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The pros: Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Marble Mousse Bar is pretty as a picture. While this isn’t pre-sliced, I wouldn’t worry about anyone going to crazy over this one.
The cons: I wished it tasted as good as it looked. Sadly, I was disappointed on this one. Besides, I’m still trying to figure out the “mousse” aspect of this dessert.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Cocoa Almond Spread is really darn good. It was obvious that when they created the product the said, “Create something delicious. Nutrition be damned!” Ok, that’s probably not what happened, but that is the story that plays in my head when eating this.
The cons: First ingredient is sugar, so don’t hype yourself into believing this is healthy for you. The second ingredient is fat, so you know this is going to taste good. It’s also 210 calories per 2 tablespoon serving in case you are counting.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Sponge Candy is a very sweet, textural, and not in the sense that the name might have you believe.
The cons: If you’ve never tried this before, the texture might shock you and make you wonder why it’s called sponge candy at all.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Organic Fair Trade Cacao Powder is new to shelves as is Trader Joe’s Maca Powder. This is rich and has solid chocolate flavor.
The cons: Nothing really stands out.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Laceys Milk Chocolate and Macadamia Nut Cookies are sweet and crunchy cookies that will happily deal with any sweet tooth you might have.
The cons: 120 calories per cookie. Might be a bit too sweet for some.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Mini Mint Ice Cream Mouthfuls are about the size of a Trader Joe’s Joe Joe’s but with ice cream filling in the center.
The cons: Cookies seemed a bit soggy and there wasn’t quite as much mint flavor as I would have liked.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Chocolate Filled Crepes are new, frozen, and from the oven they are pretty amazing.
The cons: I should have bought more than one box. I have a feeling that once people realize that this is in the aisle that this will become the next hard to find product.
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Every now and again, I have someone who reaches out to me with a suggestion (or two or like a dozen) of things I haven’t tried yet. While I may not get to it right away, I do love it when readers reach out to me with a suggestion. So tonight’s review goes out to Btandjt on Instagram for suggesting Simply Lite Dark Chocolate Bar. Thanks for the great suggestion!
The pros: Simply Lite Dark Chocolate Bar tastes every bit dark chocolate without being very bitter, but some how doesn’t taste artificial in any meaningful way.
The cons: This bar came with a warning label. No really. It might help you lose weight in one way or another. In fact, the warning label on this chocolate may remind you of this famous SNL sketch (80 second video).
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Milk Chocolate Covered Dry Roasted and Salted Virginia Peanuts are very addicting.
The cons: In my household, they are able to disappear quicker than Harry Houdini or David Blaine.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Lovers Chocolate Bar 85% Cocoa is a very intense and bitter chocolate which not everyone is going to appreciate. However, this taste will make sure it is portion controlled. This is surprisingly high in fiber.
The cons: I found this almost too bitter to be enjoyable.
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