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 use a ratio of 1 part cloves, 2 parts ginger, 2 parts nutmeg, and 6 parts cinnamon to make my homemade pumpkin pie spice mix recipe. I have a pumpkin pie spice mix recipe with measurements below. You can double or triple it if you wish.
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:
- Add the spices 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.
Printable Recipe for Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- ½ teaspoon cloves
- Add the spices 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:
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?
Linda says
Why don’t you use allspice?
Just curious!
Alea Milham says
This is my favorite combination of spices. Use this as a guide and tailor it to your preferences.
BigRed says
Thanks for posting seems every other recipe I’ve found has allspice in it. This four spices we use at our house regularly, allspice not so much didn’t want to buy it for just one time a year.
Jenna says
I had no idea it was so easy to make pumpkin pie spice! I’d love it if you would share this recipe at our Best of the Weekend Link Party! Pinning 🙂
Anonymous says
Nice site, nice and easy on the eyes and great content too.
megan @ whatmegansmaking says
Great suggestions! I'm always using pumpkin pie spice, and also making some of my own other spices (emeril's essence for example)
Julie Bagamary says
I do this too with the exception of the unused Christmas labels. I like that.
Sweet T says
Love this idea! I've always wanted to try to make my own spice mixes. Thanks for the comment on my site about the wish tree!
vickie says
Great idea -many things are packaged now and people don't think about how to make them from scratch. Like chili seasonings, apple pie spice, etc.
vickie
Elsa says
I am so glad you posted this. I was going to the store tomorrow to buy empty jars for spices. I have empty jars I can reuse. I cannot believe it never occurred to me to reuse them!