Hey Everyone! Hope Thanksgiving treated you all well. Now, that one holiday is over, Trader Joe's has moved on to the holidays at the end of the year. And now for the sixth installment of the Trader Joe's Fearless Flyer Matchups which is technically the Holiday Guide and the final Fearless Flyer for 2017. Think of this as a "know before you go" type of guide.
It's all about the reviews of the products Trader Joe's has chosen to featured in their Fearless Flyer this month. I'll add more to the list here as reviews are posted.  Some of then items are literally just hitting the shelves and some of the roasts won't be on shelves until December 6th.  While I won't have a full review of all the products, you can still take a look at the full flyer here which features how Trader Joe's describes these products.
These are the items listed in the flyer that I have tried and reviewed (or have tried and it's in a draft folder of this blog waiting to be published).  Happy shopping!  There are some real gems in this month, see the bottom for my top 5 (although I could make a top 20 this month).  There is lots of room for impulse shopping here.  So here are my Fearless Flyer 2017 Holiday Guide Matchups:
It's the end of the year so there should be lots of new (but sadly seasonal) items that you'll meet this month. There are some real gems here. Here's to enjoying all the delicious goodies and to making New Year's Resolutions. Cheers! Happy shopping! If there is a picture featured, it means it is a review from Become Betty. If there is just a link, then it will take you to another article or bloggers page where they have reviewed the item. Happy shopping!  Hope this guide helps with your shopping (and impulse shopping) this month!
Bakery
Cinnamon Coffee Cake
Raspberry Stars
Beverages
Chocolate Peppermint Almond Beverage
Festively Flavored Coffee Cup Celebration
Gingerbread Coffee & Wintry Blend Coffee
100% Honey Crisp Apple Cider (coming soon, but not before the holiday season is over)
Tea Party (this is different from last year's Tasting of Ten Teas)
Cheese
Black Pepper Pecorino
Brie Stuffed with Garlic & Herbs
Fromage Pavee
Fondue Normande
Martin Collet Brie Wheel
Frozen
Creamy Roasted Cauliflower & Onion Dip
Hasselback Potatoe
Grocery
A Taste of Vermont Maple Syrup
It's Sedimentary My Dear Cookie!
Nuts & Fruits & Honey
Truffle Honey Mustard
Produce & Flowers
Amaryllis Bulb in Wax
Paperwhites
Poinsettias
Veggies & Greens Salad Kit
Wreath
Refrigerated
Beet & Roasted Garlic Dip
Maple Bourbon Flavored Glazed Ham
Uncured Bacon Wrapped Porchetta Pork Roast
Uncured Three Pepper Salami
USDA Choice Premium Angus Beef Boneless Rib Roast
Wild Nova Smoked Sockeye Salmon
Snacks and Sweets
Chocolate Bar Quintet
Chocolate Chip Panettone
Chocolate Covered Pretzel Assortment
Chocolate Orange
Crackers Assortment
Danish Butter Cookie Tin
Dark Chocolate Collection
Dark Chocolate Covered Peppermint Joe Joe's
English Toffee
Four Pound Plus Bar
Fruit and Nut and Other Stuff Crisps
Gingerbread House Kit
Glazed Walnuts with Maple Syrup
Italian Butter Cookies and a Few Meringues
Marcona Almonds with Rosemary
Mini Dark Chocolate Mint Stars
Roasted No Salt Hazelnuts
Salty Honey Toffee Milk Chocolate Crackers
Three Seed Beet Crackers
Walkers Pure Butter Shortbread
BecomeBetty's Top 5 Picks for Items to Try (in no particular order)
- Creamy Roasted Cauliflower and Garlic Dip
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Rainbow of Honey
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A Taste of Vermont Syrup
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Cinnamon Roll Wreath
5.  Scandinavian Tidings
For the over 600 other reviews on Trader Joe's items check out my Trader Joe's Reviews page where you can search by category, name, or date.
Here are the previous months matchups:
November 2017 Fearless Flyer Matchups
September 2017 Fearless Flyer Matchups
August 2017 Fearless Flyer Matchups
June 2017 Fearless Flyer Matchups
May 2017 Fearless Flyer Matchups
I'd love to hear what you think! Leave a comment below and share your thoughts.