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HERSHEY’S PUMPKIN SPICE KISSES

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Welcome to day 13 of Tag Sale Tastes’ Pumpkinpalooza!

Today’s feature is Hershey’s Pumpkin Spice Kisses:

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Here’s the ingredient list:

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Oh, thank heavens they didn’t forget the “natural and artificial flavor.”

They look very attractive in their shiny armor:

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Each one has its own toe tag for identification:

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Here’s what they look like stripped down:

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And their inner core revealed:

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These taste like room freshener.  That is all.

No, wait a minute, I have more to say.  They don’t just taste like air freshener, they taste like knock-off air freshener that came from the dollar store.  Their texture is odd, squishy.  They are inedible.  Hand these out to trick-or-treaters this year, and I promise you no one will ring your bell next Halloween.  I am angry that I spent my hard-earned money on these.  These should be recalled — they are that bad.  These are an abomination.

I don’t know if I can ever eat a Hershey’s kiss again.  It’s like accidentally seeing someone naked and not ever being able to get that image out of your head.

Rating:  0 pumpkins (out of 5)

PUMPKIN SPICE OREOS

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Welcome to day 12 of Tag Sale Tastes’ Pumpkinpalooza!

Today’s feature is Limited Edition Pumpkin Spice Creme Oreo Sandwich Cookies, otherwise known as Pumpkin Spice Oreos.

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Whoa — that’s a big pumpkin on the package!  And cinnamon sticks!  Oh boy, can’t wait!

Let’s look at the ingredients:

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Well, color me disappointed.  At this point, I’m pretty used to seeing “artificial and natural flavor”) (emphasis on the artificial), but “paprika oleoresin” for color?  What’s wrong with, oh say, pumpkin for color?

Here they are:

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And here’s a closer look at the paprika-colored creme filling:

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Before I get down to the nitty gritty, I have to confess that a decade ago, my friend Patricia and I took a Wilton cake decorating class at Michael’s.  Each week we had to bake a cake and mix up a batch of icing to bring to class.  The icing was made from powdered sugar and Crisco (I think there may have been a little water or vanilla extract added).  It seemed pretty gross, and when we tasted it, we realized that it was basically Oreo filling.  And so each week we’d sit there with our lopsided little cakes and vat of Oreo filling, sampling here and there, of course, until we were reeling from the sugar high.  I love Oreos, always have, but my relationship with them has never been the same since.

Back to the Pumpkin Spice Oreos.  I know you will be shocked and disappointed to learn that these did not taste anything like pumpkin spice.  In fact, if they’re Pumpkin Spice, then I’m Posh Spice.  In a blind taste test, I doubt you could distinguish them from Golden Oreos:

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But . . . they’re Oreos, which meant that they disappeared in no time (thanks, teenage son).  Stick with the Golden Oreos, and don’t waste your money on the inflated price of the limited edition paprika ones.

Rating:  3-1/2 pumpkins (only because they’re Oreos) (out of 5)