The moment fall is close to coming into the picture, fall items
start arriving. One of the drinks I absolutely love, but don’t order very often
is the Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks. It’s pumpkin, its latte, and it’s pure magic. So
when I spotted the Starbucks Via Pumpkin
Spice packets on the shelf at Target, I quickly scooped up a box.
I heated up 1 cup of milk, added in the Via packet and
stirred it up … and it was HORRIBLE! Now,
I love coffee, but this has a very, very bold coffee flavor to it. I actually
picked up more of the coffee flavor than I did any pumpkin. The packet of mix smelled more of pumpkin in
powder form than it did when it was mixed in with my milk. Once I mixed it with the milk it just smelled
of very, very bold coffee. Now, I admit,
I love coffee BUT I’m more of a light and occasional medium roast coffee fan. This
was so bold I’d have to water it down to make it palatable, but by then I’d
probably end up just drinking 1-2 cups of milk with a mild flavor in the
background. I’d have to give it a nice dosing of sugar free pumpkin syrup and a
few Equal packets, plus some additional milk to maybe even get a pumpkin
flavor. Needless to say … I was quite
bummed, especially since the Via packets are not cheap.
Each pack has 60 calories to it, which is 2 points plus
values. You then need to add in your points/calories associated with the type
of milk you use.
QUESTION:
Do you like any of the Starbucks Via packets?
