Allspice substitutes
Out of allspice? Here are the best substitutes — what to reach for, why it works, and how much to use. Cinnamon + nutmeg + cloves is the top pick.
- 01Cinnamon + nutmeg + clovesbest pick
Allspice tastes like these three combined — this rebuilds it exactly.
1 tsp = 1/2 tsp cinnamon + 1/4 tsp nutmeg + 1/4 tsp cloves
- 02Pumpkin pie spice
A warm blend built on the same spices.
1:1
- 03Cloves
The most dominant note in allspice, so a little goes a long way.
use ~1/2
- 04Cinnamon
Covers the warm sweetness alone when that's the main point.
1:1
Cooking with allspice?
Paste your recipe into Mise — we'll find every ingredient as a real product you can buy, and swap the ones you can't, like allspice, for the closest match in stock.
Turn a recipe into a basket →How we choose these
These are tested kitchen substitutes, chosen for matching flavor, texture, and role — with ratios so the swap actually works. Taste as you go; substitutes shift intensity, not just flavor.
Flavor data: Epicure (Radzikowski & Chen, 2026), arXiv:2605.22391, CC-BY-4.0.
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