Sally's Kitchen: The First of Fall Batch

This batch: a syrup that tastes like a pumpkin sandwich cookie, a cinnamon dolce situation that got into everything, and a peanut butter latte that showed up out of nowhere.

Sally's Kitchen: The First of Fall Batch

Sally's Kitchen

The Fall Batch

I don't know what happened to September, but I blinked and suddenly I had a fridge with three different syrups in it and a peanut butter jar that's seen better days. This round of recipes started with a cookie butter latte I couldn't stop thinking about, spiraled into a cinnamon dolce situation that's now in my tea, my waffles, and apparently my oatmeal, and somehow ended with apples and peanut butter, which — in my defense — is a genuinely underrated combination that deserves more attention than school lunch gets it credit for.

Three of these got the full treatment and have their own homes on the blog. Two are staying right here, because not everything needs a production — some things just need to get made.

The Full Recipes

Pumpkin Spice Syrup

Pumpkin Spice Syrup

Real pumpkin, warm spice, two sugars, ten minutes on the stove. This is the syrup that started the whole batch.

Real pumpkin · Ten minutes · Works in almost everything

Pumpkin Cookie Butter Latte

Pumpkin Cookie Butter Latte

This is the one with the video. Cookie butter and pumpkin spice syrup together — it tastes like a pumpkin sandwich cookie learned to be a latte. Hot or iced.

Hot & iced · Video included · The one everyone's been making

Cinnamon Dolce Syrup

Cinnamon Dolce Syrup

Cinnamon and vanilla simmered together — the coffee latte and tea latte versions are both built right into the recipe, along with the cider and dessert uses I couldn't leave out.

Coffee & tea versions · Also good in cider · Fifteen minutes

Staying Right Here

Pumpkin Spice Latte Blondies

When dessert inspires coffee, you have to enjoy both. These are soft, cake-like blondies loaded with pumpkin, cinnamon, butterscotch, and coffee — genuinely one of those "just have one more corner piece" situations.

Prep: 20 min

Cook: 20–25 min

Total: 40–45 min

Ingredients

  • ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
  • ½ cup brown sugar, packed
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 Tbsp strong brewed Pumpkin Spice Latte Coffee
  • ¾ cup canned pumpkin puree, excess moisture blotted with paper towels
  • 1¼ cups flour
  • 1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice, apple pie spice, or chai spice
  • ¾ tsp baking powder
  • Dash of salt
  • ¾ cup butterscotch chips
  • ¼ cup toasted pecans, optional

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8×8 pan with parchment paper and butter it.
  2. Blot the pumpkin puree: set paper towels in a large strainer over a bowl, add the puree on top, and let it blot out the excess moisture. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk the melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together until combined. Whisk in the egg, brewed coffee, and blotted pumpkin puree.
  4. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, spice, baking powder, and salt.
  5. Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and stir until just combined. Stir in ½ cup of the butterscotch chips.
  6. Pour into the prepared pan and spread into an even layer. Sprinkle the remaining butterscotch chips and pecans over the top, if using.
  7. Bake 20–25 minutes, until the top looks "dry" and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs, not wet batter.
  8. Cool completely before cutting and serving.

Peanut Butter Apple Latte

School lunches are in full swing and we were feeling nostalgic — dipping crisp apples in creamy peanut butter was always one of our favorite things. Inspiration strikes in funny ways. Enjoy hot or iced.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Stir the Apple Crisp Syrup into your brewed coffee of choice.
  2. Warm the peanut butter slightly and whisk it into your milk of choice — a jar with a tight lid and a good shake works too. Set aside.

If enjoying iced: Add ice to your tumbler of choice, followed by the peanut butter milk. Top with the coffee mixture, then a dusting of finishing sugar.

If enjoying hot: Warm the peanut butter milk and froth to your desired consistency. Pour over the coffee mixture, then a dusting of finishing sugar.

If you make either of these, or any of the three up above, I'd genuinely love to hear how it went. Save whatever you're most likely to actually make again, and I'll see you back here for the next batch.

More recipes are always at The Menu.

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