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Via Ready Brew Pumpkin Spice Review
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Taste-Off! Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte and Via Ready Brew

The signs of Fall are certainly approaching as Starbucks has reintroduced its seasonal Pumpkin Spice lattes.
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Via Ready Brew Pumpkin Spice Review

The signs of Fall are certainly approaching as Starbucks has reintroduced its seasonal Pumpkin Spice lattes. The crowds are flocking for a taste of this sweet, pumpkin-pie-like beverage, but the demand is high, the price is steep, and the lines are long. To bring the Fall flavors home (and at a more reasonable price), Starbucks Via Ready Brew has introduced a Pumpkin Spice instant coffee ($8 for six cups), and it only seemed natural that we would taste the two side by side to compare the flavors. Which one reigns supreme? The results may satisfy you or they may take you by complete surprise . . .

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Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte
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Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte

'Tis the season of seasonal drinks, and coffee is no exception.
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'Tis the season of seasonal drinks, and coffee is no exception. Starbucks is now offering a Pumpkin Spice Latte, just in time for Thanksgiving. They explain the drink as "a delicious blend of pumpkin and traditional fall spice flavors combined with our signature espresso and freshly steamed milk, and topped with whipped cream and pumpkin pie spices."

I don't know about you, but I am not that interested in blending my latte with pumpkin spices. I would drink my coffee and have my pie on the side. Just in case you are headed to Starbucks to try this latte, you might want to know what you are about to get into calorie-wise.

Flavor (Grande 16 oz.) Calories Fat calories Carbs (g) Sugar (g)
Pumpkin Spice Latte, Non Fat, No Whip 260 5 50 48
Pumpkin Spice Latte Whole Milk Fat, With Whip 380 13 51 49
Caffe Latte, Non Fat, No Whip 130 0 19 18

I included a regular ol' non fat latte so you could see that the pumpkin spice flavoring adds 130 calories if you order the non fat version of the flavored drink. Not to mention there's an extra 30 grams of sugar added too. Of course, I think if you are going to try the seasonal drink you will order it with non fat milk and no whipped cream. Right?