Kev's Snack Reviews

There's a few new Pumpkin Spice flavoured products around at the moment, it seems to be the flavour of the month in fact, and I for one am pleased! The Muller Corner Pumpkin Spice Latte was pretty nice, and it got me in the mood to try out more pumpkin-flavoured products...one being this "Smoothie Pumpkin" from Marks & Spencer. I'm not sure why they've flipped the name around...surely Pumpkin Smoothie has a better ring to it?! This cost £1.50 in M&S and is a mixture of apple juice, pumpkin puree, banana puree, carrot, mango and cinnamon extract. I was surprised that pumpkin is so high on the ingredients list, because with products like this the fruit it's named after is often (weirdly) at the end of the list! I've never tried pumpkin in smoothie form before so I had no idea what to expect...but this was rather nice! The smoothie was very sweet, smooth and with just the right hint of warming spicy cinnamon. Not too overpowering but nice a...

I don't usually buy yogurt, but when I heard this new Pumpkin Spiced Latte Style "Winter Edition" was out I simply had to try it. Pumpkin Spice Latte (or PSL) has become quite a popular flavour in the U.K in recent years, partly due to the Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte being advertised so heavily. So how does the flavour translate into yogurt form? I found this 150g Muller Corner for 55p in Asda, which is gluten free and suitable for vegetarians, and is described simply as "Smooth spiced pumpkin sauce with creamy coffee flavoured yogurt". Removing the lid revealed the pale brown yogurt on one side and the pumpkin spice sauce on the other. I started off by spooning a drizzle from the pumpkin sauce to taste by itself. It was very sweet, so much so I didn't notice the pumpkin spice flavours. Perhaps mixing it with the yogurt would improve it... Yes, it did!; the warm cinnamon spice flavours come through and blend well with the coffee flavour...