The day the Starbucks fall menu drops is basically a holiday, but a daily pumpkin spice habit adds up fast. The good news: almost every drink on that menu comes down to a homemade syrup or sauce, good coffee, and milk. Once you’ve got the pumpkin sauce and a frother figured out, you can make the whole fall lineup in your own kitchen for a fraction of the price, and you can make it in July if you want to.
These 15 copycat Starbucks fall drinks cover the classics, the cold brews, the shaken espressos, and the caffeine-free favorites. Most take under 10 minutes, and several use the same base so you can prep one jar of syrup on Sunday and drink your way through the week.
Pumpkin Spice Everything
Copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte
Image Credit: Fork to Spoon. The one that started it all. Real pumpkin, warm spices, espresso, and steamed milk topped with whipped cream and a dusting of pumpkin pie spice. This homemade pumpkin sauce is the base for half the drinks on this list, so make a double batch.
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Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte
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For the early-fall days that still feel like summer. The same pumpkin sauce shaken with espresso and cold milk over ice. Sweet, creamy, and ready in under five minutes.
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Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew
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Starbucks’ most popular fall drink after the PSL, and arguably better. Vanilla-sweetened cold brew topped with a thick, sweet pumpkin cream cold foam that slowly sinks into the coffee. The foam takes 60 seconds with a handheld frother.
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Pumpkin Cream Cold Foam
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The topping on its own, because once you know how to make it you’ll put it on everything: cold brew, iced coffee, iced chai, even hot chocolate. Heavy cream, milk, vanilla syrup, and pumpkin sauce whipped until thick and pourable.
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Iced Pumpkin Cream Chai Latte
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The TikTok favorite that Starbucks finally put on the official menu. Spiced chai concentrate over ice with milk, finished with pumpkin cream cold foam. No espresso, so it’s a great afternoon drink.
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Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino
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Blended coffee, milk, ice, and pumpkin sauce with whipped cream on top. Tastes like a pumpkin pie milkshake, and it’s the drink the kids ask for. Skip the coffee for a caffeine-free version.
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Pumpkin Spice Cold Brew
Image Credit: Fork to Spoon. The simpler cousin of the pumpkin cream cold brew: cold brew, a pump or two of pumpkin syrup, and a splash of milk. Less sweet, more coffee-forward, and the fastest drink on this list.
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Apple, Pecan, and Caramel
Apple Crisp Oatmilk Macchiato
Image Credit: Fork to Spoon. Layers of apple brown sugar syrup, steamed oat milk, and espresso with a spiced apple drizzle. It tastes like warm apple crisp with a shot of coffee, and the homemade syrup is just apple juice, brown sugar, and cinnamon simmered down.
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Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso
Image Credit: Fork to Spoon. Espresso shaken hard with the same apple brown sugar syrup until frothy, then poured over ice with oat milk. Lighter than the macchiato and easier to drink on a warm afternoon.
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Pecan Crunch Oatmilk Latte
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Starbucks’ newer fall favorite: pecan syrup, espresso, and oat milk with a buttery pecan crunch topping. Toasty, nutty, and less sweet than the pumpkin drinks. Homemade pecan syrup keeps for two weeks in the fridge.
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Salted Caramel Mocha
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Espresso, mocha sauce, and toffee nut syrup with steamed milk, whipped cream, caramel drizzle, and a sprinkle of sea salt. Rich, sweet, and the drink for people who don’t do pumpkin.
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Cinnamon Dolce Latte
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A year-round drink that feels made for fall. Cinnamon brown sugar syrup, espresso, and steamed milk topped with whipped cream and cinnamon dolce sprinkles. The syrup takes five minutes on the stove.
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No Coffee Needed
Caramel Apple Spice
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Steamed apple juice with cinnamon dolce syrup, whipped cream, and caramel drizzle. Warm, cozy, and completely caffeine-free, which makes it the go-to for kids and evening sipping.
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Copycat Starbucks Chai Tea Latte
Image Credit: Fork to Spoon. Spiced black tea concentrate with steamed milk. The base for the pumpkin cream chai above, and a fall staple on its own. Make the concentrate once and it keeps in the fridge for a week.
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Pumpkin Spice Steamer
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Steamed milk with pumpkin sauce and whipped cream, no coffee at all. Essentially a pumpkin spice latte for anyone who wants the flavor without the caffeine. Perfect for kids or a before-bed treat.
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Tips for Making Starbucks Drinks at Home
- Make the syrups ahead. Pumpkin sauce, apple brown sugar syrup, and cinnamon dolce syrup all keep for one to two weeks in a jar in the fridge. One batch of each covers the whole list.
- A handheld milk frother is the best $10 you’ll spend. It makes cold foam, froths steamed milk, and turns a plain iced coffee into something that looks like it came from the drive-thru.
- Use strong coffee if you don’t have an espresso machine. Moka pot, Nespresso, or double-strength drip all work. Instant espresso powder is fine in blended drinks.
- Oat milk froths better than almond. If you’re making any of the oatmilk drinks, use a barista-style oat milk for the creamiest foam.
- Adjust the sweetness. Starbucks drinks are sweet. Start with half the syrup and add more to taste; you can always add, but you can’t take it out.
What to Serve With Your Fall Drinks
Nothing goes with a pumpkin spice latte like a slice of Air Fryer Copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Bread. A few other copycat bakery favorites to round out the cafe experience at home:
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