16 Foodie Reasons to Love Fall

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For cooks and eaters alike, Fall is the season when our favorite foods take a turn for the better: pies become pumpkin, Starbucks gets sweet, and corn takes to candy. If you still aren't convinced why you should love this food-filled season, these 16 reasons should certainly seal the deal.

• Pumpkin Spice Lattes : Pumpkin spice lattes become a valid excuse to enjoy a coffee break every day.
• Popcorn Balls: Popcorn is no longer just a movie theater treat.
• Candy, Candy, and More Candy!: Having to settle on just one candy bar is no longer an issue.
• Fun Takes on Classic Candy: Classic candies like Pop Rocks get even tastier.
• Seasonal Ice Cream: Two of our favorite desserts, pumpkin pie and Dairy Queen Blizzards, blend in perfect harmony.
• Seasonal Veggies: Farmers markets are filled with a colorful variety of seasonal fruits and veggies like apples, pumpkins, squash, and leafy greens.
• Autumnal Ales: Pumpkin ales and other special harvest season beers replace ordinary beers at weekend tailgates and camping trips.
• Pumpkin Seeds: Fresh toasted pumpkin seeds make their way into parfaits, trail mix, and salads.

• Seasonal Sugar Cookies: Fall kicks off baking season, meaning loads of chewy sugar cookies to frost and decorate with fun holiday themes. If from-scratch baking isn't your thing, there's always the premade "cut and bake" variety.
• Caramel Apples : Apples get upgraded with caramel.
• Pumpkin Pie: Pies of all kinds are readily available, particularly the too-rare pumpkin.
• Festive Snacks : Salty snacks take a turn for the cute - in the shape of pumpkins!
• Spooky Sprinkles: Rainbow sprinkles are replaced with Halloween colors.
• Pumpkin Butter : Breakfast is no longer boring with pumpkin butter.
• Candy Corn : It is finally acceptable to admit your love for anything and everything candy corn.
• Festive Cupcakes : Cupcakes go from sweet to spooky!