Low-Calorie Homemade Cup of Autumn >> Pumpkin Spice Latte

The healthiest way to drink coffee is black, without sugar. But when the leaves turn color in fall and the air gets cooler, what you need is a hot, comforting cup of pumpkin spice latte. Sound good? We have a delicious recipe for you that is guaranteed to be healthier (and cheaper) than buying one from the coffee shop.

Ingredients (1 cup):

• 100 ml milk (or vegan milk alternative)
• 1 espresso
• 1 Tbsp pumpkin purée*
• 1-2 tsp maple syrup (or sweetener of your choice)
• 1 pinch of cinnamon
• 1 pinch of ground nutmeg
• 1 pinch of ground cloves

_{* Cut a sugar pumpkin into small pieces. Then cook and purée them. What you don’t need for the pumpkin spice latte, you can use for pumpkin soup or simply freeze for later.}

Directions:

1. Heat the milk, pumpkin purée, maple syrup and spices in a saucepan.
2. Purée the milk-spice mixture with the espresso in a blender.
3. Pour the mixture into a cup and sprinkle your pumpkin spice latte with cinnamon before drinking.

One cup (with whole milk) has 190 calories, 33 g of carbohydrates, 4 g of protein and 4 g of fat.

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