Pumpkin spice has become a sort of cultural movement, and products from Mini-Wheats to M&M’s are getting the fall-flavor treatment.
QSR Magazine points out that “customers are not only being encouraged to try pumpkin-flavored foods and drinks, but to pay homage to fall flavors on various social media platforms.” Just look at Starbucks’ @TheRealPSL Twitter account, which has 87.9K followers (doh), and Dunkin’ Donuts PumpkinGrams Twitter and Instagram campaign. It’s a surprise to no one that pumpkin sales rose 34% from 2009 to 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
And fall food items are aggressively marketed to consumers long before the official first day of fall, September 23. The 2015 pumpkin-spice and apple pie-flavored craze has already gone into full effect, giving #basic boys and girls a plethora of fall-flavored options to survive the season. Let’s take a look at the pumpkin, apple, and pecan foodstuff that’s about to take over grocery-store aisles.
A Comprehensive List of Fall Food Items
- Frosted Mini-Wheats Pumpkin Spice
- Pumpkin Spice Marshmallow Peeps
- Cedar’s Pumpkin Spice Hommus
- Pecan Pie M&M’s
- Pumpkin Spice Latte M&M’s
- UV Salty Caramel Apple Vodka
- Ben & Jerry’s Pumpkin Cheesecake Ice Cream
- Pumpkin Spice McCafe Coffee
- McCann’s Pumpkin Pecan Irish Oatmeal with Vietnamese Cinnamon
- Pillsbury Pumpkin Spice Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls
- Pillsbury Pumpkin Spice Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls
- Pumpkin Spice Milano Cookies
- Panera Pumpkin Spice Latte
- Jell-O Pumpkin Spice Instant Pudding and Pie Filling
- Gevalia Pumpkin Spice Latte K-Cups
- Tim Hortons Café & Bake Shop: The Apple Pie Fritter, Apple Fritter Timbit, and the Hot Apple Cider Supreme
- Gogo Squeeze Apple-Pumpkin Spice Applesauce
- Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Ice Latte Chilled Espresso Beverage
- Thomas’ Apple Pie Bagels
- Thomas’ Apple Pie English Muffins
- Nonni’s Caramel Apple Biscotti
- Apple Cinnamon Crunch Special K
- Pumpkin Puffins Cereal
- Hershey’s Kisses Fall Harvest Pumpkin Spice
- Pop-Tarts Pumpkin Pie
- Pumpkin Spice Fudge Stripe cookies
- Planters Pumpkin Spice Almonds
- Whole Foods 365 Pumpkin Pie ice cream sandwiches
- Yoplait Spiced Apple Greek Yogurt
- Chobani Pear Cinnamon, Pumpkin Spice, and Pumpkin Harvest Crisp Greek Yogurt
- Dunkin’ Donuts Pumpkin Flavored Coffee
- Dunkin’ Donuts Pumpkin Donut (and Munchkins Donut Hole Treat)
- Dunkin’ Donuts Apple n Spice Donut
- Pringles Pumpkin Pie Spice Potato Chips
- JIF Pumpkin Pie Spice Peanut Butter
- Hostess Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
- Nestle Toll House Harvest Apple Cookie Dough
- Pepperidge Farm Caramel Apple Pie Cookies
- Tropical Smoothie Café Spiced Pear Smoothie
- SO Delicious Pumpkin Spice Coconut Milk Beverage
- Archer Farms Pumpkin Spice Biscotti
- Whole Foods 365 Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake Sandwich Cremes
- Pillsbury Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Chips
- Pinnacle Pecan Pie Vodka
- Nature’s Path Pumpkin Flax Granola
- Quaker Pumpkin Spice Instant Oatmeal
- Dairy Queen Pumpkin Pie Blizzard Treat
- Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte
- Blue Diamond Pumpkin Spice Almonds
- Spiced Pumpkin Pie Cliff Bar
