{"id":17702,"date":"2014-10-07T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=17702"},"modified":"2023-08-29T17:24:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T03:24:05","slug":"review-dunkin-donuts-pumpkin-pie-coolatta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2014\/10\/07\/review-dunkin-donuts-pumpkin-pie-coolatta\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Dunkin’ Donuts Pumpkin Pie Coolatta"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dunkin\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

Binge watching Gilmore Girls<\/i>, knowing all the lyrics to \u201cDrunk in Love,\u201d enjoying the last Adam Sandler film \u2013 everyone has their own guilty pleasure. Mine happens to be my sick addiction for anything claiming to taste like pumpkin pie.<\/p>\n

Unlike the crumbly, goopy mess of its cherry and blueberry cousins, pumpkin pie has its shit together. It\u2019s an October tradition that\u2019s sweet, spiced, and confidently autumnal. It\u2019s also, in case you haven\u2019t noticed, everywhere. And that\u2019s fine by me.<\/p>\n

Just as ubiquitous, especially in the northeast where I call home, Dunkin\u2019 Donuts may take the prize for pumping out the most pumpkin-flavored products per capita. Say what you want about Starbucks, but I can see another Dunkin\u2019 out the window from the one I am currently sitting in as I typing this. Both are more than eager to dole out my fix of cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice in whatever latte, coffee, donut, or muffin concoction they are currently pushing.<\/p>\n

This fall, Dunkin\u2019 Donuts introduced the Pumpkin Pie Coolatta, which I can only imagine was created by bored Dunkin\u2019 executive sitting around a beach haphazardly pointing at things to get the pumpkin treatment. Pumpkin-lemonade no good? Then how about a friggin\u2019 Pumpkin Slurpee!<\/p>\n

In reality, Dunkin\u2019 Donuts\u2019 Pumpkin Pie Coolatta is not far from exactly that. Like the other Coolattas on the Dunkin\u2019 menu, this one was icy and sweet\u2026almost saccharine.<\/p>\n

The difference is that the Pumpkin Pie Coolatta has small granules of graham cracker embedded in the drink, pumpkin puree, and, well, it\u2019s also flavored like a traditional fall dessert, which I am pretty sure no other Coolatta can claim.<\/p>\n

\"Dunkin\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

But seriously, those graham cracker crumbles bring an unbelievable element to the drink. While they are small, their pie crust texture and flavor put the pie in pumpkin pie, as opposed to just reducing the flavor to the spices that dominate the filling of the dessert. The whipped cream also gives the whole concoction not only presentation points, but that real pumpkin pie feel. This is good because the actual pumpkin pie flavor leaves much to be desired, as the flavor leans closer to scented candle then to the authentic dessert itself.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s far from terrible (don\u2019t worry, I guzzled mine down like the sick addict that I am). Although I can\u2019t imagine I will be ordering many more Pumpkin Pie Coolattas anytime soon since there are better pumpkin products to binge on. Like kindergarten, just because it was fun once does not necessarily mean that it needs to be repeated.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 16 ounces – 280 calories, 7 grams of fat, 4 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 20 milligrams of cholesterol, 310 milligrams of sodium, 52 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 44 grams of sugar, 5 grams of protein, 35% vitamin A, 20% calcium, and 2% iron.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Dunkin\u2019 Donuts Pumpkin Pie Coolatta
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $1.99
\nSize:<\/b> Small
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Dunkin\u2019 Donuts
\nRating:<\/b> 6 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Graham cracker bits and whipped cream add to the pumpkin pie flavor. Contains pumpkin puree. Whipped cream gives a real pumpkin pie feel.
\nCons:<\/b> Tastes like it was made by Yankee Candle. Not being able to go back to kindergarten. I know all the lyrics to \u201cDrunk in Love.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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