Pumpkin Spice Latte syrup/ creamer

Let's not be coy. We all know I'm a coffee fiend. As the whispers of fall started to dance in the air, suddenly an acronym started to pop up every where. PSL ... psl ... psl. A psl is a pumpkin spice latte. I can't figure out why but everyone gets COMPLETELY obsessed with pumpkin everything. For me it's the smell. I recently changed out all my air fresheners to pumpkin scented.

Now I know what your thinking - that's great Rebecca but what is in that pan. It is *drum roll* pumpkin spice latte syrup!!! I had all the ingredients on hand. It took me LESS than 10 mins to make and the total cost is LESS than on PSL from Starbucks.

I actually used this recipe from A Beautiful Mess and made 2 small changes.

Changes
1) Add 1/2 tsp of all spice
2) Add 1 can of sweetened condensed milk


Ok so you may be saying sweetened condensed milk? Isn't that for baking. To you I say, phooey. Sweetened condensed milk is PERFECT for coffee or tea in moderation. I can use 2 teaspoons of sweetened condensed milk instead of skim milk and it is LESS calories. It also makes my lattes taste creamier and a tad thicker.

I'm still tinkering with the recipe. Next time I may only use 1 cup of water since I am adding the sweetened condensed milk.

I put mine in mason jars and didn't strain them although I wish I would have. I had a lot of settling and there is usually dregs in the bottom of my cup - which is somehow always an unpleasant surprise.

The flavor is PERFECT! I'm down to just the right mason jar. If you aren't a coffee fan this syrup/creamer is great in chai tea. Pumpkin chair double shot iced lattes is my favorite fall drink (even if it sounds atrocious.)