Fall is in the air! Pumpkin Spice everything and Minis!! | San Antonio Fall Mini Sessions | Mamarazzi Photography

It’s that time of year!  Autumn is here!
The leaves are turning from green to red (at least I'm told they do that), and there's a fresh crispness in the air.

Imagine...
You and yours sitting next to a roaring fire in the fireplace (or not, I mean it's still like 90 degrees out there some days!!), huddled close together, sipping pumpkin lattes'. 

Sounds amazing, right???  Picture perfect even (I can totally help with that!).  So what do you need to make this kind of thing happen?  I have to admit that the fire may not happen for another month or more... but I have some ideas for you to make the rest of it a reality!

Go grab someone you LURVE, I mean, someone you are beyond loving (hence the LURVE).  Significant other, your spouse, heck, even the kids if you want to make it a family affair!  Next, you will need an awesome recipe for those oh-so-addicting pumpkin spice lattes'.  I searched high and low, experimented in my kitchen, slaved over a pot... okay, maybe I just searched on Food Network. 

Ingredients:
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons pumpkin puree
2 tablespoons sugar
¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, plus a little more for sprinkling
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup hot espresso or strongly brewed coffee
Sweetened whipped cream, for serving

Directions:
Combine the first 5 ingredients in a medium, microwave safe bowl, cover bowl with plastic wrap and vent with a small hole.

Microwave until milk is hot. 1-2 minutes. Whisk vigorously until the milk mixture is foamy, about 30 seconds. Pour the espresso or coffee into a large mug, and add the foamed milk. Top with the whipped cream, and add a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice.

credit: Food Network

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