The Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte is back, and you can enjoy it while also trying out pumpkin-based dishes.

Pumpkin is a squash and doesn’t taste like cinnamon and syrup on its own — but it can be delicious.

Pumpkin in traditional pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving isn’t the only way to use this fall ingredient.

You can make your own pumpkin spice flavor to use in coffee, tea or chai.

Pumpkin spice blend is usually a mix of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice and cloves.

Pumpkin spice blend can even be added to alcoholic drinks.

When you use real pumpkin and not a canned puree, you control the level of sugar and spices in the finished food.