“In November, the smell of food is different. It is an orange smell. A squash and pumpkin smell. It tastes like cinnamon and can fill up a house in the morning, can pull everyone from bed in a fog. Food is better in November than any other time of the year.” This quote by Cynthia Rylant is timely right now since the air smells not only like pumpkin pie but also like pumpkin spice latte. Now you can make it at home with four dairy-free pumpkin spice creamers.
Here is my review of the creamers from my least favorite to my favorite.
Coffee mate contains oat milk, cane sugar, coconut oil, and pea protein. The watered-down creamer tastes more “milky” than the pumpkin spice flavor, which is too mild.
Califia Farms has almond milk, cane sugar, sunflower oil, pumpkin puree, and spices. While it has a smooth and strong pumpkin flavor, it also has a slight aftertaste.
Califia Farms also makes a Pumpkin Spice Latte, which is made with almond milk and coffee. And there’s a pumpkin spice barista blend made with oat milk that steams and froths.
Silk creamer contains almond milk, cane sugar, sunflower oil, pea protein, and sea salt. It has a great pumpkin spice flavor and the only reason it wasn’t #1 for me is that it’s very sweet. If you add a lot of sugar or sweetener to your coffee, you will love this creamer.
The ingredients for the Starbucks creamer are almond milk, oat milk, sugar, coconut oil, pea protein, and natural flavors. I don’t know if it’s because this creamer contains both almond milk and oat milk, but it’s my favorite. I usually don’t like almond milk because it’s too bitter. In contrast, I like the mild taste of oat milk. Starbucks blended them to make a rich and smooth creamer with just the perfect amount of pumpkin spice flavor.
One thing to note is the Silk, Califia, and Coffee mate creamers are dairy-free, non-GMO, gluten-free, and carrageenan-free. The only nutritional information I could find on Starbucks’ website was the list of ingredients that did not contain dairy or gluten.
If you want a true pumpkin spice latte, you can top your coffee with dairy-free whipped cream and cinnamon, or pumpkin pie spice. Currently, there are 3 dairy-free whipped toppings on the market. They are So Delicious CocoWhip, TruWhip Vegan, and Reddi-Wip. Read my review of them here https://liveglutenanddairyfree.com/dairy-free-ice-cream-whipped-cream-and-cone/.
You can also check out my review of plain coffee creamers here https://liveglutenanddairyfree.com/dairy-free-not-non-dairy-coffee-creamers/
For those of us with dairy allergies, we don’t have to miss out on a fall & holiday favorite- a pumpkin spice latte. You can make the drink at home with dairy-free creamer and top it with dairy-free whipped cream. Here’s hoping the warm smell of pumpkin spice latte fills your house.
Pumpkins are a fruit because any food that starts from a flower is botanically a fruit.
Every part of the pumpkin is edible, including the skin, leaves, flowers, seeds, and stem.
“Pumpkin spice lattes are eggnog for morning people,” John Oliver.
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