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BRACH’S PUMPKIN SPICE CANDY CORN

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Welcome to day 15 of Tag Sale Tastes’ Pumpkinpalooza!

Today I have for you Brach’s Pumpkin Spice Candy Corn:

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No real point in looking at the ingredients, but what the heck:

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As I suspected — natural and artificial flavor, and of course, yellow and red food color.  Shellac is a new ingredient to me.  Kinda wish I hadn’t seen that.

Here they are:

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Cute little candies, aren’t they?  They tasted pretty much like regular candy corn at first blush, chewy and overly sweet, but then the artificial and natural flavors kick in and the aftertaste, which stays with you, is fairly unpleasant, and not at all pumpkin spice-y.  My friend described it as antifreeze mixed with caramel.  I would highly recommend sticking to regular candy corn for eating.  If, however, you find yourself with a bag of these on your hands, they do have a higher and better use, and that is decorative.  They look quite festive in a fall arrangement:

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They’d also make good turkey tailfeathers in your Thanksgiving dessert creations, such as these Oreo turkeys (made with regular candy corn):

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Rating:  1 pumpkin (out of 5)

 

CHOBANI “FLIP” PUMPKIN HARVEST CRISP GREEK YOGURT

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Welcome to day 14 of Tag Sale Tastes’ Pumpkinpalooza!

This morning I had a Chobani Greek Yogurt “Flip” Pumpkin Harvest Crisp, described as “pumpkin low-fat yogurt with pie crust pieces, pecans and glazed pumpkin seeds.”

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The ingredient list was promising, and included pumpkin puree, pecans, and pumpkin seeds :

ingredientsI like Chobani yogurt, but had never tried one of their “Flips.”  The idea is that the toppings are in their own separate compartment, and you flip them over on top of the yogurt:IMG_6819OK — ready, set, “flip”

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Well, that was a little anticlimactic.  Not so much flip, as dump.

Mix ‘er up and you’re ready to go:

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I liked this yogurt.  It wasn’t too sweet, and had a nice yogurt tang.  It had a creamy texture, not the hair-gel like texture of some of the “other” yogurts (yes Yoplait, I’m talking about you.)   It could benefit from a little more pumpkin, though, and I really need my pumpkin products to be more orange.  The mix-ins added a flavorful crunch, with a whisper of spice.  Although it will never replace blueberry fruit-on-the-bottom Chobani in my book, it was nice for a little seasonal change.

Rating:  4 pumpkins (out of 5)