What is the Dunkin’ Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew?
Dunkin’s surprisingly tasty way of hammering down the final nail in summer 2021’s coffin.
How is it?
I’ve been on the fence about this whole “sweet cream” kick Dunkin’ has been on recently…until today.
Finally! This is the first time I’ve had any of their various sweet cream toppings that didn’t melt into a viscous goo within two minutes.
The cold brew itself is standard fare, but it’s a style I love around this time of year. I’m usually a “one pump” of pumpkin flavor swirl guy, but special medium-sized drinks always have three. It’s not something I want every morning, but I really didn’t mind it being a little too sweet for my liking. Plus, I think Dunkin’s pumpkin flavor is great because the “spice” is left out.
The pumpkin cream is kind of a revelation. I ate a few scoops of it and thought it tasted a little too synthetic at first, but then realized it had a nice light pumpkin pie filling flavor to it. Not only that, I could have been convinced it was spliced with something else. I landed on a vague coconutty taste. While there’s zero indication this is the case, those are two flavor profiles you never get mixed, so I dug it, even if coconut wasn’t technically there.
If this pumpkin cream was sold in a can, I’d probably have that nozzle hovering over my mouth before I even got home.
Anything else you need to know?
The cream is so light and fluffy that it really doesn’t make much sense in watery cold brew. Don’t get me wrong, I liked it a lot, but it just sat there on the top, causing me to mostly eat it on its own as if it was a meringue or something. Once I ultimately gave up and just mixed it into the drink, it didn’t add all that much to the flavor. I think it would probably be more ideal for a frap-style drink.
I also feel like I have to mention that I always use oat milk as my dairy, so my cold brews are always slightly creamier than the rest.
Conclusion:
This coffee was the first taste of fall I’ve had, so it actually bummed me out a bit. I drank it on a warm, breezy summer day, and while it worked in that setting, I could imagine the crisp cold autumn winds creeping up my neck. I guess it’s time to acknowledge that summer is over. I pretty much use Dunkin’s fall line of products as the gauge anyway.
So, whether you’re a summer dude like me or one of those sweater-loving, Halloween-devoted, and Ugg-thumping Autumn weirdos (I love you all), you can’t really go wrong with a Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew.
Purchased Price: $3.25 (G.O.A.T. Milk is $.25 extra)
Size: Medium
Rating: 8 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 210 calories, 2 grams of fat, 0 gram of trans fat, 1.5 grams of saturated fat, 10 milligrams of cholesterol, 120 milligrams of sodium, 42 grams of total carbohydrates, 42 grams of total sugars, 0 grams of fiber, 4 grams of protein.
Like you, I’m a summer dude (er, well, chick), so I patently refuse to indulge in any fall-based items yet. In fact, when I was at Dunkin’, last week, and saw their new fall-beverage offerings (not including this one, however), I refused to try them, purely out of principle.
Having said that, when I reluctantly concede to fall, this is top on my list of to-try beverages. (As an aside, oat milk is now also my “go to” when it comes to dairy/non-dairy beverage additions, so I will also try it that way.)