Halloween and squash
Halloween has always fascinated me. For a long time, pumpkins were just a decorative item for me. Today I look forward to the squash season every year.
Once it's in season, here we go: I make pumpkin bread, soups and broths, batches of diced pumpkin, stuffed pumpkins - and even juice pumpkin using a juicer. The leftovers are used to make pancakes or cakes. Pumpkin is my favorite because the skin takes on a wonderful buttery flavor in the oven.
Delight! But I also like nuts, zucchini and pies. This fall I chose small squash. They can easily be stuffed with a few pieces of cheese - all you have to do is pop them in the oven and a treat is guaranteed.
For the Pumpkin Spice Latte recipe you'll find in this article, you'll need fresh pumpkin juice. The best (and most abundant) juices come from pumpkin and squash.
This is what our dining table looks like in the fall. Often a beautiful decoration does not survive to be devoured!
Pumpkin Spice Latte: the main taste of autumn is back in Starbucks coffee shops!
Forget about gray autumn everyday life! Starbucks Russia invites guests to celebrate its 12th birthday in the company of unique new products. The main star of the season - the Pumpkin Spice Latte - has already appeared in coffee shops, along with a vegan version of the legendary drink - the Pumpkin Spice Vegan Latte. Even more news and pleasant holiday surprises await every guest in the Starbucks Russia app!
Autumn comfort - what is it like? Dim lights, jazz music, a cup of aromatic drink, a favorite book and close friends nearby - this is exactly the atmosphere that reigns in Starbucks coffee shops, helping every guest take their mind off the dull September landscapes. At the same time, the center of attention invariably remains the coffee collection, which contains beans from plantations in Africa, the Asia-Pacific region and Latin America.
Every year, Starbucks prepares a special offer for the fall season. So, from August 30, the Pumpkin Spice Latte returned to the menu of coffee shops. The combination of espresso, pumpkin pie sauce and hot milk has been a symbol of home comfort for many years. Now everyone who adheres to the principles of “green” nutrition can enjoy the legendary drink. For the first time, a unique vegan alternative to the seasonal Latte has appeared in Russian coffee shops - the Pumpkin Spice Vegan Latte. Plant-based milk accompanied by a special sauce that does not contain dairy ingredients will perfectly reproduce the taste of the classic version. Do not deny yourself the pleasure of stopping by the nearest coffee shop, taking a break from everyday work and leisurely enjoying an exclusive new product. Another option to cheer yourself up this fall is chocolate snacks. Starbucks has turned a traditional treat into an unusual drink - the Mocha Praline Macchiato with a deep chocolate flavor and nutty notes. All three offers can be tried both hot and cold. Extend the warm days with chilled seasonal drinks and get in the summer mood! If you are still in doubt about your choice, pay attention to the Shorts size - a glass with a volume of 237 milliliters will allow you to try all the options and choose your ideal combination.
New menu items are just a small part of Starbucks' surprises. The latest news and daily gifts will appear in the Starbucks Russia app throughout the month. The main thing is to have time to register and activate the card. Starting September 2, stay tuned for updates and receive gifts every day. By visiting the coffee shop until September 29, each guest takes part in a unique promotion, 100 winners of which will become the proud owners of stylish tumblrs. What do I need to do? The instructions are already available in the Starbucks Russia app.
Stop by your local Starbucks right now to find a gift waiting for you!
Date: 02.09.2019 13:32
Starbucks, McDonalds and company
These coffee vendors have a drink they call a pumpkin spice latte or pumpkin spice latte. However, their drink has little in common with coffee, much less pumpkin. Often, salespeople think that adding sweet syrup to drinks is enough to better sell their coffee and espresso. I'll show you how to make a pumpkin spice latte by sweetening it wisely.
To sweeten the drink, add just a teaspoon of agave syrup. Also, I use fresh spices rather than aromatic mixture.
