This creamer is both gluten- and lactose-free. It makes the perfect addition to any office or home. Surprise your coworkers or family with a bottle, and watch the room light up with delight.

Pumpkin spice does not actually contain pumpkin. The blend of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice got its name because it is traditionally used to flavor pumpkin recipes. (Cloves and mace are sometimes included too.)

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The origin of pumpkin spice dates back to the Dutch East India Company. The ingredients that make up pumpkin spice - cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, allspice - are native to Southeast Asian islands. This spice was discovered on a few island groups as well as ancient pottery shards in Indonesia.

The traditional PSL isn't vegan - but you can have them make it plant-based. As previously mentioned, a traditional pumpkin spice latte - whether you decide to order it from Dunkin' Donuts, Starbucks, or a local cafe – generally is not made vegan.

And yet, the PSL remains one of the few drinks at the chain that is virtually impossible to veganize. Unfortunately, its star ingredient, the pumpkin spice sauce, contains dairy.

So why do we love this particular flavor so much? Turns out, we love to be reminded of fall and the warm feelings of family, home and nostalgia the season brings - and our brains associate those warm feelings with this particular flavor, psychologists and researchers say.

The smell drives men wild with desire, the researchers say. Combine with the scent of lavender and you might have to reach for a bucket of cold water. Hirsch said that the heady combination increased penile blood flow by an average of 40% in participants.

Because our perception of taste goes hand in hand with aromas, we taste (and in turn smell) pumpkin spice and our brain perceives it as a warm, happy memory that we enjoy. "Our olfactory systems are already built to respond enthusiastically to odors and their associated memories.

Your brain associates it with happy times. The spices you associate with fall - nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves - help bring all those happy thoughts and memories to mind, Fernstrom said. Sipping a Pumpkin Spice Latte is one way to enjoy them.

The nationwide love for pumpkin spice is credited to Starbucks' latte - which is proven every year when Starbucks launches the PSL and thousands of people take to social media to share their excitement.

This year, Starbucks is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Pumpkin Spice Latte (PSL). However, the PSL (in the United States at least) contains dairy ingredients in its pumpkin base so those looking for a plant-based beverage have not been able to celebrate fall in quite the same way.