The flavors of fall in a delicious coffee drink, this copycat recipe recreates the Starbucks Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte. Get step-by-step instructions and tips to make this drink at home in 5 minutes!

Homemade Iced PSL

Starbucks Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte (shortened to Iced PSL) is a seasonal fall drink that’s a cold version of the iconic Pumpkin Spice Latte.

Pumpkin spice is a mix of ingredients that go into flavoring a pumpkin pie. Ground cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and sometimes allspice, are combined to make the spice blend.

This copycat recipe recreates the Starbucks Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte using 7 ingredients, including the homemade whipped cream. It makes a grande size (16 ounces) drink.

Recipe Summary

• Iced PSL is a beverage that combines ice, espresso, milk, and pumpkin spice sauce. It’s topped with whipped cream and pumpkin spice topping.
• This recipe takes the same ingredient measurements to recreate the drink at home so it tastes just like the one at Starbucks.
• Store-bought or homemade pumpkin spice sauce can be used to flavor and sweeten this coffee drink.
• It’s a quick and easy drink to make at home using espresso made with an espresso machine or a Nespresso.

RELATED: Pumpkin Spice Cold Foam

Ingredient Notes

• Espresso: Use any light or dark roasted coffee you like to make espresso. Get Starbucks espresso to get the flavor closer to theirs.
• Pumpkin spice sauce: Instantly turns a coffee drink to a pumpkin flavored coffee drink. Use homemade or store-bought.
• Milk: Starbucks makes their lattes with 2% milk but you can use any kind of milk you like.
• Ice: Use filtered water to make ice, if possible, since it’ll taste better than ice made with tap water.
• Heavy cream: This is to make the homemade whipped cream.
• Vanilla syrup: Starbucks uses vanilla syrup to sweeten their whipped cream and it’s what’s also in this recipe. Use store-bought or homemade vanilla syrup.
• Pumpkin spice topping: Also called pumpkin pie spice, this is a blend of spices that uses the same ingredients that’s in Starbucks pumpkin spice topping. It’s used just for garnish. See below on how to make this at home.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Nespresso Notes

To make Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte just like Starbucks, you’ll need espresso and the easiest way to make espresso at home is with a Nespresso machine.

A grande size Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte is made with 2 shots of espresso, so you’ll need 2 Nespresso espresso capsules or 1 double espresso capsule. With Vertuo machine capsules, only use espresso capsules and not the coffee capsules that make 7.77 ounces.

To make the drink taste more like the one at Starbucks, use Starbucks branded Nespresso capsules. Instead of the regular Starbucks espresso, try making it with their Blonde espresso capsules which are more popular and better reviewed.

Homemade Pumpkin Spice Topping

Make your own pumpkin spice topping by combining:

• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
• ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves

Expert Tips

• To whip cream for drinks, use a handheld milk frother for about 30-50 seconds until you get soft peaks. Don’t overwhip.
• If you don’t have an espresso machine or a Nespresso, you can use instant coffee. Combine 1 tablespoon of instant coffee and ¼ cup hot water to replace the 2 shots of espresso in the recipe.
• The cocktail shaker is used to make sure the pumpkin sauce is well mixed with the milk and espresso since it’s a little thick. If you don’t want to use one, or don’t have one, put espresso, pumpkin sauce, and milk into a cup and stir until well combined. Then add the ice.

Questions You May Have

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• 13 Popular Starbucks Pumpkin Drinks (Including Secret Menu)
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• Pumpkin Spice Chai Latte
• Pumpkin Cream Cold Foam

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