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The 15 Best Desserts at Trader Joe’s, Ranked from Yum to OMG

The most magical place on earth? The Trader Joe’s dessert aisle. From chocolate-covered blueberries to coffee bean ice cream, the possibilities are endless. But how the heck do you choose what to put in your cart? After tons of extensive tasting research, we’ve officially narrowed down our 15 favorite TJ’s desserts of all time.

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15. Birthday Cake Bar

You can eat this even if it isn’t your birthday. We won’t tell. With white chocolate, vanilla cake crumbs and rainbow sprinkles, this treat should be your new go-to when a cake craving hits.

Trader Joe’s ($2)

14. Dark Chocolate Covered Raisins

Fruit is involved, so we can eat them for breakfast, right? Whatever your excuse, you definitely won’t be able to stop eating these sweet little bites. They have the perfect raisin-to-dark-chocolate ratio and taste way more decadent than the movie theater version.

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13. Joe-joe’s Truffles

This dessert takes the best parts of two desserts, Joe-Joe’s (TJ’s version of Oreos) and truffles, and combines them. The truffle features the sweet cream from the inside of the Joe-Joe’s dipped in a decadent layer of dark chocolate.

Trader Joe’s ($4)

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Trader Joe’s

12. Cookie Butter Ice Cream

If you haven’t tried Cookie Butter yet, stop everything and try a spoonful right this second. Combine this deliciousness with TJ’s vanilla ice cream and you’ve got yourself a home run.

Trader Joe’s ($5)

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Trader Joe’s

11. Candy Cane Joe-joe’s

These seasonal treats are the perfect way to de-stress during the chaos of the holiday season. (Oreo who?)

Trader Joe’s ($3)

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Trader Joe’s

10. Crispy Crunchy Chocolate-chip Cookies

If you like your chocolate-chip cookies well-done, look no further than these crispy bad boys. Oh, and the chocolate chips literally melt in your mouth.

Trader Joe’s ($4)

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Trader Joe’s

9. Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

Step aside Reese’s, there’s a new peanut butter cup sheriff in town. (And they’re dark chocolate, so they’re sorta healthy, right?)

Trader Joe’s ($4)

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Trader Joe’s

8. Dunkers

This Trader Joe’s staple has been around longer than most of the items on this list, and for good reason. They’re specifically designed for easy dunking in a glass of cold milk.

Trader Joe’s ($5)

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Trader Joe’s

7. Molten Macarons

What happens when a macaron and a lava cake have a really, really delicious baby? This ooey, gooey dessert. It’s as amazing as it sounds, trust us.

Trader Joe’s ($4)


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Trader Joe’s

6. Gummy Tummies Penguins

OK, this one’s a little weird, but hear us out. These adorable penguin-shaped gummies have soft stomachs filled with delicious, flavorful liquid candy that adds an extra pop of flavor. Don’t knock it ’til you’ve tried it.

Trader Joe’s ($2)

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Trader Joe’s

5. Salted Caramel Gelato

Chocolate? Boring. Vanilla? Yawn. Shut your eyes, have a scoop of this delicious pint and you’re in Italy.

Trader Joe’s ($5)

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Trader Joe’s

4. Key Lime Pie

There’s no need to travel to the Florida Keys to get this amazing pie. The TJ’s version is tart, tangy and nestled in a crispy graham cracker crust.

Trader Joe’s ($6)

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Trader Joe’s

3. Sea Salt And Turbinado Sugar Dark Chocolate Almonds

Careful: When you crack open a container of these beauties, it’s impossible to have just a few. They’re sweet, salty and highly (highly) addictive.

Trader Joe’s ($4)

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Trader Joe’s

2. Sublime Ice-cream Sandwiches

Great news: You no longer have to chase the ice-cream truck (or pay $8 a piece at an artisanal ice cream store) to get your hands on one of these guys. And they’re actually even tastier than the ones we used to eat when we were kids.

Trader Joe’s ($4)

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1. Chocolate Lava Cake

Best news ever: You can now make oozy lava cake in the microwave. Yep. You heard us. Let’s never leave the house again. (Well, except to go to Trader Joe’s and stock up on more lava cake.)

Trader Joe’s ($4)



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