How to Make Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix

You don’t have to buy pumpkin pie spice mix! Use this recipe on how to make homemade pumpkin pie spice mix to make it at home using spices in your pantry.

I never buy pumpkin pie spice at the store, because it is so easy to make it at home. Many holiday recipes call for pumpkin pie spice, so I mix up a small bottle of it to use for my baking. Then I can just dip in and pull out a teaspoon as needed.

How to Make Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix

I make my homemade pumpkin pie spice mix using a ratio of 1 part cloves, 2 parts ginger, 2 parts nutmeg, and 6 parts cinnamon. I have a pumpkin pie spice mix recipe below with actual measurements.

I make my pumpkin spice recipe without allspice. Why? Because I prefer the flavor of pumpkin spice without allspice. However, some people like the flavor of allspice in their pumpkin spice. If you want to add allspice, use the same amount of allspice as you use of cloves.

You can double or triple the below pumpkin spice recipe to have enough on hand to get you through the holidays.

Once you are familiar with the ratios, you can easily wing it by adding a bit of this and that until your spices equal the quantity the recipe calls for.

Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix Recipe

If you make a lot of pumpkin pie spice-flavored recipes in the fall, you can make a double or triple batch of this recipe and store it in a mason jar.

• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• ½ teaspoon cloves

Directions:

1. Add the spices to a spice jar. Put the lid on and shake vigorously to mix.
2. Store the pumpkin pie spice mix in a sealed container in a cool, dark location.
3. Use as called for in recipes.

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Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix Recipe

An easy pumpkin pie spice recipe using 4 ingredients from your pantry.

Course Spice

Cuisine American

Keyword Pumpkin Pie Spice Recipe, Pumpkin Spice Recipe

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Author Alea Milham

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• ▢ 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• ▢ 1 teaspoon ginger
• ▢ ½ teaspoon cloves

Instructions

• Add the cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves to a spice jar. Put the lid on and shake vigorously to mix.
• Store the pumpkin pie spice mix in a sealed container in a cool, dark location.
• Use as called for in recipes.

Recipes that Use Pumpkin Pie Spice:

Spiced Pumpkin Butter

Pumpkin Pie Spiced Sweet Potatoes

Pumpkin Pie Spiced Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

How to Reuse Spice Jars

I grow a lot of my own herbs and spices, but I can’t grow them all. When I do buy spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, I try to buy them in glass jars, so that I can reuse the spice jars for my homemade spice mixes.

Items Needed:

• empty spice jar
• cardboard
• label

Instructions:

1. Soak your spice jar to remove the label.

2. Remove the cardboard from the cap (try not to throw it out until after you have traced it).

3. Run the jar and cap through the dishwashing machine.

4. If they still smell like spices after being washed, soak them in a bowl of water with a 1/4 cup of vinegar added to it. Then run them through the dishwasher again.

5. Trace the cardboard insert, or if you have tossed it, trace around the outside of the lid.

6. Cut on the inside of the line. Press cardboard into the lid.

7. Screw the lid on the jar and label. I use leftover Christmas tags to label the jars.

Do you make your own spice mixes?

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• How to Make Chipotle Seasoning Mix

This pumpkin pie spice recipe was originally published on September 12th, 2015. It was updated on September 6, 2024.