Fall is my favorite time of year, and not just because it’s baking season. It’s pumpkin spice season, and I’m happy to say I’ve already sampled some pumpkin spice treats. The flavor geniuses at Thomas English Muffins have created both Pumpkin Spice and Salted Caramel English Muffins and Bagels.
This is the type of product I would usually buy, but in this case I received a free sample from Thomas English Muffins, and our family did a taste test.
Salted Caramel and Pumpkin Spice Bagels
First up were the Salted Caramel Bagels and Pumpkin Spice Bagels, which have little pockets of caramel or pumpkin throughout. I served them with butter and whipped cream cheese, and we all enjoyed the sweet and salty combo.
Pumpkin Spice English Muffins
Next came the Pumpkin Spice English Muffins. I spread a little peanut butter and chocolate hazelnut butter on top of those (after toasting, of course), and my daughter and I declared the "sweet and sweet" combo a winner.
In addition to trying the bagels and muffins toasted, I made a batch of Salted Caramel Bagel Chips. I cut partially frozen bagel into thin slices and baked them at 325 for about 20 to 25 minutes. They’re crispy and sweet without any additions, but would also be great brushed with a little butter and sprinkled with cinnamon.
To sum it up, the new flavors are very tasty and and will help put you in a fall state of mind. However, the time to buy them is limited.
Update: Homemade Apple Spiced English Muffins
Hooray for packaged English muffins, but if you have the time to make them yourself they are even better! Since posting this old review of the Thomas muffins, I came up with a recipe for No-Knead Apple Spice English Muffins.
Donna says
Are they vegan?
Erika says
I had these pumpkin spice English muffins last year and they were like crack for us! Seriously, the hubs and I could not stop eating them. Simply toasted and smeared with a little butter. So, so good.
The salted caramel bagels, however, they are only okay. Good idea on the bagel chips though- that might be a better use for them.
Anna says
I remember Pumpkinpalooza! It's about time for another one.
These are pretty subtle tasting compared to some of the other pumpkin spice things out there.
Nancy says
These pumpkin spice English muffins were one of the few products I sampled last year (during the month-long pumpkinpalooza on my blog), that I liked. I thought they were great. So many of the pumpkin spice products were awful, really awful, that by the end of the month I couldn't even tolerate the smell of them. These, however, were really nice. 🙂
Anna says
Ha! No way.
Sue says
After reading this I feel like I owe you an apology for what I posted on FB regarding fall and pumpkin pie spice.
Sonya says
Yum, I love the pumpkin spice flavors too!
Anna says
Too bad about the Cheerios. My favorite Cheerios are plain.
CindyD says
I tried the new Pumpkin spice Cheerios and did not like them. I did think about what you would bake with them! May try the pumpkin muffins.