7 must-try fall treats for your pumpkin spice, apple and gingerbread addictions

By Katie Toussaint

Updated October 28, 2020 4:12 PM

It’s finally fall and the promise of a pumpkin spice latte, fresh apples picked from a tree and hot gingerbread is in the air. Craving it all? Here are 7 must-try fall snacks to feed the autumn spice addiction.

Spiced Pumpkin Macaron Ice Cream Sandwich

Details: Two macaron cookies ensconcing dairy-free pumpkin spice ice cream.

Price: $4.59 each

Find it at: Amelie’s French Bakery, 2424 N. Davidson St. and other locations

The Pumpkin One

Details: A smoothie blended with banana, pumpkin, vanilla, pumpkin pie spice, maple syrup and almond milk (all organic). You can also try this with cold brew coffee.

Price: 16oz is $6.95; 24oz is $8.95

Find it at: Clean Juice, 1616 Camden Road, Suite 130, and other locations

The Pumpkin One Smoothie. Courtesy of Clean Juice

Bourbon-glazed Gingerbread Muffin

Details: Vegan and gluten-free muffin made with brown sugar, spices, molasses and gluten-free flour.

Price: $3.25

Find it at: Sunflour Baking Company, 2001 E 7th St. and other locations

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Bourbon Glazed Gingerbread Muffins leading the way into autumn!

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Apple Pie a la Mode Cupcake

Details: A vanilla cupcake with apple pie filling, topped with vanilla bean “ice cream” icing with a crumb topping and caramel. Note: This is available daily until Oct. 31, or until they run out.

Price: $3.25

Find it: Suárez Bakery, 4245 Park Road

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As easy as Apple Pie à la Mode—vanilla cupcake, apple pie filling, vanilla bean 'ice cream' icing with crumb topping and caramel. Available daily until we run out until October 31.

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Pumpkin 5-Spice Ice Cream

Details: Ice cream made with sweet and roasted heirloom pumpkins, plus five spices: ginger, fennel, cinnamon, star anise, and white pepper.

Price: A single scoop starts at $5.

Find it at: Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, 1920 Camden Road

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Ready to pump you up! Pumpkin 5-Spice is back in shops. A far more dimensional pumpkin ice cream than any other out there—with an exotic-sounding blend of spices that are a little sweet, sour, bitter, and spicy. A perfect pair for roasted heirloom buttercup pumpkins grown for us by Mike Hirsch, our longtime farm partner. Now available online in scoop shops, online, and in select grocery stores.

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White Chocolate Chai Doughnut

Details: Reigning Doughnuts is rolling out a full fall list of flavors that change each week. Taste White Chocolate Chai Sept. 24-30, Apple Pumpkin Butter Oct. 1-7, Caramel Apple Oct. 8-14, Cranberry Lime Oct. 15-21, Spiced Butternut Squash Oct. 22-28.

Price: $1.41 each

Find it at: Reigning Doughnuts, 3120 N. Davidson St.

An assortment of doughnuts from Reigning Doughnuts, including the first fall flavor, Orange Clove, which was available until Sept. 23. CharlotteFive

Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Cupcake

Details: Bit into a pumpkin brown sugar cupcake with cinnamon glaze. Note: This will be made weekly this season, usually available mid-week.

Price: $3 each

Find it at: CupCrazed Cakery, 1730 E Woodlawn Road, Suite H and 936 Market St., Suite 103 in Fort Mill.

This story was originally published September 24, 2018 at 12:00 AM.

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