16 New Foods to Try at Aldi This December

By Katherine Gillen

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Published Nov 29, 2018

’Tis the season for holiday parties, family gatherings and multiple trips to the grocery store. All that snacking can add up fast, which is why we’re heading to Aldi for these 16 new treats that won’t wreck our bank account.

aldi bentons chocolate covered peppermint cremes

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Benton's Chocolate Covered Peppermint Cremes

One sleeve for you and one for Santa.

Buy it ($3, available December 5)

aldi mama cozzis new york style pizza

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Mama Cozzi's New York Style Mushroom & Five Cheese Deli Pizza

Tastes *just* like the big city (minus the crowds).

Buy it ($6, available December 5)

aldi appetitos puff pastry bites

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Appetitos Puff Pastry Bites

Deck the halls with pigs in a blanket.

Buy it ($6, available December 19)

aldi specially selected mushroom and truffle oil flatbread

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Specially Selected Flatbread (spinach & Ricotta Or Mushroom & Truffle Oil)

Meet pizza’s fancy, cocktail-friendly cousin.

Buy it ($4, available December 26)

aldi specially selected bacon wrapped scallops

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Specially Selected Bacon Wrapped Scallops

Bacon-wrapped scallops. Need we say more?

Buy it ($7, available December 5)

aldi bentons gingerbread house kit

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Benton's Gingerbread House Kit

It’s not Christmas until you’ve got royal icing in your hair.

Buy it ($7, available December 5)

aldi simple nature organic instant oatmeal

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Simply Nature Instant Oatmeal (organic Maple Toffee Or Gingerbread)

This is peak coziness.

Buy it ($3, available December 5)

aldi stonemill popcorn seasoning

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Stonemill Popcorn Seasonings (white Cheddar, Ranch, Butter And Nacho Ranch)

Fire up the Netflix queue—we’re staying in.

Buy it ($2, available December 12)

aldi appetitos bacon wrapped dates with goat cheese

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Appetito's Bacon Wrapped Dates (plain Or Filled With Goat Cheese)

It’s the year of bacon-wrapped everything…and we’re not complaining.

Buy it ($6, available December 19)

aldi whole and simple chicken quinoa kale ravioli

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Whole & Simple Chicken, Quinoa & Kale Ravioli

Tell ’em it’s homemade.

Buy it ($3, available December 26)

aldi specially selected pretzel granola

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Specially Selected Pretzel Granola (chocolate, Cinnamon Almond Or Coconut Pumpkin Seed)

Is it a snack or breakfast? (Hint: It’s both.)

Buy it ($4, available December 5)

aldi single vineyard merlot

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Single Vineyard Merlot

A gift for the hostess. (That’s you.)

Buy it ($12, available December 5)

aldi specially selected gourmet stollen bites

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Deutsche Küche Gourmet Stollen Bites

This traditional German dessert bread is one reason we love the holidays.

Buy it ($5, available December 5)

aldi specially selected macarons

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Specially Selected Macarons

Impress your Francophile guests with these sweet and chewy cookies.

Buy it ($5, available December 5)

aldi veuve monsigny champagne rose

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Veuve Monsigny Champagne Rosé

This calls for a toast.

Buy it ($20, available December 12)

aldi specially selected easy entertaining board

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Specially Selected Easy Entertaining Cheeseboard

For a happy hour snack—or dinner, if you’re us.

Buy it ($10, available December 12)

Katherine Gillen

Senior Food Editor

Katherine Gillen is PureWow’s senior food editor. She’s a writer, recipe developer and food stylist with a degree in culinary arts and professional experience in New York City...