The goal is to have a drink made from natural ingredients that doesn't require you to skip two meals because there are too many calories. It should be aromatic, smelling like coffee, pumpkin and spice - so everything a real pumpkin latte should contain.
Since I don't like waste, I'm also giving you a recipe for pumpkin muffins that are made with the pulp left over from juicing the pumpkin for your pumpkin spice latte. The cake recipe was developed in collaboration with Mauricio de Bestjuicer.net.
Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe
Number of servings – 2
Calorie content of pumpkin spice latte – 260 kcal per serving
Cooking time – 40 min
To prepare the syrup, we need:
- pumpkin – 500 g
- sugar or maple syrup – 150 g
- cinnamon – 1 tablespoon
- cloves – 1 teaspoon
- nutmeg – ½ teaspoon
- ginger (ground) – 1 teaspoon
- anise – 2-3 stars
- dark chocolate – 20 g
- water – 200 ml
For the latte:
- freshly brewed espresso – 500 ml
- milk (any vegetable can be used) – 100 ml
- cream – 100 ml
Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe
For this recipe I use 60 ml of freshly prepared pumpkin juice. If you don't have a juicer, you can also puree the pumpkin using a classic blender and extract the juice from the resulting puree. For this you will need a very juicy pumpkin. Another option is to roast the pumpkin in the oven before blending it, but cooking also destroys most of the vitamins.
Our juicer is called Omega 8006, but any juicer will do. I recommend extractors with double augers: they extract juice more delicately and preserve the beneficial substances of fruits and vegetables.
Obviously, for successful drinking you will also need good coffee/espresso. For this recipe I used Espresso No. 17 from Sonntagmorgen.com - great choice!
Ingredients
- 60 ml fresh pumpkin juice
- 200 ml milkshake
- 40 ml espresso (for coffee machines: I prepared two risettos on the Krups EA 8808)
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 1 pinch tonka beans (they have a very intense aroma)
- 1 pinch pink pepper
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper (or more if you like your magner spicy)
- 1 teaspoon agave syrup (caution, very sweet)
- 1/3 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 pinch of cloves
For those who want to make a spicy vegan pumpkin latte, you can obviously substitute plant milk for the milk. It also works with lactose-free milk.
Preparation
Extract the juice from the pumpkin and leave the pulp in the refrigerator. You can reuse it: for making muffins or for making soup or vegetable pancakes.
Pour 60 ml of pumpkin juice into a glass. Combine spices and agave syrup (or similar syrup) in a separate bowl. While stirring, add the resulting paste to the zucchini juice.
Note: Use tonka bean sparingly as it is very flavourful - it is my favorite flavoring for Christmas brioche cake.
Now add a milkshake to the drink. I used the EA 8808 milk frother for 35 seconds. For portafilter users, this equates to approximately 200 ml of milkshake. Then add espresso (or two risettos).
Visually it makes for a really interesting drink. You can stir the pumpkin spice latte or drink it, keeping the layers. This is the perfect fall latte, both visually and seasonally. Coffee and (real) pumpkin juice make it a flavorful and natural pick-me-up. The flavors of all the ingredients combine perfectly with each other.
Starbucks' Famous Pumpkin Spice Latte Helps Increase Customer Traffic
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The famous SBUX at Starbucks Suppine Latte not only contributed to increased consumer traffic on the coffee chain, but also conversations on social media about the classic depreciated taste.
Social media analytics company Sprout Social collected data on conversation volumes, key ideas and trends from August 1 to September 21. The firm found that Apple is the most popular depreciation - despite Starbucks recently debuting its new pumpkin this year.
According to the company, online discussions favored the new Pumpkins Spice Latte chain, compared to the known addition of 40.53K to 17.58K, accordingly, Pumpkin conversations also showed significantly higher volume than Appleseed conversations 146K compared to 24K .
For Starbucks, pumpkin lattes have consistently been a major growth driver. The subscription drink debuted in 2003 and has sold more than 500 million to date.
