Trader Joe’s Summer Haul: What to Get and What to Skip

My Trader Joe’s summertime haul – What’s worthy the hype, and what should you skip?

Trader Joe’s conscionable dropped a TON of caller summertime items. And erstwhile this happens, it doesn’t instrumentality agelong for FOMO to acceptable successful – If you hold astir excessively long, you mightiness miss immoderate of the hottest seasonal items.

Did I marque my household halt astatine the determination successful Franklin, TN connected our mode location from our abrogation successful Florida? Yes I did. I knew my upcoming week was excessively engaged to trek to my section TJ’s. I besides knew they wouldn’t caput due to the fact that exploring a caller TJ’s is similar a mini vacay successful itself.

Speaking of exciting…

What’s caller astatine Trader Joe’s for summer?

Brand caller items, and returning seasonal faves.

UBE IS BACK

The instrumentality of ube is 1 of my favourite signs of summer. I spotted the Tea Cookies (these are meh) and Ube Joe Joe’s (yum) successful my store successful aboriginal May, but I was anxiously awaiting 2 of my faves:

1. Ube Mochi Waffle/Pancake Mix

I emotion this mix. I was tempted to capable an full cart … but I held backmost astatine 2 boxes.

Don’t archer Joe, but I really recovered a replacement for this premix during the off-season. It’s this Mochi Pancake recipe that uses the caller Blogilates Ube Protein Powder.

But astatine the extremity of the day, this premix is perfectly worthy buying.

2. Ube Ice Cream

So…about this crystal cream. I heard the look changed, affecting the spirit successful a antagonistic way. I tried it for myself and … it does sensation a small different! It’s inactive okay, and I’ll decidedly decorativeness the pint (we don’t discarded ube crystal pick astir here), but I’m wondering what precisely changed… and why?

Brazil Nut lovers rejoice!

Another summertime cult fave is backmost and with much sweet-smelling goodness. Now is the clip to banal up connected the assemblage food that immoderate accidental is simply a dupe for Sol de Janeiro Brazillian Bum Bum Cream (I accidental it’s worthy buying, but not a cleanable dupe).

I besides bought the caller Brazil Nut Body Wash and Salted Caramel & Pistachio Candle. What excited maine the astir though…was the blistery pinkish Brazil Nut Insulated Bag. It is CUTE and roomy and lone $7.99! A no-brainer.

Patio Potato Chips

Last year, I lone grabbed 1 container of these due to the fact that I’m not a immense murphy spot girly (I conscionable get burnt retired truly fast). This year, I grabbed two.

There are really 4 spot flavors successful this bag:

• Sea Salt & Vinegar
• Delicious Dill
• Homestyle Ketchup
• Smokin’ Sweet BBQ

SO MUCH FLAVOR.

*Pro extremity – unfastened the container upside down! The seasoning tends to settee astatine the bottommost of the bag, truthful opening from the bottommost helps shingle things up for max flavor.

Chili Onion Crunch Hummus

I’m obsessed with each things Crunchy Chili Onion, truthful this was an evident yes. Why hadn’t I thought of putting this successful hummus before?!

With that successful mind, you could conscionable marque this yourself – the merchandise isn’t thing special. But buying it premixed is convenient and decidedly makes eating your veggies a batch much exciting.

Enchanted Jangle

This 1 amazed me, but I’m besides proceeding that reviews person been mixed.

Trader Joe’s jangles are celebrated for a crushed – they cognize what they’re doing! Maybe it’s the colors oregon unicorn theme, but I expected the Enchanted Jangle to beryllium an overly saccharine miss.

I opened these close successful the parking batch of Trader Joe’s, and really recovered the spirit to beryllium beauteous balanced. The coating connected the saccharine pieces is really yogurt, which tones it down a bit. Then you person a small cocoa mixed in, and of people immoderate brackish from the pretzels.

Crunchy Jalapeño Lime & Onion

I bought this past twelvemonth with nary hint however to usage it. So it sat successful my pantry…for months. And past I discovered that I tin marque guacamole with it. Here’s however casual it is:

• 1 Teeny Tiny avocado
• 2 tbsp (or measurement with your heart) Jalapeño Lime & Onion

Mash the avocado, disturbance successful the crunch, and person yourself guacamole for one. Sometimes I sprinkle connected immoderate Everything but the Elote seasoning. Sometimes I propulsion successful immoderate chopped tomatoes.

You tin besides drizzle this connected chickenhearted tacos, turkey burgers, and veggies. It’s crunchy, not excessively spicy, and has a mild lime flavor.

Mediterranean Style Salad Kit

I saw this successful the Fearless Flyer and I’m not adjacent definite if it’s new, seasonal, oregon conscionable caller to me? But I person a batch to accidental astir it. Let’s interruption down my rating:

• Salad benignant (chopped) = 10/10
• Combination of toppings = 10/10
• Dressing = 10/10
• Portion of toppings = 0/10

According to the label, this container contains 3 servings of salad. Now, instrumentality a look astatine the crumbled feta, flatbread, and roasted chickpeas. Is it conscionable me, oregon should determination beryllium astir 3 times arsenic overmuch to screen 3 servings of salad?

Luckily, I had my ain feta truthful I didn’t person to ration what was successful the bag. But I was truthful disappointed with the fig of roasted chickpeas! This is simply a large add-in for crunch and immoderate protein, truthful I was hoping for more.

In the aboriginal I deliberation I’ll usage this kit arsenic inspiration to physique my ain Mediterranean crockery with feta, sundried tomatoes, Biena chickpeas, and a vinaigrette.

Sparkling Watermelon Juice

Watermelon-flavored things are deed oregon miss, truthful I was amazed astatine however overmuch I enjoyed this juice. I conjecture it’s due to the fact that it’s REAL watermelon juice, with nary artificial sweetener oregon sweeteners.

I besides emotion that it’s sparkling foodstuff – truthful refreshing! But each I tin deliberation astir is making a margarita with it. Maybe with a chili-lime rim? I’ll study backmost connected that.

Jalapeño Limeade

A must-buy each year. Just adhd a small tequila and you person yourself a spicy marg. Or go the mocktail route and adhd non-alcoholic tequila (I similar Ritual!). You tin besides portion this consecutive from the vessel arsenic is.

If you’re obsessed with spicy bevvies similar me, spell up and bargain 2 bottles.

Strawberry & Vanilla Yogurt Pretzels

This was the store illustration erstwhile we stopped by and fto maine archer you…they got us. I didn’t program connected buying these due to the fact that I person a beauteous bully thought of what yogurt-covered pretzels sensation similar (always good) and I felt similar we were bully connected the snacky stuff.

I emotion however these are bite-sized! And the strawberry spirit is perfect.

What didn’t marque it into my haul

Sadly, I missed a fewer caller items that I truly had my bosom acceptable on:

Mini (Almost) Everything Bagel Sandwich Crackers – I americium truthful bittersweet I haven’t recovered these yet. I looked successful 2 antithetic stores and nothing. Did I miss them? The reviews I’ve seen truthful acold are each implicit the place. Some accidental they’re insanely good, and immoderate accidental they’re not large (and sweet?). If you tried them, permission a remark with your thoughts!

S’mores Clusters – Another 1 that I didn’t spot successful either store, but I deliberation it’s harmless to accidental they’re arsenic bully arsenic they sound.

Peanut Butter Crispy Rice Bites –  These are inactive beauteous new, truthful possibly I conscionable missed their arrival!

Did I miss anything?

I’m definite this won’t beryllium my past Trader Joe’s haul anytime soon. If there’s thing I missed, fto maine cognize successful the comments truthful I tin snag it connected my adjacent stop!