Trader Joe's 10 Best New Items to Score in October

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This fall has been a busy one at Trader Joe's. Not only have shoppers seen the return of popular seasonal items like organic maple butter, but they've also discovered brand new items like the pumpkin spice mini sheet cake.

While recent internet conversations about Trader Joe's have certainly been dominated by fall-themed flavors, the iconic grocery chain has still been getting customers excited about items that have nothing to do with fall. For example, the store recently excited shoppers by bringing back its Italian tomato paste and mini canvas tote bags.

Now that the new month is starting, why not add some new groceries to your shopping list? Read on to discover the 10 best Trader Joe's items to buy in October.

Cinnamon sugar cashews

Nutrition: (Per 1/4 cup serving)
Calories: 180
Fat: 12 g (saturated fat: 2 g)
sodium: 55 mg
Carbohydrates: 11 g (fiber: 1 g, sugar: 5 g)
protein: 5g

From Garlic and Black Pepper Almonds to Honey Roasted Peanuts, Trader Joe's offers a variety of flavored nuts. The specialty retailer recently released a new variety that is perfect for the fall season: Cinnamon Sugar Cashews. These cashews are $4.99 per can and are coated in a sweet glaze made with cinnamon, brown sugar, and honey. Combine the nuts with cheese, crackers, and dried fruits on a charcuterie board, add them to trail mix, or simply enjoy them straight from the container.

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Nuts over Elote Mix

Nutrition: (Per 1/4 cup serving)
Calories: 140
Fat: 8 g (saturated fat: 1 g)
sodium: 300 mg
Carbohydrates: 14 g (fiber: 1 g, sugar:
protein: 3g

If you prefer savory spiced nuts, Trader Joe's recently offered its Nuts About Elote Mix for $4.49. Inspired by elote, also known as Mexican street corn, TJ's uses crunchy, popped corn kernels and roasted cashews and coats them in what it calls a “cheesy, peppery, elote-like spice blend.” These are combined with pepitas and pretzel sticks for added crunch.

Caramelized onion goat's milk cheese

Nutrition: (Per 1-ounce serving)
Calories: 70
Fat: 4.5 g (saturated fat: 3 g)
sodium: 0 mg
Carbohydrates: 5 g (fiber: 0 g, sugar: 4 g)
protein: 4g

The cheese selection at Trader Joe's just got a little bigger thanks to the addition of this sweet and savory variety, which costs $2.99. As recommended by Trader Joe's, you can pair the new Caramelized Onion Goat's Milk Cheese with crackers and crostini, spread it on burgers and sandwiches, or bake it into puff pastry with fresh figs.

“So good! We had it with the pumpkin cranberry chips, a top notch snack,” raved one Reddit user.

“Yesterday I made bacon wrapped dates with this cheese in them! It was perhaps the best thing I have ever eaten in my life. I had people over and they were gone within minutes,” another shared.

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Halloween sprinkles

Nutrition: (Per 1 tsp)
Calories: 15
Fat: 0 g (saturated fat: 0 g)
sodium: 0 mg
Carbohydrates: 4 g (fiber: 0 g, sugar: 4 g)
protein: 0g

Add a spooky touch to your cookies, cakes and sundaes this fall with Trader Joe's new Halloween Sprinkle, $1.99. This seasonal assortment features a variety of shapes and colors including brown bats, yellow jack-o'-lanterns, white ghosts, and orange and white circle and stick sprinkles.

Snickerdoodle cookie mix with pumpkin and spices

Nutrition: (Per 1 baked cookie)
Calories: 120
Fat: 5 g (saturated fat: 3 g)
sodium: 84 mg
Carbohydrates: 19 g (fibre: 0 g, sugar: 11 g)
protein: 2g

Simplify the baking process by opting for a mix like this seasonal pumpkin spice snickerdoodle cookie mix. This item contains a blend of pumpkin powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ginger and cloves. All you need to add is a stick of butter, an egg and a tablespoon of cold milk. This blend costs $3.99 and has shoppers raving about it.6254a4d1642c605c54bf1cab17d50f1e

“If you're not sure, buy them! Delicious. Crispy edge and perfectly soft center. Not too pumpkiny,” one fan wrote on Reddit.

