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Looking for a coffee to feed your pumpkin spice addiction? Look no further than this pumpkin spice iced coffee: it’s refreshing and cozy all at once. This recipe is perfect for early fall days.
Maybe you are one of those forever summer sort of folks, who desperately want to hold on to warm weather (that’s me). But for Alex, any hint of fall is his jam. Sunny days and 60-degree nights, a bike ride without breaking a sweat? Give it to him.
And what would early fall (nay, late summer) be without Starbucks #PSL ads, or Pinterest boards full of pumpkin delights? We’re here for all your cravings with this quick and easy recipe for pumpkin spice iced coffee. With all the fall flavor, you’ll never notice the missing pumpkin: it’s all spices!
How to make pumpkin spice iced coffee
We couldn’t resist adding another fall drink to our repertoire. Most of our favorite pumpkin recipes use actual pumpkin: like pumpkin cookies, pumpkin bars, and pumpkin ice cream. But we had a realization: for iced coffee, drop the pumpkin. All we really want is the spices!
You can use our Pumpkin Pie Spice recipe for this iced coffee. Or you can use the separate spices: cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves, and nutmeg. Here are the basic steps:
- Mix the spices into the coffee grounds. The ratio is ½ tablespoon pumpkin spices to 6 tablespoons ground coffee.
- Brew the coffee using your favorite method: we used How to Make Coffee in a Chemex. Allow the coffee to cool to room temperature.
- To serve, place ice cubes in a glass. For each of 4 servings, pour in ½ cup coffee, 1 teaspoon maple syrup, and 2 tablespoons milk or almond milk (or double for 2 large servings).
More coffee methods
We’ve got all sorts of other resources for coffee recipes! Here are some of our top resources:
- Iced Coffee
- How to Use a Chemex to Make Coffee
- Cold Brew Coffee
- Pour Over Coffee
- How to Make Coffee: 6 Ways
- 25 Great Coffee Drinks
More pumpkin recipes
Outside of this pumpkin spice iced coffee recipe, here are a few of our favorite pumpkin recipes we’ve made:
- Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
- Pumpkin Gnocchi Bake
- Pumpkin Dip
- Fluffy Pumpkin Pancakes
- Pumpkin Bread (1 Bowl!)
- Pumpkin Spice Pancakes
- Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte
- Pumpkin Ice Cream
- 30 Tasty Pumpkin Desserts
Dietary notes
This pumpkin spice iced coffee recipe is vegetarian, gluten-free, vegan, plant-based, and dairy-free.
Frequently asked questions
Iced pumpkin spice coffee is a refreshing and flavorful twist on the classic pumpkin spice latte. It combines chilled coffee with pumpkin spice flavorings like cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves, and is often sweetened with sugar or a syrup. It’s a popular fall beverage that can be enjoyed year-round.
You can use any type of milk you prefer, such as dairy milk, almond milk, oat milk, or soy milk. The choice depends on your taste preferences and dietary needs.
Yes, you can prepare a large batch of iced pumpkin spice coffee and store it in the refrigerator for a quick and easy grab-and-go option. Just be sure to add the ice right before serving to prevent it from melting and diluting the flavors.
Pumpkin Spice Iced Coffee
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 small or 2 large 1x
Description
Looking for a coffee to feed your pumpkin spice addiction? Look no further than this pumpkin spice iced coffee: refreshing and cozy all at once.
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons ground coffee
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon*
- ¼ teaspoon ginger
- ¼ teaspoon allspice
- ¼ teaspoon cloves
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 4 teaspoons maple syrup, or more to taste
- ½ cup milk or almond milk
- Ice, for serving.
Instructions
- Mix all of the spices into the coffee grounds. Then brew the coffee using your favorite method: we used How to Make Coffee in a Chemex.
- Allow the coffee to cool to room temperature.
- To serve, place ice cubes in a glass. For each of 4 servings, pour in ½ cup coffee, 1 teaspoon maple syrup, and 2 tablespoons milk or almond milk (or double to make 2 large servings).
Notes
*Or substitute all the spices for ½ tablespoon of our Pumpkin Pie Spice recipe.
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Coffee
- Cuisine: American
We are doing a baby shower for my daughter who is having twins. It will be in October and the theme is “Two little pumpkins are on their way.” I am wondering if you have a recipe for this pumpkin flavored iced coffee that would serve 30. I am not a coffee drinker(would love to be, but my stomach doesn’t allow it). Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. My daughter is the oldest of my twins and I want to make this a special day for her and her friends.
Hi! I would do a 3x recipe in your normal coffee maker. You could do a couple batches of this and keep in the refrigerator for a day or 2. You may want to test it early on some coffee drinkers to make sure the spice level is right!
How do you brew the coffee with the spices? When I made the coffee in my Chemex, the grounds and spices looked too fine and got mushy. It didn’t taste like pumpkin spice or coffee.
Hi! We grind our coffee to a medium grind and then add spices and brew normally in the Chemex. It gets a little dense, but the flavor always comes through for us!
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This is SO delicious – followed recipe exactly. I’ll be making it every fall.
I am currently on a dairy-free, soy-free diet and while I’m not one who typically goes to Starbucks often, during the fall I have at least a few pumpkin spice lattes per month. I am SOOO missing them this fall. This was a great substitute! I’m going to try to do it hot tomorrow. Thanks for posting this! I love your site.
Must try this! Love the simplicity. So-called flavored coffees i have bought in the past never really have good flavor. But doing it this way looks very promising. You had me at “spice!”
Fall is my favorite season! Don’t care for the hot weather, however I do love hot drinks.. this sounds like it would be perfect warm or cold.
This sounds so lovely. Such a fabulous drink!
I am a fall lover! I think it is my very favorite season!
Love these!