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PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE M&M’S

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Welcome to day 11 of Tag Sale Tastes’ Pumpkinpalooza!

Thanks to an alert from my observant daughter, I found Pumpkin Spice Latte M&Ms this weekend.  I’d been searching for them at the grocery store, but it turns out they’re only available at Target (note to grocery stores — you’re not missing anything).

The ingredient list included the ever-so-vague “natural and artificial flavors”:

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And here they are:

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They were a little larger than regular M&Ms, which is a good thing because you would NEVER want to eat one of these by mistake.  They tasted similar to regular M&Ms, but with definite notes of burnt coffee and candle drippings.  You know that potato chip commercial about how nobody can eat just one?  Well, trust me, you can eat just one of these.

Rating:  1 pumpkin (out of 5)

CHEX PUMPKIN PIE SPICE CRUNCH

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Welcome to day 10 of Tag Sale Tastes’ Pumpkinpalooza!

Today I took pumpkin spice matters into my own hands and made a batch of Chex Pumpkin Pie Spice Crunch.  This was a big hit here — in fact, I’ve already made a second (double) batch.  Crunchy, sweet, and lightly spiced, it makes a welcome snack.

The Chex varieties used in this mix are Honey Nut, Cinnamon, and Wheat (it was hard to resist eating the Cinnamon Chex straight out of the box):

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Mixing up a batch takes only a few minutes.  There are microwave versions out there, but in my opinion, the mix really benefits from conventional baking.  Use any kind of nuts you like — pictured below is a batch made with a honey-roasted nut mix from Costco that was really great.  Pecans and peanuts also work well.  (My family didn’t care for almonds — they were too hard.)

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CHEX PUMPKIN PIE SPICE CRUNCH
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Recipe type: Snacks
 
Ingredients
  • 2 cups Cinnamon Chex cereal
  • 2 cups Honey Nut Chex cereal
  • 2 cups Wheat Chex cereal
  • 1 cup nuts of your choice
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
  • ¼ cup butter, melted
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
  2. Place cereals and nuts in a large bowl. In a small bowl, stir together brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, butter, and vanilla, stirring until thoroughly combined. Drizzle over cereal mixture, stirring to coat cereal and nuts.
  3. Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside to cool before serving.

 

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Snack time!