--- title: Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes Are Coming to the K-Cup description: The beverage that sends Starbucks lovers everywhere into a frenzy each fall will soon be available in K-Cup form. canonical: https://time.com/4269554/starbucks-pumpkin-spice-lattes-k-cups/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-23T19:29:23.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:31:05.804Z og:title: Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes Are Coming to the K-Cup og:description: Stop everything og:url: https://time.com/4269554/starbucks-pumpkin-spice-lattes-k-cups/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltddd8aa0797bdef85/69888c415f570f0cdfb202d6/starbucks.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Coffee cups on the table in a Starbucks shop. 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Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 23, 2016 7:29 PM UTC The beverage that sends [Starbucks lovers](http://time.com/money/4261903/starbucks-cherry-blossom-frappuccino-complaints/) everywhere into a frenzy each fall will soon be available in K-Cup form. At the [company’s annual shareholders meeting](http://time.com/money/4269292/starbucks-visa-debit-card-rewards/) on Wednesday, CEO Howard Schultz announced that [Pumpkin Spice Lattes](http://time.com/3546807/pumpkin-spice-world-domination-myfitnesspal/) are being turned into a seasonal line of Keurig’s convenient coffee pods. They also plan to offer caramel, mocha and vanilla latte K-Cups year-round, with a peppermint mocha flavor available during the December holiday season, according to [Eater](http://www.eater.com/2016/3/23/11292384/starbucks-pumpkin-spice-latte-k-cups). > [](https://twitter.com/sbanjo/status/712704734973583360) **Read More:** [Two Customers Are Suing Starbucks for Allegedly Underfilling Lattes](http://time.com/4264634/starbucks-sued-underfilling-lattes/) This means that PSL drinkers won’t even have to leave the house this year to get their cinnamon-y sweet caffeine fix each day. 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