Credit: Good Housekeeping

It's the ultimate fall conundrum: how to drink as many pumpkin spice lattes as possible without breaking the bank. Luckily, the ladies over at Good Housekeeping have our backs with a spot-on copycat recipe that clocks in significantly cheaper than the Starbucks version - we're talking 10 homemade versions for the price of one store-bought (40 cents compared to $4).

Try Good Housekeeping's easy at-home pumpkin spice latte here:

COPYCAT PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE

MAKES: 4 cups syrup (32 to 64 lattes)

FOR THE SYRUP

2 1/2 cups granulated sugar

2 cinnamon sticks

2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

1/4 cup canned pure pumpkin

FOR THE LATTE

8 ounces whole milk

4 ounces strong brewed coffee or espresso

Whipped cream and pumpkin pie spice, for garnish (optional)

1. Prepare the syrup: Bring the sugar and 2 cups water to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium heat, whisking, until the sugar dissolves. Add the cinnamon sticks, pumpkin pie spice and pumpkin. Simmer, whisking occasionally, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Set aside 5 minutes, then strain twice through a fine-mesh strainer into an airtight container. Refrigerate until cool. Store in the refrigerator for about 1 month. You'll end up with about 4 cups total.

2. For each latte: Microwave the milk on High about 1 minute or until very hot. (Transfer to a blender and blend 20 seconds for extra frothy milk, if desired.) Put 1 to 2 tablespoons pumpkin spice syrup in the bottom of a mug. Top with the coffee and warm milk. Garnish with whipped cream and pumpkin pie spice, if desired.

Recipe reprinted with permission from Good Housekeeping.

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