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How to Make Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix

September 6, 2024 by Alea Milham 10 Comments

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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.

How to Make Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix from Scratch - Combine spices from your pantry to save money and make this DIY Pumpkin Pie Spice.recipe.

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.

Ingredients:
  • 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.

homemade pumpkin spice using 4 ingredients

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

tips for reusing old spice jars

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?

More Homemade Spices:

  • How to Make Apple Pie Spice Mix
  • How to Make Taco Seasoning Mix
  • How to Make Italian Seasoning
  • How to Make Seasoned Salt
  • How to Make Poultry Seasoning
  • 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.

 

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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

Comments

  1. Linda says

    October 16, 2022 at 4:12 pm

    Why don’t you use allspice?
    Just curious!

    Reply
    • Alea Milham says

      October 18, 2022 at 11:49 pm

      This is my favorite combination of spices. Use this as a guide and tailor it to your preferences.

      Reply
  2. BigRed says

    November 22, 2017 at 10:05 pm

    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.

    Reply
  3. Jenna says

    September 26, 2015 at 3:18 pm

    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 🙂

    Reply
  4. Anonymous says

    November 11, 2010 at 2:22 am

    Nice site, nice and easy on the eyes and great content too.

    Reply
  5. megan @ whatmegansmaking says

    October 27, 2010 at 7:37 pm

    Great suggestions! I'm always using pumpkin pie spice, and also making some of my own other spices (emeril's essence for example)

    Reply
  6. Julie Bagamary says

    October 27, 2010 at 11:40 am

    I do this too with the exception of the unused Christmas labels. I like that.

    Reply
  7. Sweet T says

    October 27, 2010 at 4:25 am

    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!

    Reply
  8. vickie says

    October 27, 2010 at 12:34 am

    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

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  9. Elsa says

    October 26, 2010 at 11:50 pm

    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!

    Reply

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