The 7 Best Trader Joe’s Products to Buy in April 2023

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My teeth hurt just reading this list. 

Trader Joe’s is a popular grocery chain, known for both its yummy store brand items and its budget-friendly prices. It’s always nice when you can make your stomach and your finances happy at the same time!

One of the things that keeps Trader Joe’s so popular is that it’s constantly coming out with new products — or bringing back old favorites. For April, there seems to be a big focus on springtime sweets.

Some of these items may already be in stock at your local Trader Joe’s. But others won’t hit the shelves until later this month, in mid- or late-April.

1. Chocolate Mousse Eggs

This is a seasonal favorite that comes back in time for Easter each year. They’re sold in packs of six, each sporting three different designs. Inside, you’ll find chocolate cake layered with a silky mousse. Sounds like a perfect addition to the Easter table — or just as a snack on the way home from the store.

2. Vanilla Cardona Goat’s Milk Cheese

Every month, Trader Joe’s picks a Spotlight Cheese to highlight as a way to help customers find cheeses they may not know about. April’s pick is this sweet Vanilla Cardona Goat’s Milk Cheese. Produced in Wisconsin with milk from local goat herds, this hard dessert cheese is rubbed in vanilla sugar to give it a special finish.

3. Spicy Mango Lemonade

Returning to stores later this month is the favorite Spicy Mango Lemonade, which you can find in the refrigerated beverages section. Dubbed as “so Trader Joe’s” in the store’s podcast, one of the hosts suggests freezing it into ice cubes to add to sparkling water. They say that it’s worth a try even if you don’t like mangoes or spicy things — “just for the experience.”

4. Blueberry & Lemon Hand Pies

If you’re a pasty fan, check out these fruity, fry-able hand pies. They come with airfryer directions right on the package, so you can have the fresh-baked experience right at home. Our happy hosts say these pies are packed with blueberry flavor, which is enhanced by the acidity of the lemon. Don’t have the patience to wait for them to come out of the airfryer? You could just eat them straight out of the box!

5. Waffle weave cotton kitchen towels

Alright, taking a quick break from the sweet things, it’s worth touching on the new waffle weave cotton kitchen towels coming soon to a Trader Joe’s near you. If you, like one of the podcast hosts, are wondering, why more towels? Well, as it turns out, they’re an upgrade. As one podcast host said, “We have decided that these towels are actually way better at drying dishes than the ones we were offering.” So if you already like your Trader Joe’s dish towels, you may be interested in trading up to ones even more dish-ier! (Alright, that’s not a word, but you get what I mean).

6. Chromatic Celebration Cake & Baking Mix

Back to the April sugar rush, we have a box of cheerful baking mix. Reminiscent of a Funfetti cake, this Chromatic Celebration Cake & Baking Mix would make a great Easter dessert, or just a fun weeknight treat. The box contains just about everything you need for a spring celebration cake, including the cake mix, frosting mix, and a package of rainbow sprinkles.

7. Coffee Bean Hold the Cone! Mini Ice Cream Cones

For some folks, no meal is complete without that cup of coffee. But for some of us, the weather is already warming up. So why not try a Coffee Bean Hold the Cone! Mini Ice Cream Cone instead? Filled with strongly flavored coffee bean ice cream, these frozen treats have replaced the traditional sugar cone with a chocolate sugar cone, complete with chocolate lining and chocolate coating on the ice cream.

Get ’em before they’re gone

While some of the hot — and cold — new items for April will stick around for a while, others are seasonal or limited supply. So if something on this list whet your appetite, it may be best to get them soon. And of course, don’t forget your trusty grocery rewards credit card!

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