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The pros: Trader Joe’s Cotton Candy Grapes are for kids and the kids at heart and can convince anyone that eating fruit is amazing.
The cons: These are both pricey, organic, seasonal, and can be difficult to find. These aren’t Trader Joe’s brand, but they do carry them. I’d hate to know how much Whole Paycheck Foods would charge for these.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Mango Taffy is mango candy that is done right. It’s priced right too.
The cons: This is a seasonal item, so if you enjoy it, buy it while it lasts. This is also a small bag which may disappear quickly in your household.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Bunny Gummy Tummies are similar to the Penguin variety sold throughout the year. While they look different, the concept is the same. These are a cross between a gummy and a gusher.
The cons: Most likely seasonal (but those flavors should be added to the line of gummy tummy flavors)
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If you’ve come to Trader Joe’s for your Corned Beef, you are in luck for St. Patrick’s Day. Even if you don’t celebrate that holiday, Trader Joe’s Corned Beef corned beef is something worth celebrating. Best of all there are two varieties: uncooked and precooked. This review focuses just on the corned beef you’ll be cooking for yourself. If you find that you are enjoying it, be prepared for this to disappear over the rainbow when corned beef season ends….
The pros: Trader Joe’s Mini Quiche Duo has a light, flaky pastry with a very tasty filling that is best at just above room temperature.
The cons: Some people might not appreciate the truffle flavor in the mushroom.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s La Fondue is a solid choice in fondue and an even better value than going out to have fondue. Fondue in most restaurants is a very expensive experience. For the amount of product you get here this is an excellent value. Decent shelf life for a cheese product. Container is re
The cons: Put something under this in the microwave as mine overflowed in the first 2 minutes. How are there 18 servings? I think they meant you can dip things in there about 18 times. In other words, this is a calorie bomb, but then again anything melted cheese usually is. Sigh.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Gingerbread Molasses Cookie Dough are the quickest cookies you can get short of buying them already cooked. They were done in under 15 minutes. They had that true gingersnap texture. There is a very nice spice beyond just ginger.
The cons: The package contains 12 cookies. If you need more than that you’ll need to pick up a few of these.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Covered Peppermint Joe Joe’s are super chocolatey, rich with a nice balance of candy cane flavor and texture. The peppermint is a compliment to the chocolate and doesn’t overwhelm it. Good quality chocolate was used on the outside.
The cons: Only 10 in a package. Each cookie is over 100 calories each.
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The pros: After opening I took a good sniff at the block of chocolate that is Trader Joe’s Chocolate Fondue. It smells of rich chocolate.
The cons: The calorie count and the serving size. How is this 7 servings? I’m borderline positive I consumed a serving with the spoon I used to stir it with.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Candy Cane Joe Joe’s are much like double stuff Oreos with the familiar filling which includes finely crushed peppermint for an enjoyable crunch.
The cons: Not quite as chocolatey as Oreos.
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