Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate Recipe
Forget a trip to the coffee shop – enjoy a delicious pumpkin spice hot chocolate from the comfort of home for a fraction of the price with this easy fall drink recipe!
You can add a shot of expresso to make this caffeinated, or keep it as is for a child friendly beverage to share with your family.
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This cozy hot chocolate for fall is the perfect drink to sip on while you color these free printable fall quote coloring pages!
This recipe can be made with canned pumpkin puree or homemade. If you’ve never made pumpkin puree before, it’s pretty easy. This recipe from Inspired Taste shows you how to make your own pumpkin puree.
If you want to be able to make your own pumpkin puree next year, make sure to check out this guide to growing your own pie pumpkins from seed.
Ingredients for pumpkin spice hot chocolate
This recipe is for two cups of hot chocolate. It’s easy to scale up to make more!
– 2 cups milk. We use non homogenized local milk. You can use dairy milk or a non-dairy substitute.
– 1/2 cup pumpkin puree (canned or homemade)
– 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder. I love unprocessed cacao powder, but it doesn’t dissolve the same way. I recommend organic cocoa powder.
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- Dutch-Processed (Alkalized) Cocoa with a high-fat content of 20-22%
– 2 tablespoons brown sugar. Again, I use organic.
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– 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (or a mixture of cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice. Learn how to make your own pumpkin pie spice mix here)
– 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
– Whipped cream, optional for topping. Making your own whipped cream is super easy.
– Additional pumpkin pie spice, for topping
How to make pumpkin spice hot chocolate at home
In a medium saucepan, heat the milk over medium heat until it is warm but not boiling.
Any temperature between about 120-180 is fine, if you’re checking with a thermometer. If you don’t have a thermometer, that’s okay. The milk will start to get frothy looking right before it boils. If you see this, turn down the heat.
Stir in the pumpkin puree, cocoa powder, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth. Don’t let the milk boil. If you need to, remove the milk from the stove while you stir.
Pour the hot chocolate into mugs. This recipe makes two one cup servings. Top generously with whipped cream and sprinkle with extra pumpkin pie spice or chocolate shavings for garnish.
Serve hot and enjoy the comforting flavors of fall!
Feel free to adjust the sweetness and spice level to suit your taste.
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Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate Recipe
It's easy to scale this recipe up to make more fall hot chocolate!
Ingredients
- - 2 cups milk. We use non homogenized local milk. You can use dairy milk or a non-dairy substitute.
- - 1/2 cup pumpkin puree (canned or homemade)
- - 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder. I love unprocessed cacao powder, but it doesn’t dissolve the same way. I recommend organic cocoa powder.
- - 2 tablespoons brown sugar.
- - 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice or a mixture of cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice
- - 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- - Whipped cream, optional for topping. Making your own whipped cream is super easy.
- - Additional pumpkin pie spice, for topping
Instructions
In a medium saucepan, heat the milk over medium heat until it is warm but not boiling.
Any temperature between about 120-180 is fine, if you’re checking with a thermometer. If you don’t have a thermometer, that’s okay. The milk will start to get frothy looking right before it boils. If you see this, turn down the heat.
Stir in the pumpkin puree, cocoa powder, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth. Don’t let the milk boil.
Pour the hot chocolate into mugs. This recipe makes two one cup servings. Top generously with whipped cream and sprinkle with extra pumpkin pie spice or chocolate shavings for garnish.
Serve hot and enjoy the comforting flavors of fall!
