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PUMPKIN DAIRY WHIPPED TOPPING

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Welcome to day 25 of Tag Sale Tastes’ Pumpkinpalooza!

Today I tried Kroger Pumpkin Dairy Whipped Topping, which has been beckoning me to try it for a month now:

IMG_6723The cute little pumpkin with his cinnamon stick baton on the can led me to expect pumpkin and cinnamon to be listed among the ingredients.

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But no, it was just an illusion:

IMG_6724Making your own whipped cream isn’t difficult, and it’s so good.  But geez do my kids’ eyes light up on the rare occasions when they find a can of whipped cream in the refrigerator.  And apparently, that was the case with this pumpkin whipped topping, because when I went to sample it, about 3/4ths of the can was gone.  My son confessed to sneaking a squirt here and there, and told me that he thought it was great.

So I tried it.  And it was great.  Sweet, but not overly sweet, and lightly spiced.  But what to do with it?  It seemed redundant to put it on pumpkin pie, and I was not about to bake one just to post a picture (although I probably will do so for Thanksgiving).  I suppose it would be nice on berries or vanilla ice cream, especially with a little caramel sauce.  I wound up topping coffee with it, and it was a nice treat.

For a little surprise fun this fall, try a pouf of pumpkin whipped topping on your coffee or favorite dessert.

Rating:  4 pumpkins (out of 5)

TRADER JOE’S PUMPKIN O’S

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Welcome to day 24 of Tag Sale Tastes’ Pumpkinpalooza!

On the recommendation of a friend, who declared them “the bomb,” I grabbed a box of Trader Joe’s Pumpkin O’s.  I have to add that Trader Joe’s had an unbelievable amount of pumpkin and pumpkin spice flavored products, including pumpkin spice cookie butter (save me).

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As the ingredient list shows, these are pretty healthy, at least compared to oh, say, Pumpkin Spice Twinkies, and they contain pumpkin and cinnamon, and no artificial flavors.

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Pumpkin O’s are fat and airy o-shaped cereal.  Depending on the light, they have a slight orange or yellow cast.  You can’t see it in the photo, but they have a sort of sugary sparkle:

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Here they are bobbing around in milk like little life rafts:

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I wouldn’t go so far as to call them the bomb, but I agree with my friend that they were very good.  I liked their light texture.  They had a pleasant pumpkin-y spice taste, and stayed crunchy for quite a while in milk.  They weren’t too shabby out of hand either.  I bet these would make great cereal bars (a la Rice Krispie Treats) as a seasonal treat.

Rating:  4-1/2 pumpkins (out of 5)