So every year at about this time eating establishments begin to roll out there autumnal offerings.  To most people, this means pumpkin flavored foods.  In my casual consumption of such things, I noticed some variety, or distinction between products that even shared the same time: pumpkin scone.  Surely a pumpkin scone is the same wherever you order one.  Not so!  To which I present to you, the pumpkin scone off!  Starbucks vs. Peet’s.  (Apologies to people that prefer mom and pop coffee houses, I do too, but haven’t found any good ones since I moved out here.)

Starbucks

The Starbucks’ pumpkin scone is the polar opposite of Peet’s in all ways conceivable.  Starbucks offers up a frosted, triangle scone, with not only pumpkin flavor in the dough, but also in the icing.  As you can see in the photos it’s very light.  Not as light as say a croissant, but those suck anyway.  Now I am no scone expert, and don’t pretend to be, but I know when one thing is totally different than another.  The flavor of the scone is solid.  If you like pumpkin, it’s probably just enough before going overboard.  If you like sweets, this is right up your alley due to the frosting on top.  If you are looking for something high in fiber, because pumpkins are high in fiber, look else where.

Peet’s

Peet’s comes at the situation from an entirely different angle.  No fancy frosting with zig-zags across the top.  No fancy triangle shapes forcing eaters to apply geometry to their eating strategy.  It’s a round, spice powdered pastry that’s a littlemore on the doughy side of things.  I have plenty of photos of the scone to illustrate my point.

Conclusion

In the end, this really comes down to a matter of preference.  The two scones are so different in style that it wouldn’t really be fair to declare one the winner over the other.  But I can easily make this statement.  If you are looking for a sweet treat, the Starbucks’ pumpkin scone is the one for you.  If you are looking for something a little more subtle in pumpkin flavor without the overpowering sugar taste of the Starbucks’ scone, then go with the Peet’s.

Or you can just go where you like the coffee best, and eat whatever pumpkin scone they serve you.