Make your own pumpkin pie spice

• I found this on a blog called living on food stamps. Although its not pumpkin pie season I wanted to post this so I could have it on file if and when I need it. These are her words, not mine.


• Pumpkin Pie Spice is obscenely expensive. And we are fast approaching Pumpkin Pie, Pumpkin Bread, Pumpkin 'Everything' season so whattaya do (that was a rhetorical question)? I'll tell you what I did: I went to a Dollar Store and bought 2 oz. jars of each: Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Ginger, All Spice & Ground Clove for $1 each.


• Total: 10 oz. of spices for $5. 1.12 oz. For $4.98 This is what pumpkin pie spice costs where she lives.


• Pumpkin Pie Spice #1


• 1/4 cup cinnamon


• 1 Tbsp. allspice


• 1 1/2 tsp. each ginger and nutmeg


• 1 tsp. cloves




• #2 Pumpkin Pie Spice


• 1/4 cup ground cinnamon


• 1/8 cup ground ginger


• 1 Tablespoon nutmeg


• 1 Tablespoon ground cloves




• #3 Pumpkin Pie Spice


• 1/4 cup ground cinnamon


• 2 tbsp ground ginger


• 2 tsp ground cloves


• 1 tsp ground nutmeg


• 1/2 tsp ground cardamom (optional)




• Apple Pie Spice


• 1/4 cup ground cinnamon


• 1 tbsp ground allspice


• 2 tsp ground nutmeg


• 2 tsp ground ginger


• 1/2 tsp ground cardamom (optional)


• Combine all ingredients and seal in ziploc or vacuum seal bag (or jar). I like to quadruple the recipe & store it in a Jelly Canning Jar. Let me know what you think.




• http://livingonfoodstamps.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-09-13T14%3A55%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=7