Love Me Some Pumpkin!

Pumpkin Breakfast Items

Archer Farms Fat Free Pumpkin Pie Yogurt

Found At: Super Target
Price: 59 cents
Disclaimer: I haven’t eaten yogurt “regularly” in several years. (It was a diet thing; it didn’t work; I don’t want to talk about it…)
Scott Says: This tastes no different than any other flavor of yogurt that I’ve eaten over the years, except for those that are designed to be flavored like things and actually do. Case in point is those Yoplait Whips things – back in the days when I actually did force myself to eat yogurt in a feeble attempt to shed pounds, this was the particular brand that I enjoyed and I’ll be damned if their key lime pie actually tasted like key lime pie. Or at least it was in the ballpark, which is more than Archer Farms can boast.
Final Fat Free Feelings: It’s tinted orange, and without an extensive use of your imagination, that’s the closest your going to get to pumpkin by eating this yogurt. A perfect example of why the store brand is usually crap, I’ll try this again next year only if Yoplait or another yogurt maker who actually knows flavors is behind the cow…

Dickinson’s Country Pumpkin Butter

Possible Tag Line: “Almost as good as apple butter … almost.”
Medium for Sampling: Martin’s Potato Bread
Burnt Toast to Blame? not likely
Buttery Thoughts: This stuff basically has the consistency of pumpkin pie filling before it’s baked and whatnot, and has roughly the same general taste, minus the sugar (not that pumpkin pie has a lot of sugary content, but still – this is raw veggie). And given the arsenal of pumpkin-related goodies that I’ve sampled over the last few weeks, it’s still up there in terms of accurate pumpkin portrayal, but there was just something missing.
Verdict: Undecided – didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. May need to try it on some other mediums (bagels, english muffins, pumpkin bread) before a final verdict can be announced. Stay tuned for future updates…

Pumpkin Donut from Dunkin’ Donuts

Abridged Verdict: Not bad, albeit just a bit stale by the time I finally got around to eating it (not anyone’s fault but my own, mind you…).  Flavor was slightly pumpkin-y, but for true flavor, Dunkin’ Donuts makes a pumpkin muffin that’s much better than their pumpkin donut.

Pumpkin Pancakes from IHOP

Origin: The International House of Pancakes
Taste: sweet, fluffy, great with syrup
Verdict: IHOP would get much more business from me if they sold these year-round