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At Coeur Coffeehouse (701 N. Monroe), the pumpkin spice latte makes Starbucks’ polished version seem a little too perfect. The blend of local licate any locally created PSLs, yet whole milk and housemade you might already have the ingredisauce tastes like a homemade ents in your spice rack to make your pumpkin pie — the type with a own pumpkin pie spice. Sprinkle a thick, hand-rolled crust, toasty bit into your coffee with some sugar around the edges. It caused a and cream to create a simple (nonminor scandal when Starbucks latte) pumpkin spice coffee. confirmed its pumpkin spice 2 tbsp. ground cinnamon latte contains no actual pump1 tbsp. ground ginger kin, but you can rest assured 2 tsp. ground nutmeg that Coeur’s version does. ½ tsp. allspice The version at Boots ½ tsp. ground cloves Bakery & Lounge (24 W. Whisk together all spices and Main) also includes pumpkin, store in an airtight container. along with molasses, maple Recipe from Parade.com syrup and pumpkin pie spices. Lightly sweet, it’s also available in a chai or a steamer for those who want their PS sans L. Owner Alison Collins says they didn’t have any ready when Starbucks rolled out its pumpkin spice latte earlier than usual this year, but people immediately started asking about it. “So of course we made it, and we’ve been making it ever since,” she says. Up on the North Side of Spokane, custom syrups are becoming a signature touch at the Maple Street Bistro (5520 N. Maple) where the pumpkin spice lattes aren’t too sweet, but carefully balanced between a warm spice mix and bitter espresso. (For those who gag at the idea of a sickly sweet coffee drink, try this). Though its syrup contains pumpkin purée, that flavor is mostly masked by the accompanying spices. Still, that cozy, rich taste the PSL has become known for definitely is present. Maple Street Bistro co-owner DeAnna Woodard says the café’s growing list of housemade coffee syrups debuted about six months ago, including non-seasonal flavors like agave cinnamon and brown sugar. Since Maple Street’s pumpkin spice showed up on the café board several weeks ago, it’s been noticeably popular, and Woodard says the flavor should stay on the menu until early spring. Handmade syrups play a big role in Revel 77’s (3223 E. 57th) stripped-down coffee philosophy. Even though the young South Hill coffee shop is making a name for itself by shying away from major corporate-chain fads, owners Mike and Deb Nelson still realize there are some trends customers just won’t let go of. Yet Revel 77’s pumpkin spice latte syrup sticks to the basics, too. It’s low in sugar and incorporates real pumpkin purée alongside the collection of signature spices. In yet another twist on the classic, Atticus Coffee & Gifts’ (222 N. Howard) version of the fall drink doesn’t contain any pumpkin, instead getting its flavor from a combination of vanilla syrup and several good shakes of dry pumpkin spice stirred in. Despite the absence of actual pumpkin, the spices create those ideal flavor notes that make this fall beverage so… well, fall. n
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