Because Arby’s has the meats, it’ll always have turkey. But if you want to make that turkey sandwich from Arby’s feel more like a Thanksgiving meal, you can now get a pumpkin pie at the fast food chain for a limited time. Okay, not an actual slice, but a flaky turnover with a sweet pumpkin pie filling and topped with cream cheese icing.
However, it would’ve been better if Arby’s offered pie slices because its Pumpkin Pie Turnover doesn’t put me in a festive mood.
The pastry’s exterior is pleasantly flaky, slightly buttery, and pretty good for a fast food offering, but it’s the orange goo inside that doesn’t work for me. Maybe my expectations were too high. But shouldn’t expecting its flavor to unquestionably and instantly be recognizable as sweet pumpkin pie with delicious warm spices be the minimum? However, that’s not the case with the Pumpkin Pie Turnover.
The dessert’s usual warm spices are there, but they lack that oomph of flavor that I’ve experienced with almost every pumpkin pie I’ve stuffed into my pie hole. It’s like a lite pumpkin pie, with the squash flavor standing out more. I have not been this disappointed in a pumpkin pie product since eating a Kirkland Signature Pumpkin Pie years ago. I don’t know if it’s still the case, but that gigantic pie tastes bland.
The cream cheese icing on top, which I think is supposed to look like laces on a football, has a mild tanginess, and it was nice to taste it on its own. But it’s not enough to help turn around this turnover.
When I received my order, the cashier asked me if I had the Pumpkin Pie Turnover before. She said she has yet to try it. I told her I haven’t. But now I want to drive back to Arby’s and tell that cashier it’s disappointing. Arby’s may have the meats, but it doesn’t have a very good Pumpkin Pie Turnover.
Purchased Price: $2.69
Rating: 5 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 347 calories, 19 grams of fat, 9 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 4 milligrams of cholesterol, 261 milligrams of sodium, 41 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 21 grams of sugar, and 4 grams of protein.
That goo looks very similar to that found in Little Debbie Pumpkin Delights.
I’m pretty sure Arby’s is finished… years ago the good quality was far better than it is now. In the last couple of years they significantly reduced portion sizes while raising prices despite their lack of customers. Then within the last couple of months they bumped prices again for quality far below Oscar Myer.. It was a good run Arby’s. This used to be my go to cheat meal now I wouldn’t pay to eat here.
It is decadent! Melt in your mouth perfection! The writer complaining needs to try it again! Compare it to a slice of pumpkin pie from anywhere and the pie slices suddenly become bland! And too, they are stylishly festive for the months of Halloween to Thanksgiving to Christmas! They are light and airy and have just enough sweetness and not too sweet! Best new dessert hands down! And the employees rave about them, saying to try it you won’t regret it! They are going on my Thanksgiving and if they still have them Christmas table for sure!
I tried the pumpkin turnover tonight and LOVED it. Usually, I wouldn’t say I like cream cheese icing, but this was yummy. They did ask if I wanted it heated (I did), and the pumpkin filling was oozing, the icing was melty, and the crust was flakey. Maybe heating it makes a big difference.