7 pumpkin spice foods already in stores
Here's a preview of what's to come this season
Here's a preview of what's to come this season
Here's a preview of what's to come this season
Early forecasts suggest we're a long way from sweater weather, but if you've gone grocery shopping lately, you wouldn't know it. is nearly upon us, and the first glimmers of that cinnamon-y, nutmeg-laced time of year is already creeping onto store shelves.
Caramels
First, readers at spotted limited-edition Werther's Soft Caramels at Dollar General stores — a sighting corroborated by Instagram posts for the chewy candies.
Cereal
Next came the Invasion Of The : Cheerios' and Life's gourd-inspired foods started popping up, allowing you to have a breakfast worthy of Jack Skellington a full 90 days before All Hallows Eve.
Coffee and Creamer
From there, pumpkin spice started infiltrating the other morning must-have: coffee. Pumpkin Spice creamer and Starbucks fall blends (including an end-cap display at Publix stocked with Pumpkin Spice ground coffee) emerged.
Starbucks hasn't announced when the PSL is coming back — though, if history tells us anything, it'll probably be Labor Day weekend. But if you'd rather make it at home, you don't have to wait as evidenced by this coffee display:
Chocolates
As if that weren't enough, even your packaged desserts aren't safe. Ghirardelli's Pumpkin Spice Caramel-filled chocolates are already on the shelves at certain Stop & Shop stores — and on sale, no less.
Cookies
Milano cookies have also gotten a makeover. The vanilla wafer cookies feature a cinnamon-infused chocolate in the middle.
Greek Yogurt
Even your favorite high-protein-but-still-tastes-like-dessert snack isn't safe from getting the pumpkin spice treatment. Multiple people have Instagrammed stacks of Dannon's Light & Fit Pumpkin Pie Greek yogurt.
Of course, just because these treats have been spotted all over the country doesn't mean they're in your store, per se. Product shipments can vary from store to store, so your supermarket may not have the PSL hookup ... yet. Give it a couple days, though, and you might roll your cart into a world like this: