{"id":71357,"date":"2025-08-05T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=71357"},"modified":"2025-08-02T19:32:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T05:32:39","slug":"jack-in-the-box-pumpkin-spice-mini-churros-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2025\/08\/05\/jack-in-the-box-pumpkin-spice-mini-churros-review\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Jack in the Box Pumpkin Spice Mini Churros"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jitbpschurros1.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-71354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jitbpschurros1.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jitbpschurros1.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jitbpschurros1.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jitbpschurros1.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jitbpschurros1.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pumpkin spice season is upon us! Seeing pumpkin spice-flavored products in July\/August is the notification reminder of all the things we might have to do when autumn actually arrives. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finding space for a turkey in a freezer or fridge. <\/li>\n<li>Bobbing for apples.<\/li>\n<li>Rolling eyes at how many pumpkin spice-flavored products there are.<\/li>\n<li>Harvesting the fields. <\/li>\n<li>Explaining to children what cornucopias are. <\/li>\n<li>Raking the orange leaves.<\/li>\n<li>Eating pumpkin pies without hands. <\/li>\n<li>Finding out the date when Starbucks&#8217; PSLs return.<\/li>\n<li>Scoring Reese&#8217;s candies at 30-50 percent off the day after Halloween.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jack in the Box is reminding us that it&#8217;s pumpkin spice season with its new Pumpkin Spice Mini Churros, which are five bite-sized churros filled with sugary pumpkin spice filling and dusted with cinnamon sugar.<\/p>\n<p>I wasn&#8217;t impressed with Jack in the Box&#8217;s Mini Churros when it debuted many years ago. It&#8217;s been on and off the menu, but I never gave them another try to find out if they&#8217;ve improved. But these seasonal ones are much more enjoyable than what I remember I had back in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re hoping these have the same pumpkin spice punch as Jack in the Box&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2017\/10\/05\/review-jack-in-the-box-pumpkin-spice-shake-2017\/\">Pumpkin Spice Shake<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2022\/10\/05\/jack-in-the-box-basic-witch-shake-review\/\">Basic Witch Shake<\/a>, which are mysteriously not on Jack in the Box&#8217;s menu as I type this, you&#8217;ll be disappointed. Speaking of that excellent shake, it would&#8217;ve been awesome to have had the opportunity to dip these churros into that shake.<\/p>\n<p>Missed opportunity, Jack.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jitbpschurros2.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-71355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jitbpschurros2.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jitbpschurros2.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jitbpschurros2.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jitbpschurros2.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jitbpschurros2.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The churros&#8217; pumpkin spice filling has a mild flavor, but it has enough to let you know that there&#8217;s something different about these churros and that orange leaf season will soon be upon us. I&#8217;m a little disappointed that the sugary coating on the wonderfully crispy fried exterior didn&#8217;t also have a pumpkin spice flavor or a bold orange color. However, the cinnamon does enhance the same taste in the filling.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jitbpschurros3.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-71356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jitbpschurros3.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jitbpschurros3.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jitbpschurros3.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jitbpschurros3.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jack in the Box&#8217;s Pumpkin Spice Mini Churros are pretty tasty and worth a try this pumpkin spice season. They&#8217;re not Disneyland churro-great, but I&#8217;d eat them again while explaining to my son what a cornucopia is or playing fridge Tetris to clear space for a heavy Butterball.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purchased Price:<\/strong> $3.59<br \/>\n<strong>Size:<\/strong> 5 pieces<br \/>\n<strong>Rating:<\/strong> 7 out of 10<br \/>\n<strong>Nutrition Facts:<\/strong> 330 calories. No other nutrition numbers are available on the Jack in the Box website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pumpkin spice season is upon us! Seeing pumpkin spice-flavored products in July\/August is the notification reminder of all the things we might have to do when autumn actually arrives. Finding space for a turkey in a freezer or fridge. Bobbing for apples. Rolling eyes at how many pumpkin spice-flavored products there are. Harvesting the fields. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1477,1559,1562],"class_list":["post-71357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-fast-food","tag-jack-in-the-box","tag-pumpkin-spice"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15563,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2013\/10\/22\/quick-review-jack-in-the-box-pumpkin-spice-premium-roast-coffee\/","url_meta":{"origin":71357,"position":0},"title":"QUICK REVIEW: Jack in the Box Pumpkin Spice Premium Roast Coffee","author":"Marvo","date":"October 22, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Purchased Price: $1.69 Size: 12 oz. Purchased at: Jack in the Box Rating: 5 out of 10 Pros: A decent, inexpensive cup of mildly flavored coffee. Nice jolt of caffeine. Smooth coffee flavor. Turns orangy when milk is added. Makes a nice hand warmer. Iced coffee version is much better.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Reviews&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Reviews","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/category\/reviews\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Jack in the Box Pumpkin Spice Premium Roast Coffee","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3721\/10418653165_18f2f198f1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":20548,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/09\/02\/back-on-shelves-pumpkin-edition-922016\/","url_meta":{"origin":71357,"position":1},"title":"BACK ON SHELVES (PUMPKIN EDITION) &#8211; 9\/2\/2016","author":"Marvo","date":"September 2, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Here are some pumpkin products that returned this year. If you've tried any of them, share your thoughts about them in the comments. Limited Time Krispy Kreme Pumpkin Spice Krispy Juniors (Spotted by Hugo R at Jewel Osco.) Pepperidge Farm Pumpkin Spice Milano Cookies We reviewed this in 2014. (Spotted\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Back on Shelves&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Back on Shelves","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/category\/back-on-shelves\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Limited Time Krispy Kreme Pumpkin Spice Krispy Juniors 2016","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8099\/29317216741_863f69a214_z.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8099\/29317216741_863f69a214_z.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8099\/29317216741_863f69a214_z.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":19034,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/09\/09\/spotted-on-shelves-992015\/","url_meta":{"origin":71357,"position":2},"title":"SPOTTED ON SHELVES &#8211; 9\/9\/2015","author":"Marvo","date":"September 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Here are some interesting new and limited edition products found on store shelves by us and your fellow readers. If you've tried any of the products, share your thoughts about them in the comments. Little Debbie Pumpkin Shortbread Cookies Why aren't these pumpkin spice flavored? Why isn't the box pumpkin\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Spotted on Shelves&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Spotted on Shelves","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/category\/spotted-on-shelves\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Little Debbie Pumpkin Shortbread Cookies","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/642\/21042141828_c83e73e0f4_z.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/642\/21042141828_c83e73e0f4_z.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/642\/21042141828_c83e73e0f4_z.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":25116,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2017\/10\/03\/fast-food-news-jack-in-the-box-pumpkin-spice-shake-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":71357,"position":3},"title":"FAST FOOD NEWS: Jack in the Box Pumpkin Spice Shake (2017)","author":"Marvo","date":"October 3, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Update: We reviewed it! Click here to read our review. Jack in the Box has rolled out a new Pumpkin Spice Shake during the most appropriate month to roll out anything pumpkin spice\/pumpkin pie-flavored, and not in August, Pumpkin Pie Kit Kat. It features real ice cream blended with pumpkin\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Fast Food News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Fast Food News","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/category\/fast-food-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Jack-in-the-Box-Pumpkin-Spice-Shake-2017.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Jack-in-the-Box-Pumpkin-Spice-Shake-2017.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Jack-in-the-Box-Pumpkin-Spice-Shake-2017.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15602,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2013\/10\/28\/review-jack-in-the-box-pumpkin-spice-iced-coffee\/","url_meta":{"origin":71357,"position":4},"title":"REVIEW: Jack in the Box Pumpkin Spice Iced Coffee","author":"Marvo","date":"October 28, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Like eating turkey on Thanksgiving, dressing up as Special Agent Cho from the CBS show The Mentalist on Halloween, and avoiding all shopping malls in December, consuming a Starbucks Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte is a holiday tradition for me. And when I say \"a Starbucks Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte,\" I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Reviews&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Reviews","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/category\/reviews\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Jack in the Box Pumpkin Spice Iced Coffee","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3669\/10450068956_1a9ee75ef0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":18936,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/08\/13\/review-kelloggs-limited-edition-frosted-mini-wheats-pumpkin-spice-cereal\/","url_meta":{"origin":71357,"position":5},"title":"REVIEW: Kellogg\u2019s Limited Edition Frosted Mini Wheats Pumpkin Spice Cereal","author":"Adam","date":"August 13, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"This autumn, tens of thousands of students will head back to school with great expectations for their upcoming social and academic year. By the end of their first week, though, they\u2019ll have those expectations checked; or as I like to say, completely and miserably crushed. Such is also the case\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Reviews&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Reviews","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/category\/reviews\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Kellogg\u2019s Limited Edition Frosted Mini Wheats Pumpkin Spice Cereal","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5783\/20540600071_039735ec0e_z.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71357\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}