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The pros: Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Bread and Muffin Mix makes dense and slightly crumbly bread with a nice spice combination. No need to open a can of pumpkin (or have leftovers from that can of pumpkin)
The cons: Not as good as homemade, but not bad.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Spice Scone Mix makes quick, easy, tender, and flavorful scones that are perfect for the Fall.
The cons: It’s seasonal, so if you discover you really like this then you really should stock up because you don’t know when or if you’ll ever see this one again.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Buttermilk Biscuits are basic biscuits in a can.
The cons: If you are hoping for lots of flakey layers here, you’ll probably be disappointed. You’ll also have to reshape these before baking to avoid oddly shaped biscuits. The can was a pain to open.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Grade A Maple Syrup is a lighter maple syrup with a good flavor profile.
The cons: Nothing comes to mind.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Organic Sugar is kosher, organic, and tasty. There are some noticeable differences between regular sugar and organic. It comes in a bag that can be resealed.
The cons: Organic sugar comes at a premium price. The last time I was at Costco, sugar (in a much larger and non organic package was about $0.40 cents per pound). This is about triple the price per pound.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Brownie Mix is just as quick as any brownie mix and you won’t feel like you are missing anything.
The cons: Priced higher than the Non Gluten-Free variety
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Coffee Flour has some good potential as it’s eco friendly and would be discarded. If you add 1 Tbsp to whatever you are making, it contains 6 grams of fiber. Very cool resealable bag that seems to utilize a Velcro like seal.
The cons: Limited production of this item and even more limited number of suggested uses of this product. They included a few recipes, but not many. This is a half pound bag. There will have to be a lot of consumer experimentation and I’m not sure most are willing to devote that much time to incorporating this one product.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Brownie Truffle Baking Mix makes decent brownies. It has a nice texture with chocolate chips added in.
The cons: Not as much value in this product as it is smaller in size than Duncan Hines and Pillsbury packages.
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The pros: Quick, easy and fast to put together. Trader Joe’s Mixed Berry Scones Mix only requires water to come together. Were ready in under 20 minutes from start to finish.
The cons: Light on the mixed berry. You might want to keep some freeze fried berries on hand to add into this mix.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Chocolate Chip Scone Mix are super quick, very easy, minimal mess, just add water (just use a measuring cup filled to between 5-6 ounces to get the right measurement rather than that stupid suggestion of 1/2 cup + 3 TBSP). Buttermilk scone mix means these are light as a feather when you are eating them.
The cons: Trader Joe’s Chocolate Chip Scone Mix are light as a feather and even lighter on the chocolate chips. Were best cooled from the oven. The next day they were noticeably drier.
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