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Coffee panna cotta

Nutrition: (Per 1 piece)
Calories: 230
Fat: 15 g (saturated fat: 10 g)
sodium: 200 mg
Carbohydrates: 22 g (fiber: 0 g, sugar: 19 g)
protein: 3g

Calling all coffee lovers! Trader Joe's just introduced Coffee Panna Cotta, an Italian-inspired dessert that retails for $3.49. Each box contains two individual cups of the treat, with the bottom containing a caramelized syrup that offers a “rich and toasty sweetness,” according to Trader Joe's. Unlike many other panna cottas, which have a gelatinous consistency, TJ's says this version is “decadently creamy and more like flan in texture.”

The new dessert has received rave reviews from buyers. One wrote on Instagram: “It's smooth and not too sweet with a nice, light, almost slightly creme brulee-like coffee syrup flavor that just works!”

Savory pumpkin pastry bites

Nutrition: (Per 4 bites)
Calories: 220
Fat: 14 g (saturated fat: 8 g)
sodium: 280 mg
Carbohydrates: 19 g (fiber: 1 g, sugar: 2 g)
protein: 5g

Butternut squash season is here and Trader Joe's is celebrating the fall produce with a new frozen appetizer. These bites consist of a dough crust filled with pumpkin and butternut squash and a four-cheese blend with mascarpone, ricotta, feta and parmesan. It is then garnished with chopped chives. Each pack contains 12 bites and costs $5.49. To crisp up these bites, pop them in the oven or air fryer and enjoy!

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Roti with red Thai curry

Nutrition: (Per 1 package)
Calories: 830
Fat: 53 g (saturated fat: 18 g)
sodium: 670 mg
Carbohydrates: 78 g (fibre: 5 g, sugar: 9 g)
protein: 11g

Trader Joe's is now offering its own version of roti canai, the traditional Indian flatbread and curry dish. Each box contains three roti (or flaky flatbreads) and a spicy red curry made with coconut milk, red curry paste, green eggplant, cabbage and potatoes. You can heat this frozen meal on the stove, in the oven, or in the air fryer. Trader Joe's recommends serving the curry sauce in a bowl and scooping it up with the roti. Try it yourself for $4.29!

Organic sparkling rosé tea drink

Nutrition: (Per 1 can)
Calories: 20
Fat: 0 g (saturated fat: 0 g)
sodium: 20 mg
Carbohydrates: 6 g (fibre: 0 g, sugar: 3 g)
protein: 0g

If you're looking for a mocktail or refreshing drink to sip on this fall, Trader Joe's just launched its non-alcoholic Organic Sparkling Rosé Tea Beverage. This carbonated drink is made from white grape juice concentrate and a combination of four teas: white, black, sencha and pu-erh. This also includes hibiscus flowers, orange peel and rose hips, which the grocer says are “infused.”[s] floral, citrusy notes.” Each can costs $1.99.

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Thai style peanut dressing

Nutrition: (Per 2 tbsp serving)
Calories: 120
Fat: 7 g (saturated fat: 1 g)
sodium: 220 mg
Carbohydrates: 11 g (fiber:
protein: 2g

While the spicy Asian peanut vinaigrette is long gone, Trader Joe's is filling the peanut-shaped void in shoppers' hearts with the introduction of its Thai-style peanut dressing. This is the same dressing used in the grocery chain's Crunchy Slaw, which TJ's calls “a long-time regular and customer favorite” in its West Coast stores. The dressing has a combination of sweet, savory and spicy flavors and costs $3.99 per bottle. Pour it over salads, use it as a dip, marinate chicken with it – the list goes on.