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. …
Trader Joe's Chocolate
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!
Trader Joe’s Opera Cake
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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Trader Joe’s Milk Chocolate Caramel Crunch Medallions
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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Trader Joe’s Organic Dark Chocolate PB and J Minis
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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Trader Joe’s Fudgy Chocolate Quinoa Loaf and Cake Mix
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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Trader Joe’s Chocolate Chip Cocoa Meringues
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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Trader Joe’s Milk Chocolate and Honey Toffee Pecans
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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Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Cups
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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Trader Joe’s Ruby Cacao Wafers
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.
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Trader Joe’s Candy Coated Chocolate Peanuts
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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Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Mini Heart Cookies
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. …
Trader Joe’s Chocolate Chip Pain Au Lait
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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Trader Joe’s Chocolat En Croute
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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Trader Joe’s Mint Flavored Fudge Brownie Bar
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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Trader Joe’s Hot Cocoa Dunkers
Behold, the second Hot Cocoa themed item of the year (possibly the third if you count the return of the salted caramel hot cocoa). The previous appeared in the Hot Cocoa Toaster Pastries but one thing was missing: the marshmallows.
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Trader Joe’s Chocolate Salted Caramel Mug Mix
It’s been over a year since I last review Trader Joe’s Chocolate Lava Cakes. While both Trader Joe’s Chocolate Salted Caramel Mug Mix and Lava Cake desserts go into the microwave and yield a similar outcome in terms of texture, this mug cake won’t take up any space in your freezer.
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Trader Joe’s Hot Cocoa Organic Frosted Toaster Pastries
The pros: Trader Joe’s Hot Cocoa Organic Frosted Toaster Pastries is new and dressed up for cooler weather.
The cons: Seasonal based on the appearance of the packaging. Depending on your feeling on frosting, mine were not evenly frosted. Some would prefer if the frosting was left off.
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Trader Joe’s Chocolate Chunk Cantuccini
The pros: Trader Joe’s Chocolate Chunk Cantuccini are new to shelves and are priced under $2. These are a hybrid between the traditional biscotti and a chocolate chip cookie.
The cons: Bag is not resealable. If you are nut free, you need to skip this product.
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Trader Joe’s Milk and Dark Chocolate Butterscotch Bits Bar
The pros:Trader Joe’s Milk and Dark Chocolate Butterscotch Bits Bar is basic chocolate. It’s inexpensive.
The cons: This bar is terribly designed. The ridges are too big for most mouths. I could not break off just a piece without reaching for a knife. The use of the word bits here is an understatement.
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Trader Joe’s Mini Dark Chocolate Mint Coins
The pros: Trader Joe’s Mini Dark Chocolate Mint Coins are new and seem to be pretty obvious with what they are meant to taste like. There are 8 cookies in a serving.
The cons: The box was mostly empty. Six ounces of cookies isn’t much, but then again neither is the price.
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Trader Joe’s Speculoos Cookie and Cocoa Swirl
The pros: Trader Joe’s Speculoos Cookie and Cocoa Swirl is a hypnotic mix of cookie butter and spreadable chocolate.
The cons: I’m still not sure how they figure there are 27 servings in this wee little jar.
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Trader Joe’s Chocolate Covered Wafer Cookie
The pros: Trader Joe’s Chocolate Covered Wafer Cookie are new and inexpensive. They are pretty decent.
The cons: I hoping for this to be Trader Joe’s copy cat Kit Kat. I did not rise to that level. They can’t be split easily for sharing or portion control. If you have allergies, this too contains a long list of possible allergens.
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Trader Joe’s Bite Sized Crispy Cookies Filled with Belgian Chocolate
The pros: Trader Joe’s Bite Sized Crispy Cookies filled with Belgian Chocolate might remind you of another cookie, but improved.
The cons: The allergy list on this on is pretty long for cookies.
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Trader Joe’s Gone Berry Crazy
The pros: Trader Joe’s Gone Berry Crazy are the perfect addition to the freezer aisle. If you loved Gone Bananas! then this will probably be a hit for you.
The cons: Milk chocolate fans need not apply here. This product does have dairy in it so it is not vegan. The box is small on this as well. I’m deeply hoping this isn’t a seasonal flavor.
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