Social media data further highlights consumers' obsession with fall—search trends tied to seasonal flavors like pumpkin spice or apple hop, a late-summer jump.
According to Sprout Social, on August 24, total conversation duration jumped 4,265% with 9.5K conversations when Starbucks revealed its discounted flavors compared to the same day prior.
This momentum continued into the first week of September, with volumes exceeding the final week of August - well before the official drop on September 22.
Overall, sentiment surrounding the return of fall and these classic fall flavors was largely positive at 43%. This was followed by a negative rate of 331 and a neutral rate of 21%.
With consumers eager and ready to embrace the fall season, companies quickly began incorporating new fall styles. This year, brands that included products from the pumpkin stand include Pepperich Farm CPB Dairey Cowin BRK-B Tim Hortons QSR and Samels SAM Nothing Read the latest financial and business news from Yahoo Financials.
Zucchini muffins recipe
To make these good muffins, we need, in addition to the pulp left after pumpkin extraction, a few more natural ingredients and breasts. Among them you will recognize tonka beans (which can be replaced with nutmeg if desired - tonka beans are sometimes difficult to find).
Ingredients
- 300 g oatmeal
- 350 g zucchini pulp (or zucchini puree)
- 120 g applesauce (also prepared using a juicer)
- 2 eggs
- 230 ml milk (cow's or vegetable)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons agave syrup
- several whole nuts
Side spices:
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 pinch of cloves
- 1 pinch tonka beans
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
How to Make Starbucks Coffee at Home - Pumpkin Spice Latte
My recipe makes 2 hot drinks and you'll still have a bottle of pumpkin syrup left over to use over the next week (you won't have much longer).
Ingredients:
- Pumpkin – 500 g
- Water – 500 ml
- Granulated sugar - 250 g
- Ground cinnamon - 1 teaspoon
- Ground ginger - 1 teaspoon
- Ground nutmeg - 1 teaspoon
- Ground cloves - 1 teaspoon (or 3-4 whole cloves)
- Strong coffee – 200 ml
- Milk – 200 ml
- Whipped cream for decoration - optional
Preparation:
First you need to make pumpkin syrup. Pumpkin can be boiled or baked in the oven. You can also take ready-made canned pumpkin puree (look in the Baby Food section). I prefer to boil it and then make syrup using pumpkin broth.
- Peel and cut the pumpkin into small pieces. Place it in boiling water and cook until completely soft. The finished pumpkin can be pureed with a blender directly in the saucepan of water where it was boiled, or removed from the water and mashed well with a fork, and then returned to the saucepan.
- Mix spices: ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. This mixture is called Pumpkin Pie Spice, it is very popular in the USA, and is sold there ready-made.
- Place spices and granulated sugar in a saucepan with pumpkin puree. Stir well and cook until thickened over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
- When the pumpkin syrup thickens, strain it through a sieve and pour it into a storage container, and leave 100 ml of syrup to make two servings of the drink.
- Heat the milk on the stove or in the microwave and pour into mugs. In the original recipe, the milk is whipped, but I don’t do this - it doesn’t affect the taste at all.
- Prepare strong, hot coffee and pour it into mugs with milk. The original recipe uses espresso, but you can prepare coffee the way you like - in a Turkish coffee maker, in a coffee maker, in a coffee machine, or you can use regular instant coffee, just make it more concentrated by reducing the amount of water or increasing the amount of coffee.
- Pour pumpkin syrup into mugs and stir the drink.
- If you wish, you can whip the cream (or use ready-made) and decorate the mugs with cream caps and sprinkle cinnamon on top. I often do without cream - the drink is great without it.
As you can see, the recipe is simple, and even a slight simplification does not spoil the taste at all. And when drinking a pumpkin spice latte, you will certainly be warmed by the thought that just one cup of such a wonderful drink in a famous coffee shop costs about 300 rubles.
So make a pumpkin spice latte for yourself and your loved ones, and you won’t be afraid of the autumn blues.
