Pumpkin Caramels....

terrier3 · ‎03-10-2010

I just found them at Williams Sonoma...they had apple spice caramels too....and pumpkin and apple brittles.

They were pricey - $12 - but I HAD to try them.

WOW - they taste home made! Each one is HUGE - twice as large as the supermarket brands.

Here is a recipe that good great reviews from the Food Network -

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/pumpkin-caramels-recipe.html

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

Hi Terrier! Wowzer, that sounds great. I'm looking forward to finding the Ghirardelli pumpkin caramel, milk chocolate, squares this year. I only discovered them last year but I was surprised at how great they were.

Suzeecat · ‎05-05-2010

There was a great skit on Portlandia about a celery salesman (played by Steve Buscemi) and the lengths he would go to get more people to eat more celery. I can't help but think of some pumpkin salesman years ago plotting the rise to fame for pumpkin - "It Will Be EVERYWHERE!"

Sorry, maybe it's one of those things you just had to see to appreciate, you can probably google it. I just don't remember pumpkin being such a THING in years past. Now it's advertised like the flavor/scent EVERYONE craves EVERYWHERE, for EVERYTHING. I like pumpkin pie. With whipped cream. I guess I'm a purist. Smile

debic · ‎09-02-2010

Those sound really good. I bought pumpkin marshmallows and put them in my pumpkin coffee. Yummmm

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Vamp · ‎04-14-2010

I'm with Suzeecat: I like pumpkin pie, and I will eat a pumpkin muffin or pumpkin ice cream now and again, but everything else pumpkin is just too much. I like plain caramels--with nuts is about as wild as I get with them! Wink

Pumpkin coffee? Never in a million years!! But then, i cannot stand perfumed coffees and creamers. They just taste like artificial flavoring to me ${#emotions_dlg.crying}$ . But for those of you who enjoy it, by all means, enjoy! Kiss

Clover29 · ‎03-09-2010

On 9/26/2014 suzeecat said:
There was a great skit on Portlandia about a celery salesman (played by Steve Buscemi) and the lengths he would go to get more people to eat more celery. I can't help but think of some pumpkin salesman years ago plotting the rise to fame for pumpkin - "It Will Be EVERYWHERE!"

Sorry, maybe it's one of those things you just had to see to appreciate, you can probably google it. I just don't remember pumpkin being such a THING in years past. Now it's advertised like the flavor/scent EVERYONE craves EVERYWHERE, for EVERYTHING. I like pumpkin pie. With whipped cream. I guess I'm a purist.

That's like some kind of nightmare. I'd rather eat dogfood than celery. It's my single most hated food item. I just don't have the celery gene.

Pumpkin caramels sound good Smile

chessylady · ‎05-01-2010

Trader joe's had chocolate covered pumpkin caramels today. I knew better than to buy them but it was tempting.

lovesrecess · ‎03-14-2010

Thomas pumpkin spice English muffins come out in early November for a limited time so I stock up on them when I can find them......that's my only must-have pumpkin-flavored treat, not even a pumpkin pie fan. All the creamers, etc. just taste too fake to me.

itsmetoo · ‎03-10-2010

On 9/27/2014 lovesrecess said:
Thomas pumpkin spice English muffins come out in early November for a limited time so I stock up on them when I can find them......that's my only must-have pumpkin-flavored treat, not even a pumpkin pie fan. All the creamers, etc. just taste too fake to me.

lovesrecess - The Thomas pumpkin spice English muffins are out in the stores now, I saw them Thursday. Thomas also makes pumpkin spice bagels and they are very good.