Cafe de Saul Pumpkin Spice Latte

As the days get shorter and weather gets cooler there is one thing that comes to mind that makes my heart sing... IT'S FALL! Fall is my favorite season for lots of reasons, but the one that inspired this post is the one and only Pumpkin Spice Latte! Every year I look forward to Starbucks releasing this wonderful drink and I can't wait to get my hands on one. However this year I decided that I wanted to save money and calories and that there had to be a better way to get my precious pumpkin latte. After a bit of research and experiments I have formed my own pumpkin spiced latte recipe that is low fat and easy to make at your own home. All you need is a few ingredients, a stove and a coffee maker. And wallah the pumpkin spiced latte is all yours!

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup milk *

2 tbsp sugar or 1 1/2 tsp splenda (three packets)

1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1 cup double strength coffee

whipped cream *

pinch of pumpkin pie spice

1) make 2 cups of coffee using 2 scoops of ground coffee

2) in a small pot mix together vanilla extract, milk, sugar or splenda, and pumpkin pie spice over medium heat. As milk mixture warms whisk until frothy and hot.

3) in coffee mug pour one cup of coffee and then add all of milk mixture.

4) top with whipped cream and sprinkle with pumpkin pie spice

5) Drink and Enjoy!

*i used smart balance non-fat milk 1cup= 110 cal.

non-fat whipped cream 2 tbsp= 5 cal

three splenda packets

totaling: 115 calories!!

Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte= 380 calories