Make your own pumpkin spice latte at home for just 25p with Lidl’s new coffee range
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YOU no longer need to brave the cold or break the bank to gorge on your favourite autumnal coffee as Lidl is selling a new pumpkin spice coffee that costs just 25p a latte.
An instant version of the popular pumpkin spice coffee made by drinks brand Beanies is now available at the discounter for £1.99 per 50g jar.
That works out as 8p per cup of coffee, or just 25p per pumpkin spice latte (PSL) if you follow a basic recipe of adding hot milk to an espresso-sized quantity of brewed instant coffee (based on a 2-pint bottle of Asda's own-brand milk).
That’s a saving of £3.45 on the classic Starbucks PSL, which costs £3.70, and a £1.95 saving on the cheaper £2.20 Greggs version.
For those counting the calories, the Beanies-branded instant coffee is also better for the waistline.
An espresso-sized shot is 2 calories, working out to around 127 calories per latte with skimmed milk or 160 calories with whole milk.
In stark contrast, a grande (medium) Starbucks PSL made with whole milk and topped with whipped cream has 420 calories.
An adult man should have around 2,500 calories a day while it's 2,000 for a woman, according to NHS guidelines.
And Twitter users are loving the new drink. Josh Halliday described Beanies as “the best pumpkin spice coffee I've had”.
But another Instagram user named Samantha disagreed. She said: “The pumpkin spice @beaniescoffee is vile. No pumpkin spice flavour at all, it tastes like chemicals - such a waste of money.”
The new drink will be available in Lidl while stocks last at £1.99 for a 50g jar. Use its to find your nearest.
Pumpkin spice latte started life in 2003 as a novelty flavour in the Starbucks' American outlets, but the annual fad has spread beyond the States.
The only other pumpkin spice coffee we could find that you can enjoy at home is but it's a pricier £7, plus £3.95 delivery - or you can click and collect in store for free.
Lidl is also stocking Nutty Hazelnut and Cinder Toffee flavours at the same price and size.
A wider range of flavours including Sweet Cinnamon and Hot Cross Bun are also available through Beanies’ site costing £2.50 for a 50g jar, plus £4 delivery for orders under £20 (it's free on orders above this).
Beanies is also selling a Christmas range including Mince Pie, Christmas Pudding, Mulled Wine and Ginger Bread flavours at the same price and size.
While Sainsbury's is currently stocking 50g jars of selected flavours including Cinder Toffee and Amaretto for £2.50 each.
More on drink offers
One coffee chain is cashing in on the mania with a . Le Pain Quotidien is debuting an off-menu free PSL served in a pup-sized cup at two of its New York branches on October 26.
British shoppers have discovered a trick to order an off-menu Pumpkin Birthday Cake Latte at Starbucks branches.
An offer to claim a free PSL online is valid until October 31.