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DURHAM’S PUMPKIN PIE ALMONDS

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Welcome to day 4 of Tag Sale Tastes’ Pumpkinpalooza 2020!

Today’s offering is Durham’s Pumpkin Pie Almonds (made by Texas-based Durham-Ellis Pecan Company):The obligatory pumpkins are in a neat little row across the top of the package:

No pumpkin listed in the ingredients, but the pumpkin spice spices are there (cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves):

And here’s the pretty confection:

I love the aesthetic of the mix of bright orange and beige coatings.  This is fall holiday party food:

Well, slice me into wedges and call me pie — these almonds taste a whole lot like pumpkin pie!  I expected them to taste like candles or room freshener — needless to say I was pleasantly surprised that they did not.  I loved these almonds.  In fact, I’m going to get another bag and put it aside for Thanksgiving.  (If you see a bag, grab one — they’re not lingering on grocery store shelves.)

Rating: 5 pumpkins (out of 5).

PUMPKIN SPICE CHEERIOS

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Welcome to day 2 of Tag Sale Tastes’ Pumpkinpalooza 2020!

Today I bring you Pumpkin Spice Cheerios:

This is a limited edition of the popular cereal.  The fat little pumpkin and cinnamon sticks hint at what’s in store for you:

Don’t worry if you find cereal kinda boring — there’s a Tic-Tac-‘O’ game on the back to keep you entertained.  Get four pumpkins in a row and you win!   Win what, you ask? Why, nothing.

No pumpkin in the ingredient list, but the key spices — cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves — are there:

And here they are.  Notice the orange color of the cereal (from the annatto).  I need and appreciate the visual color cue — well played, Cheerios.

Look how cheery they are bobbing around in their milk bath:

These were surprisingly good.  Although I wouldn’t want to marry them, I would buy them again.  They had a noticeable and pleasant pumpkin spice flavor, a nice change of pace to herald the change of seasons.  Hi Ho Cheerio!

Rating:  5 pumpkins (out of 5)