Pumpkin Spice, and Everything Nice

Ahhh, October, of blue skies and cooler temperatures. With one trip to the pumpkin patch already under my belt, I’m in the mood for fall, where pumpkins are as much a part of the season as that most infamous scent and flavor of all – pumpkin spice.

I’m a fan of pumpkin, but sometimes I can’t help thinking we may have gone a bit overboard on this much-loved tradition. It’s evolved into a contest over who can come up with the craziest combination. I swear you can find virtually anything doctored with a dose of pumpkin spice. Here are a few examples:

Pumpkin spice Pringles. When you can’t decide if you want a summery chip or the taste of fall with your dip.

Wonder how this would taste in a cup of hot chocolate?

Pumpkin spice latte burger. A conundrum of confusion.

Pumpkin spice Peeps. For those who love fall AND Easter.

Pumpkin pudding toothpaste. Huh?

Pumpkin spice beard oil. Haven’t men always wanted to smell – pumpkiny?

Pumpkin spice dog shampoo. Man and man’s best friend can match!

Pumpkin spice detailing spray. Cars can’t be left out of the fun.

Pumpkin spice make-up setting spray. Neither can women.

Well, from the looks of things, if you can eat it, drink it, or smell it, you can find it in some version of pumpkin spice flavor right now. If this is your thing, buy it while you can. If it’s not, you better hold your nose. Pumpkin spice will be with us for a while.

Public Service Announcement: You need to know there are some “fake” pumpkin spice products out there. Click HERE for a site that will tell you if a few of the more outrageous claims of pumpkin spicery are true or false. Pumpkin spice flavored Spam, anyone?

This may have been tailored specifically for popcorn-a-holics like  me.

Now if you’ll pardon me, I’m off to sample my latest find. It looks good and smells even better.

I may be truly hooked. Could anything possibly be wrong with pumpkin spice Twinkies?

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Pat Wahler is the author of I am Mrs. Jesse James and Let Your Heart Be Light: A Celebration of Christmas. She is co-author of Midnight the One-Eyed Cat. Give the gift of reading to yourself or a friend! Click on sidebar book cover to order now. 

14 Responses

  1. Haha! You killed me with the pumpkin spice latte burger. That sounds VILE! (But I do love pumpkin, generally speaking.) Some of the things you listed are a riot. Thanks for sharing. 🙂

    1. Lisa, I’d be a wealthy woman if I’d only invested in pumpkin spice stock. 🙂

  2. I would definitely like to try Bailey’s Pumpkin Spice in my hot chocolate! 😉

  3. I have to admit, I like pumpkin pie, I like pumpkin ice cream, but pumpkin-flavored drinks – oh no. My husband is nuts for pumpkin anything, so whenever he sees something pumpkin, I tend to roll my eyes. When I was 22 I burnt a batch of cookies with nutmeg in them…maybe that’s why I don’t care for too much pumpkin. The smell of nutmeg wafted through my apartment for days!

    1. Oddly enough, I’m not a huge fan of pumpkin pie. But the scent of pumpkin bread in the oven gets me salivating in no time. Thanks for commenting, Sheree!

    1. Thanks for the kind words, Ann, it’s so great to hear from you!

      I’m afraid some of those pumpkiny products sound more than a little icky.

  4. Ah, Pat, the season brings so many possibilities, but pumpkin smelling beards? Dogs? I laughed at some of these. I do love Ted Drewes Pumpkin Concretes, and pumpkin scented candles.

    1. You’re right, Linda. I love pumpkin spice, but even a good thing can become a little too…extreme?

  5. I remember seeing something pumpkin spice the other day and thinking: We have truly lost our minds. 🙂 I think it was something for dogs–dog treats or a dog bone. But maybe dogs love pumpkin spice, too.

    I also was at a Trivia Night that had a silent auction for a fundraiser and one of the baskets that people were trying to outbid each other on was…everything was pumpkin spice flavored.

    I like it, but I’m not going to try the burger. 🙂

    1. Margo, I agree. Some things just don’t need to be pumpkin flavored, no matter the season.

      It was great to visit with you and Katie last week. Katie is a delight…cute, funny, and smart. Somebody is doing a pretty darn good job in the parenting department! 😉

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