So I saw a recipe for pumpkin spice lattes on my friend Amy’s blog. The recipe looked yummy and easy enough.  But I wanted something more along the lines of a coffee creamer.  I love to splash a couple of glugs (that’s a word.  It’s totally a word.) of creamer into my coffee each morning. Amy’s recipe was for a more milky coffee drink.  And I saw her recipe at perfect timing. I literally had JUST run out of my storebought creamer (which, yes, I know is full of chemicals and fats and bad stuff).  So I loved the idea of making my own creamer.  So I modified her recipe and made some Sugar Free Pumpkin Spice Creamer.

Sugar Free Pumpkin Spice Creamer

Feel free to adjust this to your tastes and diet. You could easily use whole milk instead of cream (I prefer the velvety feeling that cream gives in my coffee), or use real sugar instead of substitute. Use more or less of the spices.  Make it yours.

Note: The amount of spices in the creamer make the bottom of my cup a little gritty.  Because you end up with a lot of the spices in the bottom of the cup.  If that’s not your thing, just leave your last gulp in the cup instead of drinking it.

• 16 ounces of dairy – I used heavy whipping cream.  You could use half and half or whole milk, or any dairy.  I bet a nondairy milk would work well too.  Tip: buy a carton with a pour spout if you want to make a spout for your mason jar!
• 1/3 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon clove
• 1 tablesp
• 1/4 cup of brown sugar substitute.  I use this stuff, but brown sugar Splenda (or regular Splenda) would work in a pinch.
• Tiny tiny pinch of salt (I think the salt enhances the flavor.  Start with a tiny bit and increase if you want.  Don’t overdo it.)

Place all ingredients into the jar and shake to combine.  Keeps in the fridge for a couple of weeks.

But how do you easily pour it into your coffee?  Well, I saw some special fancy mason jar lids with a pour spout…but I just made my own!

Just carefully ot out.  Take your mason jar lid and trace a circle around the pour spout.  Cut the circle and replace it under the mason jar ring.  Voila! Instant pour spout! The carton is liquid-proofed and wax-covered paper, so it will definitely last while you use your creamer.