1st Day of Autumn - Vanilla makes this amazing

There is a moment every year when the kitchen begins to smell different.
The first cool mornings bring out the baking pans, apples come home from the
market, and cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg find their way back to the front of the spice cupboard. Across European and North American baking traditions, these warming spices have long accompanied the foods of the harvest season, from fruit cakes and puddings to spiced breads and warm drinks.
 
1st Day of Autumn captures that first unmistakable taste of the season. Cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg provide familiar autumn warmth, while vanilla softens their edges. A small measure of black pepper is the quiet surprise, adding depth and a gentle warmth that keeps the blend from tasting simply sweet.
 
Flavor Profile:
Warm, fragrant, and gently spicy, with cinnamon at the center, supported by ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and vanilla. Black pepper provides subtle warmth and complexity without turning the blend hot. The result is an autumn spice blend that feels familiar but has considerably more depth than ordinary cinnamon-forward baking spice.
 
Pairing Suggestions:
Baked Goods: Add to apple cake, spice cake, muffins, cookies, quick breads, scones, and pastries.
Breakfast: Stir into oatmeal, French toast batter, pancakes, waffles, or baked apples.
Beverages: Add a pinch to coffee, hot chocolate, chai, warm cider, or steamed milk.
Fruit & Desserts: Especially good with apples, pears, peaches, pumpkin, pecans, walnuts, caramel, and chocolate.
Savory Dishes: Try a light sprinkle on roasted sweet potatoes, carrots, winter squash, or glazed pork.
 
Recipe Ideas:
First Day Apple Cake: Fold diced apples into a tender cake batter seasoned generously with 1st Day of Autumn.
Autumn French Toast: Whisk the blend into the egg-and-milk custard before soaking thick slices of bread.
Spiced Baked Pears: Roast halved pears with butter, brown sugar, and 1st Day of Autumn until tender and caramelized.
First Day Hot Cider: Warm apple cider with a spoonful of the blend, then strain and serve with an orange slice.
Autumn Sugar Cookies: Add the blend to a simple butter-cookie dough for a cookie that tastes like the beginning of sweater weather.
 
We grind the spices together and package the blend just before shipping to ensure you receive the freshest blend we can create.