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Pumpkin pie spice
Warm and sweet-spiced, with cinnamon leading and ginger, nutmeg, and clove rounding out the blend.
Lens analyzedPumpkin pie spice is a premixed blend of warm spices — typically cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves or allspice — designed to season pumpkin pie and other fall baking without measuring each spice separately. It's used well beyond pie, in lattes, oatmeal, and quick breads.
Where it comes from
The premixed blend was created as a convenience product so bakers wouldn't need to stock and measure four or five separate spices just for pumpkin pie, becoming a seasonal grocery-shelf fixture across North America each autumn.
Buying it
Smell the jar before buying if possible, since a faded or dusty aroma signals an older batch. Compare the spice list on the label, since the exact ratio of cinnamon to clove to nutmeg varies by brand.
Storing it
Keep the jar sealed tightly in the pantry, away from heat and light, which fade ground spices over time. It keeps its full aroma best when used within the first year or so, even though it stays safe well beyond that.
Keeps about 2 years in the pantry.
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