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最好11 Houston-made南瓜香料products, if you absolutely must

It's officially fall. Get your PSL fix with local food, beer, candles and more.

Emma Balter September 22, 2020 Updated: September 24, 2020, 9:42 am

Fall has become synonymous with pumpkin spice everything.

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We made it to fall, and of course, that means pumpkin spice season.

I am not a fan of the PSL. I hate pumpkin, I hate cinnamon, and I hate to say goodbye to summer, so this time of year is a little hard for me.

There are far better fall foods than pumpkin spice, IMO, such asapple cider doughnutsor the Thanksgiving sandwich. But hey, it's 2020, so let's give the people what they want.

On HoustonChronicle.com:Pumpkin Spice Lattes are back. And so is their shaming. Quit it, y’all.

11 local pumpkin spice products

1. If you just want an O.G. pumpkin spice latte but want to branch out from Starbucks, check outEggHaus Gourmet's version.

2.Saint Arnold's Pumpkinatorimperial stout is always the beer-talk of the town when it releases. Expect it to drop mid-October.

3. Vegans can enjoy PSL season too.Sinfull面包店makes a pumpkin cheesecake and a pumpkin and cream cheese mini loaf.

4.Flying Saucer Pie Companyoffers a traditional pumpkin pie year-round with whipped cream and a special seasonal pumpkin spice pie around this time of year with a flaky crust.

5.No Label Brewingin Katy recently released its pumpkin imperial ale, Nightmare on 1st Street, available at the taproom and the drive-through.

On HoustonChronicle.com:Craving a true taste of fall? Try these apple cider doughnuts

6. Morningstar in the Heights has regular pumpkin spice doughnuts and pumpkin spicecakedoughnuts, whichthey say are "a little different."

7. Blue Bell Creamery went one further and is offering aspiced pumpkin pecan ice creamflavor.

8. In October,Three Brothers Bakerywill roll out several pumpkin-flavored treats: a pumpkin cheesecake, a pumpkin pound cake, a pumpkin pie, and even a "pumpecapple piecake" that has a pumpkin pieinthe cake.

9.Southern Star's seasonal pumpkin beer, Cygourd, is a dark copper ale with oatmeal and caramel malt flavors. It's out on shelves now.

10. It's also time forBuffalo Bayou Brewing's Pumpkin Spice Latte ale, a gingerbread stout with mashed pumpkins and aged on Amaya's Coffee.

11. Pumpkin spice season wouldn't be anything if you couldn't fill your entire home with the sweet scent of pumpkin spice, so pick upthis "spiced pumpkin" candle from Manready Mercantile.

On PreviewHouston.com:What’s Hopping: New beers, taproom reopenings and ‘art crawls’

If you've seen other local pumpkin spice products, feel free to "ruin" my day and email me:emma.balter@chron.com.

  • Emma Balter
    Emma Balter

    Emma Balter grew up in Paris, France, where she got an early taste for good food and wine. She studied English Literature at Newcastle University in the U.K. and got her start in journalism as the lifestyle editor of the student newspaper. She moved to the U.S. in 2012, and spent six years on staff at Wine Spectator magazine, first as a tasting coordinator, then as an editor. She has also contributed to Condé Nast Traveler, Food & Wine, Eater, PureWow, Chowhound and VinePair, among others. Balter joined the Houston Chronicle in March 2020 as a reporter for Preview, where she covers entertainment, food and drink. She lives in Montrose with her cat, Chenin.