(Optional - You’ll only need this step if you are using fresh pumpkin instead of pumpkin purée or canned pumpkin)Cook the pumpkin following your preferred way: microwaving, steaming, baking…Remove the skin. There should be ½ cup or 115 gr. pumpkin once the skin has been removed!Blend this cooked pumpkin until it’s a purée. In case you find it easier to blend the pumpkin with some liquid, you may blend it with the water indicated in the ingredient list.
Gather all the ingredients together (except for the vanilla extract) in a small saucepan.Heat and let simmer for around 5-7 minutes: the xylitol should be dissolved and the syrup will likely have a quite thin, easy to pour texture (it usually thickens a little bit as it cools).
Add the vanilla after removing from the heat.Pour into a closed container and once cooled down, store in the fridge.This pumpkin syrup is good for around 3 weeks.
Notes
You’ll get around 7 oz. (14 Tablespoon) syrup, but this may vary depending on how concentrate you cook it.
If you don’t have pumpkin pie spice and don’t want to make your own mix, you can substitute it for:
1,5 tsp. ground cinnamon
half tsp. ginger powder
a generous pinch ground nutmeg
a small pinch of ground cloves
If you want to use this syrup as pumpkin spice sauce to pour over waffles or desserts, I recommend using less sweetener (1/3 or 1/4 cup instead of 1/2).