Clean Eating Pumpkin Spice Baked Apple Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What's the difference between apple spice and pumpkin spice? ›

Apple pie spice is made of cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, and occasionally cardamom. Pumpkin spice includes a combination of those ingredients except for cardamom, but the key difference between the two is that pumpkin spice contains cloves.

Can you use pumpkin pie spice instead of apple pie spice? Yes! You can easily swap one of these spice blends for another. Just keep in mind that pumpkin pie spice contains some spices that aren't always found in apple pie spice, like cloves and ginger, so the end result won't be exactly the same.

Common Pumpkin Pie Spice Substitution Questions

To get 1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice, use ¾ teaspoon cinnamon and ¼ teaspoon ginger, allspice, cloves or nutmeg, whatever you have! If you have two of the above spices, use ½ teaspoon cinnamon and ¼ teaspoon of whichever two spices you do have.

For 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, substitute: ¾ teaspoon cinnamon + ¼ teaspoon ginger, allspice, cloves, or nutmeg (whatever you have!) ½ teaspoon cinnamon + ¼ teaspoon each of any of the two above.

Use our instructions to substitute a single teaspoon of apple pie spice in your recipes. For 1 teaspoon homemade apple pie spice recipe: stir together ½ tsp. ground cinnamon plus ¼ tsp. ground nutmeg, ⅛ tsp.

If your fall recipe calls for individual spices but you want to use pumpkin pie spice instead, you'll use an amount equal to the sum of the other spices. For example, if your recipe calls for a teaspoon cinnamon, teaspoon allspice and teaspoon ginger, you'll use 3 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice.

What Is Pumpkin Spice? Pumpkin spice, originally known as pumpkin pie spice, is typically made with a blend of ground cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and occasionally allspice. It doesn't actually have any pumpkin flavor in it — however, it is used to flavor a pumpkin pie, which is likely how it got its name.

Pumpkin pie spice usually contains allspice in combination with other warming spices like cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. You can use it in place of allspice in baked goods, or mix pumpkin pie spice with ground black pepper for savory recipes: Use this combo in chili, stew, or rubs that call for allspice.

Cinnamon is the base of our pumpkin spice, so there's a slight sweetness and warm baking spice flavor. Spices like nutmeg and ginger have a slight spicy heat or peppery quality. Allspice and mace create a well-rounded spice flavor.