It's pumpkin season and that means the pumpkin macarons are back in Trader Joe's freezers, along with about a million other pumpkin flavoured items throughout the stores... (OK, apparently, just 40 according to Tech Insider.) Trader Joe's is very committed to the pumpkinization of fall that way ;-) I'm not a huge fan of frozen macarons, though I've had these before and they're not bad (for frozen macarons...) They're ready to eat in about 30 minutes after you've taken them out of the freezer (though my friend Kaoru likes to eat them frozen too, almost like French mochi) so that's an option as well.) They're a bit on the soggy side, could definitely use a little more crunch but the pumpkin ...
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Pumpkin Pie Spiced Macaron at Malmaison
One more reason to love fall! PS: did you know that the second Monday of every month is #MacaronMonday at Malmaison? You do now ;-) Mention Macaron Monday on October 13, buy one macaron (pumpkin Pie Spiced or not) and get one free! Macarons are $2 a piece at Malmaison and typically sell in the following flavours: Lemon, Raspberry, Mixed-Berry, Pistachio, Salted Caramel, Toasted Coconut, Chocolate Hazelnut, & Orange. I can't wait to try this new seasonal flavour! ...