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NONNI’S PUMPKIN SPICE BISCOTTI

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Welcome to day 20 of Tag Sale Tastes’ Pumpkinpalooza 2020!

Today’s offering is Nonni’s Pumpkin Spice Biscotti — something to dunk in your PSL:

The package has a maple leaf, a perfectly round pumpkin, cinnamon sticks, and spices:

But I gotta call a double grammar foul — “These delicious Pumpkin Spice Biscotti dipped in a gourmet cinnamon icing is a treat that will sure to please.”  Can you spot the two errors?  Anyway, the box promises that “just one taste and you will understand that NOBODY TREATS YOU LIKE NONNI’S!”  

The ingredient list offers hope and includes pumpkin, cinnamon, and spices:

Each biscotti comes wrapped in its own body bag:

Let’s unwrap one for a closer look:
So far so good, but look what’s hiding underneath — the dreaded confectionery coating:

The biscotti themselves were fine — crunchy, lightly spiced — they tasted like gingerbread to me.  But that coating was blech.  It was overly sweet and waxy, and the beige color exacerbated the problem.  When it comes to cookies, if you’re not going to dip them in chocolate, then don’t dip them in anything.  In fact, Nonni’s makes an Almond Dark Chocolate variety, sold by the bucket at Costco (everything’s better by the bucket, right?), that are great:

To be honest, I didn’t love these pumpkin spice biscotti.  I didn’t hate them, but after trying one, I didn’t want any more.  But my husband liked them, so I guess it’s just a matter of personal preference.  I prefer chocolate.

Rating:  3 pumpkins (out of 5)

PREMIER PROTEIN PUMPKIN SPICE

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Welcome to day 18 of Tag Sale Tastes’ Pumpkinpalooza 2020!

Today we’re sipping Premier Protein Pumpkin Spice:

Each pack contains 4 11.5-ounce cartons:

This is a limited edition beverage “to celebrate this fall season”:

A hefty wedge of pumpkin pie and cinnamon sticks adorn the package, which advertises that it’s low fat, with 160 calories and 30 grams of protein:

If you’re wondering when you might want to drink this, suggestions include as a part of your breakfast, for a satisfying snack, as a base in smoothies, and in your coffee:

The ingredients are a difficult to pronounce potpourri with no pumpkin or spices identified:

Let’s try a glass, shall we?

I was prepared to be disappointed, and the pale beige milky beverage did not let me down.  It did not taste of pumpkin or spice.  It tasted of metal and sadness.  You can serve it over ice, in coffee, in a smoothie, whatever, it will still taste of sadness with a touch of defeat.  Come to think of it, this is an appropriate 2020 fall beverage, if you know what I mean.

Rating:  1 pumpkin (out of 5)