Trident Layers Pumpkin Spice gum

6/10 A few things went through my mind when I discovered this:

1. Pumpkin spice....GUM?! wtf?
2. It could taste good, I guess.
3. Whatever, it's pumpkin spice and I have to try it.

So I did. And it was weird. I imagined I was in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory and instead of the scene where Violet eats the gum before she blows up into a big blueberry it was me eating this gum. I think I would have turned into a giant pumpkin pie if the flavor didn't fade so quickly.

Burt's Bees Pumpkin Spice Lip Balm

8/10 Pumpkin spice everything, right? OF COURSE. Now a little known fact about me is my other love affair with lip balm. I can never get enough of all the different smells. Naturally I needed this lip balm when I saw it at Target. It doesn't smell like pumpkin spice and instead reminds me of chai tea. It gets a high score because it smells delicious and makes my lips soft. Two points knocked off for not smelling like pumpkin spice though.

Terra Pumpkin Spice Sweets Sweet Potato Chips

10/10 Honestly, I thought these were going to be disgusting. They are the exact opposite of disgusting! Thick with a satisfying crunch; the flavor of the sweet potato chip itself was much tastier than your average potato chip. The cinnamon, nutmeg and salt pair perfectly with the sweet potato. Highly recommended.

Trader Joe's Pumpkin Cream Cheese Spread

3/10 I'm very disappointed with this cream cheese. It is pretty tasteless. I was expecting so much more from this. I'm so unimpressed with this cream cheese that I can't think of anything else to say.

The Bakery Pumpkin Spice Mini Cupcakes

8/10 At first I wasn't expecting much from these because of the disappointments in the name of pumpkin spice I've had, but I was pleasantly surprised with these. The cake part is a tasty spice cake; I could definitely taste the cinnamon and nutmeg. The frosting was delicious and not too sweet.

Coracao Confections Pumpkin Spice Caramel Bar

10/10 This company makes raw confections free of dairy, gluten and soy. The ingredient list is much shorter than any mass produced chocolate out there and is far better tasting. I received this delectable gem from a very good friend and had to try a piece. I could not in good conscience let the bar sit unopened! So I cut off a square and bit into it. I closed my eyes and let the dark chocolate and pumpkin spice caramel filling melt on my tongue. I tasted all of the various spices: cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, allspice. The sharp, sweet after effect of a really good dark chocolate lingered on my tongue after I chewed and swallowed the bite. I even tasted some cashew in there (they use cashew butter in the caramel). That small square was just enough of an indulgence as I packed away the rest of the bar. Such a treasure cannot be consumed in one sitting. That would be a waste!

There are four squares in one bar. That's four little indulgences for the pumpkin spice season. When I was done, I declared, "Now THAT'S pumpkin spice!" This chocolate is probably going to be the best item in this entire blog.

Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Salted Caramels

4/10 How does one accurately review caramel-filled chocolate? Biting into it, of course. I wanted the quickest way to the caramel inside and was immediately disappointed. I didn't really taste any pumpkin spices in the caramel. It was sweet but also something else I can't quite put my finger on. Perhaps it's also because I'm just not a fan of salt in my chocolate (there is a hardened pat of salt on the top). It ruined it for me. I gave these a 4/10 score because the dark chocolate part wasn't bad.

Quaker Pumpkin Spice Instant Oatmeal

1/10 Unimpressive. Oatmeal with a glorified name. This is no pumpkin spice oatmeal. It's practically tasteless. From now on I'm sticking to my own oatmeal recipe using actual pumpkin and generous cinnamon and cloves. Now THAT is pumpkin spice oatmeal.

IHOP Pumpkin Pancakes

10/10 I don't really have words for the amazingness of these pancakes. All that comes to mind is a bunch of expletives emphasizing how great they are. But I'll try to describe them. The spices were certainly not skimped on and they were so fluffy and moist that syrup wasn't even necessary. The best part though? IHOP has made these a YEAR ROUND item.

Oikos Pumpkin Pie Greek Yogurt

6/10 My second go at a pumpkin pie yogurt was less impressive than the first. This brand was thicker and while it was tasty, I thought it was too sweet and didn't taste enough like "pumpkin pie."

Almond Dream Pumpkin Spice Drink

10/10 This stuff is like liquid pumpkin pie. I'm not even exaggerating. Nothing else needs to be said about liquid pumpkin pie. This review is finished. (p.s. For an adult version of this drink, add some vanilla vodka. Trust me, it's quite delicious).

Pumpkin Spice Oreos

8/10 The best way to accurately judge an Oreo is to first taste the cream. I didn't like it alone. It tasted a bit like sweet plastic. Then I bit into the cookie part. Again, it was nothing special. It tasted like a vanilla Oreo with a little spice. And then I bit into all three layers and somehow the sweet plastic and the slightly spiced vanilla cookies worked. I can't even explain it. Just try it.

Jif Whips Pumpkin Pie Spice peanut butter

10/10 A little known fact about me is how much of a peanut butter snob I am. However when I saw this in the store I couldn't resist throwing it in the cart. At first I was put off by the light and "whipped" texture but none of that mattered as soon as the first morsel touched my tongue. Oh how glorious it was! The peanut butter was present but so were all the spices in a perfect marriage of deliciousness on my morning english muffin.

Planters Pumpkin Spice Almonds

10/10 Almonds are delicious. Pumpkin spices are delicious. These are everything a Pumpkin Queen could want. I could taste all the spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves) that go into "pumpkin spice" and the fact that they're coating almonds just makes it an explosion of awesomeness in my mouth. There are many failures in pumpkin spice food items; this almost makes up for those.

Nestle Pumpkin Spice Morsels

6/10 These are really sweet. Now I like sweet, but these are just a little too sweet. No doubt they are tasty, but they didn't wow me. They tasted like morsels of white chocolate with cinnamon and nutmeg. And maybe some cloves.