What’s your favorite pumpkin product from Trader Joe’s?

September 17, 2023 6:40 PM

Yesterday, I visited Trader Joe's and was astonished to find the entire store brimming with pumpkins.

From fresh pumpkins at the entrance to a wide array of products like frozen pumpkin pies, ravioli, samosas, baked bread, bagels, butter, yogurt, ice cream, body butter, face masks, soap, snacks, beer, chocolates, and the list goes on………. While I adore the fragrance of pumpkin spice, the choices were really overwhelming.

Curious to know from all of you, what's your favorite TJ's pumpkin product that you've tried and enjoyed so much that you would highly recommend?

posted by SunPower to Food & Drink (12 answers total)

The pumpkin bread/muffin mix is delightful (it’s deliciously moist, and the muffins freeze well too, so I always stock up this time of year.

And the Petite Pumpkin Spice Cookies are maybe the favorite dessert we ever have in our house. I may have bought four boxes today….for two adults…to last us until we go to TJs again in two weeks…
posted by JannaK at 8:00 PM on September 17 [2 favorites]

I actually really like their pumpkin cream cheese. It has a good flavor and isn't terrifyingly orange like a lot of the pumpkin offerings that come from the big name brands around this time of year.
posted by sigmagalator at 8:15 PM on September 17 [2 favorites]

The autumnal harvest pasta sauce makes phenomenal stuffed shells.
posted by meemzi at 8:43 PM on September 17

they have a wonderful pumpkin ravioli.

the pumpkin pie spice mix is excellent.

the pumpkin beer is gross.

the ice cream is really good.
posted by fingersandtoes at 8:49 PM on September 17 [1 favorite]

The waffles are pretty great. As is the ice cream.
posted by pdb at 8:51 PM on September 17 [1 favorite]

I'm really into the pumpkin spiced pumpkin seeds
posted by martinX's bellbottoms at 5:35 AM on September 18 [3 favorites]

Seconding the cream cheese. It's sooo good! Also the teeny tiny pretzels are delicious. Skip the pumpkin oat beverage.
posted by bookworm4125 at 6:23 AM on September 18

I will eat an entire jar of their pumpkin butter in a single day. I particularly enjoy it as a dip with sliced apples, but it also seems popular in a more traditional charcuterie context. I could straight up eat it with a spoon, though.
posted by mykescipark at 7:50 AM on September 18

The autumnal mac n cheese in the frozen section! I think it's technically butternut squash, rather than pumpkin, but it's delicious. (It's savory, not pie spice flavor.)
posted by soleiluna at 9:50 AM on September 18 [1 favorite]

They brought back the Pumpkin O's cereal this year, so stock on it while you can. (I've found that you're lucky if TJ's still has any Halloween stuff left past mid-October. Probably because they (understandably) don't want to be stuck with a lot of out-of-season product come November).
posted by gtrwolf at 10:21 AM on September 18

If you also like vanilla, the vanilla pumpkin candles smell great and are a pretty good deal at $3.99.
posted by telegraph at 5:42 AM on September 19

I like the coffee because there's no added sugar.

The mac and cheese is really good.

And the ice cream tastes like custard -- really good.
posted by jgirl at 5:18 PM on September 19