PUMPKINS. EVERYWHERE.
You can't escape them. No matter where you turn they suddenly appear. Warty pumpkins, white pumpkins, red pumpkins... MINI pumpkins! Pumpkins you can fit in your frickin' pocket! You'll never be without a pumpkin again!
No longer is good ol' yellow pasta enough. You need pumpkin pasta. You want some regular soap? No you don't. You clean your dirty self with pumpkin soap now. Why give your dog a normal treat when you can give that little piece of crap a pumpkin treat?
It's insane. The list of new pumpkin items each fall seems to get longer and longer, but this year it crossed into territory very dear to my heart. No matter how obnoxious it seemed, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to give Trader Joe's newest offering a shot: Pumpkin Spice Hummus.
Tub size: 8 oz
Price: $3.99
Dippers: Graham crackers, apple slices,
airline pretzels (all I had)
Going in I was confused what to dip into this questionable hummus. Pita chips felt weird, carrots felt too healthy, and tortilla chips were too salty. I landed on a few solid options, but the fact that I had to really think about it is an instant hummerit for the PSH (as I like to call it).
As far as flavor goes, it wasn't bad. It definitely skews on the sweet side—sweeter than I would have liked. There's very little garbanzo taste. I liken it to pumpkin pie. In fact, if you were to substitute the PSH for the filling in a pumpkin pie, you could fool me. It's almost spot on.
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| Hard not to think about the poop emoji |
With regard to texture, this hummus performs very well. It's smooth and silky, not too thick and not too thin, not gummy nor dry. So big ups in the viscosity department. However, to eat this hummus consistently starts to feel almost gluttonous. Once I had it in my head that it was pie filling, I started to feel like I was eating my feelings. No crust necessary, just stuffing my face until the tears went away. It brought back painful memories, but hey let's maybe save that for another blog, shall we?
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| 15 pics later I somehow got her attention |
Annnnnyways, on a different note, the PSH actually made me realize something completely unrelated to hummus: graham crackers are downright delicious. If you haven't had them since, I don't know, kindergarten, like I hadn't, I'd highly recommend you revisit them. Trust me.
Look, I never expected the PSH to wow me. And it didn't. It does its job as a fun side dish to ring in the new season, but that's about it. If you're looking for a dip you can hum back to time and time again, there are far better options. That said, I'm glad I gave it a try. This one gets 3/5 chickpeas from me, and 5/5 from my newest accomplice, Ladybug.
