Oh My Pumpkin Seeds!

Oh my Pumpkin Seeds!  I have just discovered the tastiest Fall Tidbits ever.  And being the crafty lil' Good Witch that I am (most of the time), I just couldn't help but start mixin' up ingredients in my apothecary kitchen and creating a whole new bowl of YUMMY!  Okay...I bet you are just dying to know what I conjured up, so I'll tell you.  First of all, I discovered a new Fall product at Trader Joe's.  Of course for me, everything at Trader Joe's is new however....because we just got our very first store here this Summer....woo hoo!  So when I was there on Monday trying to find my trail mix, I stumbled upon Trader Joe's Spiced Pumpkin Seeds.  Of course the word 'spice' immediately sends up a red flag for me, because I do not like hot and spicy anything.  And I figured they probably had some kind of Chipolte or Cayenne Pepper on them.  But luckily I am also a curious and resourceful lil' witch, so I checked the ingredients.  And lo and behold, the 'spice' in these babies is of the 'sweet' variety....like allspice and cinnamon.  Now we're talkin'!  But still being ever so cautious, I decided to buy just two bags in case I hated them, knowing the Hubby human Hoover would eat whatever I refused to, because he's not picky and he hates to waste food/money. Good man!

Now I must backtrack to our other favorite Fall treat...Publix Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream.  That is some tasty tasty stuff with bits of real pie crust and ribbons of whip cream in it.  We'd already picked up about 5 cartons of it when it was on sale, because that's how we roll.  Did I mention that there are also currently 10+ bottles of that International Delights SF/FF Pumpkin Pie Spice Creamer that I mentioned in an earlier post, sitting pretty in our second refrigerator?  Yeah....that crap was too hard to obtain for too long, so when we finally found a well stocked cooler....we cleaned them out!  Where was I?  Oh yes...my new magically delicious concoction of Autumn Deliciousness.  

So when I finally got a handful of those Spiced Pumpkin Seeds in my mouth, I was in Pepita Paradise....omg, they are SO freakin' scrumptious and pretty much highly addictive as well  Also, these are the 'shelled' pumpkin seeds I'm talking about...not those nasty in the hull ones.  Anyway....the light bulb in my head goes off, and I think to myself...what a wonderful world these tasty tidbits would make an incredible topping for my Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream!  So I got right on that....and the rest is Halloween History in this house.  

 Everyone loved it....in fact we probably love it TOO much, but it is what it is.  So needless to say, I sent the Hubster back over to Trader Joe's first thing the next morning with a standing order of 'every bag on the shelf'.  And in true Hubster fashion, he brought me back just 6 out of  the 30 available bags....curse him!  That's okay...he'll just be making more trips like he had to do for the creamer, until he finally broke down and stocked up like I told him to begin with!  So for those of you with a Trader Joe's anywhere near you, get over there and get some now.  As for the Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream, Publix is a Florida only store I believe, but Trader Joe's has their brand of  Pumpkin Ice Cream too, and I'm sure your local grocers do as well.  And don't forget to add your Spiced Pumpkin Seed Topper!  You can thank me later for Brewin' this up!