Perfect Pumpkin Spice Blend – Make a Little or Make a Lot in 3 Minutes!

You know when you are reading a recipe and suddenly it says Pumpkin Spice Blend, but you don’t have pumpkin spice? You are in the right place! This spice blend is perfect for the person who:

• …is in a hurry and doesn’t have time to measure everything out, or…
• someone who likes to to make bulk blends for the future, or…
• People who Google things like: “Easy Thanksgiving Dessert,” “What can I make and bring to my kid’s school in 30 minutes?,” or “Which spice is pumpkin spice?”

This is the recipe for you.

What is Pumpkin Spice?!

Pumpkin Spice is a blend of spices that are interchangeable in all dessert recipes for the months of October and November calling for things like cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.  It is basically all the spices that assault your brain when you smell pumpkin pie. 

Hopefully, you like that smell. 

If you are a big baker then it makes sense to make a batch and keep it on hand for the season.  However, if you just need it for the one recipe then we have you covered too.

I am not a huge “spice blend” fan.  I think it’s the minimalist in me that doesn’t want to keep another bottle on hand.  I am perfectly A-OK with mixing the blend as needed.  However, if you need a larger batch then it’s easy to scale up.  These will keep blended for as long as the individual spices.  “They,” say spices go bad after six months.  I’m pretty sure I have some that are older than my children.  Que sera, sera!

On last note before we blend, there are no hard and fast rules here. If you prefer more cloves then adjust accordingly. If you hate allspice just omit it!  It’s your mix and as long as you add a bit of each you’ll still get that awesome pumpkin spice flavor.

Need something to use it in? Try these Pumpkin Spice Blondies!

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