Eat your heart out Starbucks!

 

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I've been reducing how much sugar intake I eat kind of by choice since July.  I avoid sugary drinks if I can (hubby may not always remember and bring home a Dr. Pepper out of habit).  I feel that I can make that choice to not have a diet full of sugar, I'm going to.  A lot of processed foods and things we eat/drink on the regular are just unnecessarily full of sugar.  

I've noticed the change too.  After not having sugary sodas for months, hubby (like mentioned) brought home a Dr. Pepper.  It was almost gross with how sweet it was.  I mean, I don't even put sugar in my coffee.  Just ice, milk and coffee.  Which brings me to my post!

I've been wanting something 'sweet' just for the holidays and fall and decided to see if I couldn't make my own pumpkin spiced (iced) latte.

I took 3 spoonfuls of pumpkin puree

some pumpkin spice mix (maybe 1/2 teaspoon - I don't measure, just sprinkle and dump)

Milk (I have this 16 oz mixing cup for an individual 'mixer' - aka ninja nutri-blender personal that's a knockoff.)  I just fill that or eyeball that with the milk to mix with the pumpkin mixture and I also added Vanilla syrup, maybe 1-2 splashes. 

Put that on the mixer to mix while I get a cup full of ice.  I also have a Moka Pot that I use to make my espresso 3 cup.  I add that to the ice/milk/pumpkin mix.  Voila I have Pumpkin spiced iced latte, no added sugars and hella cheaper than what I get at Starbucks!  It is quite delicious too.