pumpkin pie spice

Fall baking seasoning

Pumpkin pie spice is a blend of ground spices used to flavor pumpkin pie and other autumn desserts.

The typical mix includes cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves.

Despite the name, it contains no pumpkin—it's the spice mixture *for* pumpkin pie.

The blend appears in lattes, baked goods, and seasonal products: pumpkin spice season starts earlier every year.

spices

cinnamon

Aromatic bark spice

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autumn

fall

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Halloween · harvest · seasonal · leaves · sweater weather · apple cider · hayride · cornucopia · gourd · squash

baking

pie

Crust-enclosed baked dish

oven · recipe · batter · whisk · flour · sugar · eggs · milk · vanilla · pastry

comfort

nostalgia

Longing for the past

warmth · cozy · familiar · soothing · holidays · family · gathering · memories · home · kitchen

Opposites
seasonal flavor association

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Scraped peel for flavor

mint · fresh berries · watermelon · cucumber · lavender

flavor profile character

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Grated fruit peel

vinegar · chili powder · wasabi · horseradish · hot sauce

culinary tradition

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Indian spice mixture

Chinese five spice · herbes de Provence · za'atar · jerk seasoning

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Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G