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Pumpkin Iced Latte – An easy transition from Summer to Fall

I’ve been trying to avoid the reality that it is officially Fall now. I love warm weather, days at the beach, and summery drinks and the thought of the winter ahead always makes Fall a hard time for me.  All that being said, I’m finally and firmly on the pumpkin bandwagon and it started with the Pumpkin Iced Latte that I’m going to share with you all today.  Iced because I still have one foot hanging onto Summer and Pumpkin because I have to acknowledge that Canadian Thanksgiving is only two weeks away.

A pumpkin iced latte helps ease the transition from Summer to Fall. This drink is super easy to make and will have you smiling in minutes.

I like simple, delicious, and guilt-free drinks.  This Pumpkin Iced Latte fits that bill perfectly and will be putting a big old smile on your face in minutes even if you have to put on a sweater to go outside.  The other great part about this recipe? Very inexpensive and you can be making these for days on end with a very small investment in a can of pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling!).  You can also personalize this drink even more by adding a little milk froth to the top and a little extra cinnamon and nutmeg or pumpkin pie spice.

Three easy methods for frothing milk at home

If you want to add frothed milk there are a few different ways to do this at home without an expensive espresso machine:

One, you can use an old school metal milk frother and froth by hand just like this one here. (affiliate link) I originally purchased mine through an Epicure Selections home party 10+ years ago and I’m still using it regularly.   I’m also the proud owner of a Breville automatic milk frother that my husband tends to use as he doesn’t want the work out of the manual frother. 

Another trick I learned many, many years ago when I was using a magic bullet was to put a small amount of milk in the magic bullet and blend it for 10-20 seconds and then remove the blade and place the small plastic jar in the microwave for approx 30 seconds. You have to keep an eye on it because the milk will start to rise and foam.  Voila! Frothed milk in seconds and you will wow your guests who will be amazed and delighted that you were able to produce wonderful lattes and cappuccinos without having a $1000+ machine in your kitchen. I suspect that you could do this with any blender that has smaller jars that are deemed microwave safe. Be sure to check first!

If you have the Aer Disc Container for your Vitamix it also works extremely well for frothing cold skim milk. I love this versatile container.

The Best Milk for Frothing

It totally depends. Not a great answer – I know. A word of warning and expectation setting…from my own experience, cow’s milk froths the best, and whole milk provides the creamiest and thickest foam while non-fat or low fat provides an airier, lighter foam. My new favorite coconut/almond milk blend is what I used for the above recipe and while I was able to get the frothy texture the froth was not quite as stable or satisfying as cow’s milk. Almond milk and soy milk will froth but the results just won’t be as thick as whole milk in my experience.

All that being said, frothing at home tends to be most successful when using skim (aka non-fat) milk. Especially if frothing cold. I recommend ensuring your milk is really cold.

A pumpkin iced latte helps ease the transition from Summer to Fall. This drink is super easy to make and will have you smiling in minutes.
 

This recipe, like most, was made in my Vitamix Pro 750. It always does the job – if you are a Vitamix-user, you know what I’m talking about! If you haven’t tried a Vitamix, it has never been easier to find a blender to meet your daily needs with their extensive product line and their Blender Recommender tool.

 
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Pumpkin Iced Latte

Yield: 2
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes

A pumpkin iced latte helps ease the transition from Summer to Fall. This drink is super easy to make and will have you smiling in minutes.

Ingredients

  • 2-4 ounces espresso or coffee, I recommend 2 ounces of espresso per serving
  • 3 tablespoons pumpkin puree
  • 1.5 cups Coconut/Almond Milk blend, or your preferred milk choice
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • dash of cinnamon
  • Ice
  • dash nutmeg

Instructions

  1. Brew your espresso or coffee. This recipe will be best if you let it chill.
  2. Add all ingredients to the blender except for the ice.
  3. Blend until pumpkin is well mixed.
  4. Add ice to two glasses and pour mixture from the blender into the two glasses.
  5. Optional: Froth an additional 1/4 cup of milk using one of two methods listed in post. Spoon on top of the two cups and add an additional sprinkle of cinnamon and nutmeg.
  6. Enjoy.

Notes

If espresso is too strong for your personal taste, then try substituting with coffee.

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2 Comments

    1. Thanks Taylor. I hear you. I have pumpkin ice cream in the freezer right now that I made using leftover puree. Fingers crossed that it tastes as good as I think it should.

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