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Spoon UNC Gave Out Free Dunkin' Donuts-Flavored Pop-Tarts in the Pit and it Was Awesome
On March 29, 2017, the kids of Spoon UNC blessed hungry Tar Heels with snacks of epic proportions. I'm talkin' free. limited edition. Dunkin' Donuts flavored. Pop-Tarts.
The peeps over at Pop-Tarts were kind enough to send us limited edition Dunkin' Donuts Vanilla Latte and Chocolate Mocha flavored Pop-Tarts. This was especially thrilling because CH is getting blessed with a Dunkin' Donuts this summer.
Over the course of 3 hours, Spoon UNC handed out 960, I repeat, 960, coffee-flavored Pop-Tarts. During our time spreading Pop-Tarts and joy, Spoon UNC made a few (not so shocking) discoveries:
Everyone loves Pop-Tarts
As I walked around the Pit handing out beautiful, silver-wrapped packages of goodness, a lot of students grabbed them without even asking the flavor. This faith in Pop-Tarts regardless of flavor and whether they knew me was pretty impressive.
One girl left our Pit Sit with her hands full of Pop-Tarts, Spoon stickers, and a tote bag. With the glimmer of a tear in her eye, she said something akin to, "This is the best day ever." You can't make this stuff up.
Vanilla Latte > Chocolate Mocha
The general consensus among people who tried both flavors was that 1. Coffee absolutely belongs inside a Pop-Tart and 2. the Vanilla Latte flavor was better than the Chocolate Mocha.
The Vanilla Latte had a stronger coffee flavor, while the Chocolate Mocha tasted like coffee-infused s'mores. Actually, that's something I absolutely want s'more of. So yeah, sign me up for both.
But the OG flavors still reign supreme
While everyone loved the Dunkin' flavors, a lot of students were excited to regale their favorite Pop-Tart flavors from childhood.
Classics like Brown Sugar Cinnamon got a lot of love and the debate will live on as to whether one should eat Pop-Tarts at room temp, toasted, or frozen (one Spoon writer recommends hot fudge sundae straight from the freezer).