If you were one of the many pumpkin-spiced latte fans who were devastated to hear that <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/food/starbucks-cancels-pumpkin-spice-lattes-for-2020-1.1084784">Starbucks is not bringing the seasonal favourite </a>to the Middle East this year, we may have a solution for you. A DIY pumpkin-spiced latte is easier to make than you'd expect. You just need to make your own syrup, which is the bulk of the work, and then you can add it to your coffee, as and when you like. The syrup is simply a combination of the most autumnal and wintry flavours you can think of (nutmeg, cinnamon and ginger), combined with pumpkin, as the name implies, water and sugar. In a nutshell, you make a spice-infused water, and then combine the mixture with sugar and pureed pumpkin to make the syrup. When you have made the syrup, you can add it to any coffee you make at home, whether it's spicing up an Americano, an iced coffee or in a latte, as it was originally intended. The recipe below makes around 400 millilitres of syrup, which you should store in the fridge.