Pumpkin Spice Latte Returns To Starbucks On Sept. 8

By Carly Kilroy

The Tuesday after Labor day might give some the post-summer blues, but not for pumpkin spice lovers. That’s because on Sept. 8, Starbucks brings back their beloved Pumpkin Spice Latte.

The latte’s debut date comes about a week later than last year - but then again, so does Labor Day. NBC reports Starbucks gave early access to select customers on Aug. 26 and debuted the latte nationwide on Sept. 2 last year.

This year, the coffee chain also said they have changed up the recipe, including the addition of real pumpkin and no more caramel coloring, according to fortune.com.

“After hearing from customers and partners about ingredients, we took another look at this beverage and why we created it so many years ago,” director of espresso Americas for Starbucks, Peter Dukes,wrote in a blog post.

In the blog post, Dukes also listed the entire ingredient list for the new Pumpkin Spice Latte:

• Espresso
• Milk
• Pumpkin Spice Flavored Sauce (Sugar, Condensed Skim Milk, Pumpkin Puree, Contains 2% or Less of Fruit and Vegetable Juice for Color, Natural Flavors, Annatto (Color), Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Salt)
• Whipped Cream (Light Whipping Cream [Cream, Mono and Diglycerides, Carrageenan])
• Starbucks Vanilla Syrup (Sugar, Water, Natural Flavors, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Citric Acid)
• Pumpkin Spice Topping (Cinnamon, Ginger, Nutmeg, Clove)

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