Well, folks. I did it. I went and made a homemade vegan Pumpkin Spice Latté.
Move over, coffee shops! Move over, Starbucks! This latté is the real deal.
No, but seriously. Real pumpkin. Real spices. Real coffee. It all makes for real good stuff!
I must mention that none of this would be possible without the great people over at Café Santo Domingo, who recently sent me some incredibly delicious coffee. It made for a wonderfully robust base for this delightfully satisfying little PSL. (Or maybe it should be a PSSL. Or a VPSSL?)
How cute is that mug? Joe from Café Santo Domingo sent me a set of them with matching saucers, along with some truly awesome beans and grounds. Seriously, you guys rock! The beans are SO tasty that I’ve gone ahead and made some dark-chocolate covered coffee beans with them to keep on hand as a quick snack, a great little afternoon pick-me-up. I would have included a photo, but the boy can’t stop eating them all up!
A few other exciting things
For those of you following my story, I have almost completed my studies in Professional Pastry, and I am looking forward to many new adventures come January. I have started to offer custom cakes and sweets, and I am in the process of creating an online portfolio attached to this blog. I will soon cater sweets for birthdays, anniversaries, engagements, weddings, or any other occasion (like, say, a girls night in!) where you may desire some custom goodies. Oh, and yes, I do vegan desserts like a champ!
On an unrelated, but very exciting note, I am pleased to announce that I will once again be participating in the 4th annual Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap (#fbcookieswap) hosted by The Little Kitchen and Love & Olive Oil. I can’t wait to receive my matches and see what kind of incredible edibles will be delivered to my doorstep in the coming weeks! SO MUCH EXCITEMENT!
Oh, right, so I guess by now you’re probably all like, “That’s nice, but I WANT ME A PSL!” Alright, alright, don’t get your legwarmers in a bunch. Here it is, without further adieu… The one, the only, the real, vegan pumpkin spice latte. Or, if you prefer, the Pumpkin Spice Soy Latte. Whatever you want to call it, just make it, then sit back and drink it!
Caution: this latte is extremely addictive!
Vegan Pumpkin Spice Latté (from scratch!)
an original recipe by allison sklar yields: 3 lattés
what you’ll need
(ingredients)
2.5 cups soy milk (or other non-dairy milk)
1.5 tbsp pumpkin purée
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp clove
1/2 vanilla bean (or 1 tsp vanilla)
1 tbsp + 2 tsp sugar (more or less, to taste)
1 cup freshly brewed coffee
how to do it
(method)
Combine all ingredients except coffee. Whisk well. Simmer in small saucepan over medium heat until mixture begins to bubble. Whisk. Reduce temperature to very low. Simmer about 10 to 15 minutes or until mixture begins to reduce. Combine milk mixture with coffee. Use a hand frother to create some foam on top. Sprinkle with additional cinnamon and nutmeg and serve immediately.