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Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte (Without Coffee)

Homemade pumpkin spice latte recipe (without coffee)! And, bonus! Learn how to make Korean style pumpkin latte (no coffee, again) along the way! They both are perfect comfort drinks on a cold wintery day. Delicious, of course!

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On the weekend, I bought some pumpkin to make my baby girl’s solid food. It was only 1/2 a cut pumpkin but it was still big. There was no way she would finish it by herself this week.

So I thought of making some pumpkin latte for us. Great idea, don’t you think? Just the echoing the sound of ‘pumpkin’ sounds so relaxing to me.

Korean Pumpkin Latte (Danhobak Latte)

Typical Korean style pumpkin latte (aka Danhobak Latte, 단호박 라떼) is very simple. It only requires three ingredients: milk, pumpkin and sweetener (sugar or honey). No coffee! And, maybe add some pumpkin seeds as a decoration like the below picture.

Korean Style Pumpkin Latte (No Coffee!) (Danhobak Latte) | MyKoreanKitchen.com

But I thought this is a bit too plain for me, so I decided to spice it up a bit by adding some warm spices.  After all, I’m a Korean who loves spices! 😉

To get some ideas, I did a google search and the first one that appeared was Pumpkin Spice Latte by Betty Crocker. It gave me some rough ideas on how to spice my pumpkin latte. Also, during my research, I found that Pumpkin Spice Latte by Starbucks is really popular.

Have you had this before? I’ve never been to Starbucks, lol, so I can’t tell how closely my latte would taste to theirs. I would love to find out soon!

Anyway, I tried to aim at preserving the natural sweet pumpkin flavour by using real kabocha squash. Also, as I don’t drink coffee normally, I didn’t add any espresso.

No Coffee Pumpkin Spice Latte with Whipped Cream | MyKoreanKitchen.com

If you want to follow Korean style pumpkin latte, just follow the below recipe up to sugar. However, it you want to venture out a bit more, you could try the whole of my recipe and let me know what you think of it.

My family really loved it and  I made this three times already this week! I’m planning to serve this whenever I have guests over. 🙂

P.S. If you like this recipe, you might also like to try Korean sweet potato latte (no coffee) too!

Ingredients for Pumpkin Spice Latte, 3 servings 

  • 2 Cup (500 ml) milk
  • 200g (7 ounces) seeded, skinned Kabocha (Japanese) pumpkin (approx. 185g/6.5 ounces steamed pumpkin)
  • 1 Tbsp raw sugar + extra to taste if needed
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
  • 1/4 tsp ginger powder
  • Whipped cream (optional but highly recommend)
  • Maple syrup (optional but highly recommend)
  • A few sprinkles of cinnamon powder (optional)
  • Cinnamon sticks (optional)

*1 Tbsp = 15ml, 1 Cup = 250ml

How to Make Pumpkin Spice Latte

1.Prepare pumpkin for steaming. Wash and cut the pumpkin into small chunk pieces. Peel the skin off the pumpkin. Steam it in a boiling pot until it is cooked (20 to 25 mins).

Step 1.Steaming pumpkin
2.Once the pumpkin is ready, put the steamed pumpkin and the milk into a blender. Blend it (approx 1 minute – to a complete liquid, not pulpy).

Step 2. Blending pumpkin
3.Pour the blended mixture into a pot then add the rest of the ingredients (excl. optional). Heat it up on low temperature setting for 4-5 mins. Stir/Whisk constantly.

Step 3. Boiling and adding pumpkin spices
4.Pour the pumpkin latte into a mug/tea cup. Decorate with optional ingredients then serve.

Step 4. Serving pumpkin spice latte


Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte (No Coffee) | MyKoreanKitchen.com

Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte (Without Coffee)

Ultra delicious and super comforting no coffee pumpkin spice latte! Made with real kabocha squash!
4.80 from 5 votes
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Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Korean
Prep Time: 3 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 33 minutes
Servings: 3
Calories: 143kcal
Author: Sue | My Korean Kitchen

Ingredients

  • 2 cups milk (500 ml)
  • 200 g Kabocha , seeded and skinned (approx. 185 g / 6.5 ounces steamed pumpkin)
  • 1 Tbsp raw sugar + extra to taste if needed
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
  • 1/4 tsp ginger powder
  • whipped cream , optional but highly recommend
  • maple syrup , optional but highly recommend
  • A few sprinkles cinnamon powder , optional
  • cinnamon sticks , optional

Instructions

  • Prepare pumpkin for steaming. Wash and cut the pumpkin into small chunk pieces. Peel the skin off the pumpkin. Steam it in a boiling pot until it is cooked (20 to 25 mins).
  • Once the pumpkin is ready, put the steamed pumpkin and the milk into a blender. Blend it (approx 1 minute – to a complete liquid, not pulpy).
  • Pour the blended mixture into a pot then add the rest of the ingredients (excl. optional). Heat it up on low temperature setting for 4-5 mins. Stir/Whisk constantly.
  • Pour the pumpkin latte in a mug/tea cup. Decorate with optional ingredients then serve.

Nutrition Info (per serving)

Calories: 143kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 72mg | Potassium: 448mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 1175IU | Vitamin C: 8.2mg | Calcium: 207mg | Iron: 0.4mg

The nutrition information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Lena
October 11, 2021 7:32 pm

I just made this (added a little kuromitsu but none of the optional ingredients) and it’s wonderful. Thank you Sue!

Dian Kang
November 28, 2015 8:10 am

Hi Sue, I am not Korean, but my husband is. I am so excited to find this recipe! I am going to try to make it with my left over 호박죽 from Thanksgiving. Thank you.

Min
February 25, 2014 10:46 pm

Oh Yum! Sue, this looks awesome! I absolutely adore 단호박 so I def have to give this a try ;). I’m so glad I stumbled upon your blog! I just read your “about” page, and I’m so excited to check out your traditional Korean as well as fusion recipes. I’m Korean, but my husband and I rarely eat Korean food at home. We save that for when we visit our parents hehe. However, I’m dying to try your recipes. Like you and your husband, we, too, are having a lot of fun blogging as well. It def brings us closer together. I look forward to following your blog, Sue! Hope you have a blessed week.

February 22, 2014 7:20 am

I used to get the pumpkin spiced latte often at Starbucks during its season. But not so much anymore. Homemade is so much better! Yours looks beautiful. I love it both cold and hot. I tried that instant one in the pack that my mom bought, but it tastes so instanty! Although I can drink instant coffee all the time, I cant drink the pumpkin drink instant. Homemade from scratch is best.

February 21, 2014 10:02 pm

Have to try this weekend.. Never seen a latte with pumpkin before.. Must try.

joyful
February 21, 2014 1:43 pm

I tried it out twice already , it’s so yummy and tastes healthy. Thank you for the recipe

February 18, 2014 11:53 am

This looks really delicious! Does it matter if you use kabocha squash (dan hobak) or other kinds of pumpkin?

Jill Fuller
February 17, 2014 5:26 pm

OMG!! This is SO YUMMY!!!! I can’t decide if it’s nicer hot or cold and so quick and easy to make. Thank you 🙂

February 17, 2014 5:15 am

Yes, pumpkin spice latte is extremely popular, and yours look absolutely amazing, Sue! I just want to reach it and have some right now hehe…thanks for sharing and enjoy your day!

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