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Trader Joe's offers a wide variety of chocolate options along with products that are chocolate. But quality can vary, fortunately, that's why you have this site!
From Cocoa Almond Spread to the Chocolate Lava Cakes to their very popular Dark Chocolate Lovers Bar find dozens of reviews of Trader Joe's chocolate products and see which ones are worth your time and which ones you may want to consider leaving on the shelf!
There are some products that Trader Joe’s can do no wrong with. So many of them are in the dessert section too. Their macarons are solid, the key lime pie is just hitting shelves as is the seasonal macaron aux framboises, and don’t forget about Trader Joe’s Sublime Ice Cream Sandwiches live up to their name.
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Confession time: I’m really not a white chocolate fan. I don’t know what it is about it, but there are very few brands that I actually like. When I do have good white chocolate I know it right away. White chocolate is like tequila to me: the cheap stuff gives me an instant headache.
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Right before I got married, a coworker and I took a Croissant making class at Sur la Table. Yes, I had a fluffy white dress that was tailored to my exact frame and I was making buttered treats. Sorry, not sorry. When I walked away from that class I realized something important: they are a TON OF WORK (and a lot of butter). Labor of love is fine, but even Betty Crocker acknowledged women have things to do most of the time. Why mess with perfection when you can buy Trader Joe’s Chocolate Croissants in the freezer section….
There is more than meets the eye if you buy Trader Joe’s Hot Cocoa Snowman. There is the initial “what a cute idea.” But in reality, this is actually a pretty nice copy of an item that made Oprah’s Favorite Things list in 2018.
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If there are any flavors I’m totally obsessed with is the combination of Chocolate and Peppermint. I’m that person adding a few pumps of peppermint syrup to their mocha frappuccino in the middle of July. So I got excited when I saw Trader Joe’s Chocolate Peppermint Loaf and Baking Mix hit the rest of the baking mixes.
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Back on shelves again this year is Trader Joe’s Taste Test of Caramels. It’s by no means new, but a perennial favorite. And for good reason. Whether you are looking to gift this to someone or have fun with friends here is a good item to consider adding to your shopping list.
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In tonight’s review of something you didn’t think you need in your life is Trader Joe’s Chocolate Lava Gnocchi. Now, I can honestly say I’ve never thought about pairing chocolate and potato before. Heck, I’ve seen a lot of hype via the internet. But would it be as strange as the Chocolate Hummus? Or would it need to be made crisp like the Outside in Gnocchi?
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Ever have a food combination that is so wrong it is almost right? Or so wrong, you should never have tried it in the first place but curiosity got the better of you. Well, this isn’t the first time I’ve see the combination of chocolate and hummus together. But since this is the only one I’ve purchased, then Trader Joe’s Chocolate Hummus will have to set the bar.
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Some aisles at Trader Joe’s have gotten larger over time, some have seen diminishing shelf space. Coffee recently has entered the world of diminishing shelf space. Some of the coffees are really good, some not so much. And sadly, with the addition of small lot coffees, by the time you realize that you love a certain coffee, they are often off the shelves likely to never be seen again. Coffee aside, this isn’t Trader Joe’s first rodeo with coffee and chocolate, just now you have a small snackable sized bag with Trader Joe’s Coffee Lovers Espresso Beans.
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Overall, 2019 has brought us quite a few sweet treats. This is pretty interesting considering I know I have a good number of my readers and friends who are low carb. So, I’m still wondering why Trader Joe’s hasn’t pushed harder on the low carb front. But nonetheless, there must be a good amount of people out there who have solid sweet tooths. If you are buying Trader Joe’s Mini Gummy Bears on a Chocolate Pool Day is just another way Trader Joe’s is appealing to those people.
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I am a proud choco-holic. The more chocolate the better. In fact, I believe that chocolate is almost a dietary need. If you feel the same love and passion that I do about chocolate, then you might want to give Trader Joe’s Chocolate Lava Cakes a try. …
The longer I’m at this blog, the more patterns I see. I’ve seen products come and go. And come back again. Sometimes after years of disappearing. If you are familiar with Trader Joe’s A Dozen Sweet Bites, you might recognize this cake. In fact, Trader Joe’s Opera Cake hasn’t been on shelves in many years.
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I’m not sure if it is palate fatigue, so because I’ve done so many chocolate reviews, over 100 in fact just of Trader Joe’s chocolate products since 2016. That’s a lot of snacks, drinks, and desserts, so here is one more: Trader Joe’s Milk Chocolate Caramel Crunch Medallions.
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Just a couple of weeks ago I tried Trader Joe’s Almond Butter Cups. They were sweet, but not too sweet. And yes, they were oh so very good. They had a nice shell of dark chocolate and the filling was nutty, but not the classic peanut butter filling. A really fun spin on a classic with the new Trader Joe’s Organic Dark Chocolate PB and J Minis.
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It’s been a good year so far to be at Trader Joe’s if you are gluten-free. Now, I’m not gluten-free, but I do like to see how things taste. And if desserts are where you feel like gluten is missing the most then they have you covered with Trader Joe’s Fudgy Chocolate Quinoa Loaf and Cake Mix.
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If there was one holiday product, that I wish I could go back are review because it would have been helpful, were the Mini Peppermint Meringues. I loved and adored them. They were delicious, crisp, and melted in your mouth like it never happened. And for the most part, you could have had a relatively large serving of them and still felt pretty guilt free. Best of all, they were straight up excellent. Now, we have Trader Joe’s Chocolate Chip Cocoa Meringues to add to our carts.
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Every now and again I pick things up and if I didn’t have this blog, I would have passed over them. Thankfully I do have this blog, because unlike some of the other items I’ve tried recently, here is a hidden gem, if you have a sweet tooth.
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I’m pretty sure every candy sale that I’ve ever done or witness that involved a case of chocolate, ended with the packs of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups being sold out first. And there is good reason for it: it’s just delicious. On the shelves of Trader Joe’s we’ve seen the addition of two new “cups” style candies: sunflower seed butter, and this almond butter.
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Behold! A perfectly timed product gracing shelves in time for Valentine’s Day that is chocolate, but quite different. The color you are seeing here is not the result of coloring of any sort. And apparently, this is a new type of chocolate you can be sure that you’ll be seeing more of whether you find it at Trader Joe’s or available commercially.
I guess Trader Joe’s was feeling many people’s resolve about New Year’s Resolutions. They knew we would cave. So they came out with a long list of sugary items to expedite this process. They’ve welcomed vegan cookies, sunflower seed butter cups, and now these.
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There is something special about the holidays and Trader Joe’s. I’m not mentioning this because Valentine’s Day is coming up. I’m reflecting on this past holiday season. As a foodie, going in there was almost as exciting as going into FAO Schwartz as a kid. Now kids won’t even know what that is. Alas, Trader Joe’s has found a way to extend the holidays for just a bit longer. And perhaps your waistline too. …
I wasn’t going to write this review given the time of year. In fact, I’m shocked they picked now to release Trader Joe’s Chocolate Chip Pain Au Lait. I mean we have one Pain Au Lait. Why would we possibly need a second variety right after New Year’s?
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Let me apologize in advance for all the goodies that are going to be posted on this blog over the next month. I like reviewing real food, but this time of year all the goodies are out. Including this fancy breakfast/dessert that is so fancy it didn’t feel like it needed the “e” in chocolat.
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If I were to admit to the food pairings that I like most, it would probably be chocolate and peppermint. If I stop at a Starbucks, there is a peppermint mocha frappuccino in my future. If I go to the movies, I reach for Junior Mints. There is something about the pairing of those flavors that make my taste buds very happy.
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