We Tried The Least And Most Expensive Pumpkin Spice Yogurt We Could Find: This Was The Best

That’s right, in the “pumpkin spice yogurt battle royale” no one but us was asking for, we’ve found our contenders: Dannon Light + Fit Greek Pumpkin Pie yogurt and La Fermière Pumpkin Spice Whole Milk Yogurt. One has a shiny aluminum lid that we’ve come to expect with our yogurt, while the other comes in the kind of charming glass jar you might use for rustic wedding decor―at double the price, of course.

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Light + Fit goes for around $2 and La Fermière clocks in just above $4. Naturally, we had to ask the question: does that fancy packaging and higher price mean a difference in how the yogurt tastes? Here, we’re focused on how well the pumpkin spice flavor comes across in each yogurt’s overall flavor profile. And there was a clear winner. Let’s get into it.

Dannon Light + Fit Limited Edition Greek Pumpkin Pie

Pros: One thing I like about the Dannon Light + Fit packaging is that it’s fun and honest. They emphasize nutrition aspects and the label actually says “with room for toppings.” As in, there are no toppings. But there’s room for them―if you add them yourself. We can stan the honesty.

It’s easier to blend pumpkin spice into coffee, cakes, even a bunch of other weird foods. Yogurt always involves tang (hooray, gut health!). And Dannon does a surprisingly fantastic job at keeping that tang from overpowering the creamy, sweet spice and (maybe too subtle) pumpkin flavor.

Cons: The color has none of the drama or enticing richness you get from La Fermière―nor is that a gimmick, but I’m guessing La Fermière’s deep orange bottom layer will provide a sweet, rich, spicy pumpkin experience. Dannon does have some visible speckled spice―cinnamon is listed in the ingredients, as are turmeric and black carrot juice “for color.” But the overall hue is a bit pale. Though to be honest, I’d prefer a pale pumpkin color to something on the safety-cone-orange spectrum. 

This will not mimic pumpkin pie dessert (unless, per the label, you use that “room for toppings” and crumble some ginger snaps on top?). But it’s a good, protein-filled quick fix for the pumpkin spice-crazed among us with busy mornings. Oh, and the fact that it’s fat free is almost entirely unapparent. 

La Fermière Pumpkin Spice Creamy Whole Milk Yogurt

Pros: This isn’t just an ooh-ahh silly aesthetic moment. This is a fancy, expensive whole milk yogurt―it feels right to see it presented so elegantly and wholesomely. I’ll absolutely be reusing this jar as an adorable drinking glass or small bud vase (which, if you factor that into the $4 cost, helps turn my frown upside down.) Main, mega pro: That. Whole. Milk. Yogurt. Maybe it’s been a minute since I had whole milk yogurt like this, but, wow―by itself it almost tastes like creme fraiche or crema (both of which are delightful, buttery, and so subtly tangy it’s haunting, in a good way). 

Cons: Oh, dear. Okay. You’d hope that digging into the “pumpkin spice purée,” you’d drag your spoon back up and receive pumpkin spicy perfection. Alas (alas, y’all) no. There was something inescapably baby food-like about that pumpkin spice purée. Especially with that creamy, dreamy whole milk yogurt topping, and the spice scent rising up, I kinda thought the whole thing would feel like a whipped creamed pumpkin pie in inverse proportions (and I’d be fine with that). Instead, and maybe because they kept that “pumpkin spice purée” so rustically simple, it’s just far too straight up gourdy. There’s an almost prunish or beet-ish earthiness to it―subtle, but enough to again bring home that baby food vibe. 

What you end up enjoying about the yogurt is the prettiness, the fat content, and the reusable jar. The star is not the pumpkin spice. In fact, the pumpkin spice veers toward baby food and even if the two components would work separately, they don’t make a blissful bite.