and leave it to cool until it’s safe to strain.

4. Using a cheese cloth and bowl (I used a Pyrex here), pour the ingredients through the cheese cloth only allowing the liquid to pass. If it’s not too hot, you can squeeze the cheese cloth a little too to help move things along.

5. Transfer the simple syrup to container for safe storage. I love using this swing top bottle for simple syrups!

Now you have a homemade pumpkin spice simple syrup! It’s really so easy to make, and you can feel like a cutie witch this fall brewing up something on the stove. I like to make an iced PSL with my syrups! Some oat milk, a shot of espresso, and this homemade simple syrup!