I've eaten cashews pretty regularly since I was a kid. Never ever thought, "hey I wish they'd slather these nuts in cinnamon and sugar and sell them that way in a big tub." Almonds, yeah. Pecans, sure. Candied peanuts, you betcha. But not only did I not desire a sugared cashew, I really didn't even think it would work even after hearing about this product.
But it totally works. And I'm not saying Trader Joe's cinnamon sugar cashews are the first candy-ified cashews in existence. I'm just saying I never heard of anything like this until TJ's rolled out this seasonal product last year.
They're big whole cashews with a generous dusting of sugar and cinnamon. They're not over-the-top sweet but they sure feel fancier than your typical cashews. There's brown sugar and honey notes in the background, and of course the cinnamon flavor is significant. It blends with cashew nuts so much better than I ever imagined.
Traderjoes.com says to serve them alongside the seasonal Toscano cheese. Shoot. We didn't pick that one up this year, but I'm starting to wish we did. Meh. We'll have no problem finishing our candied cashews straight from the tub by themselves.
Six bucks for the 10 oz tub with resealable plastic lid. Available for a limited time in the fall. Product of Thailand. Would buy again. Sonia and I both give Trader Joe's Cinnamon Sugar Cashews with Honey & Brown Sugar eight out of ten stars.
It's never been easier to turn an ordinary piece of toast into a delicious indulgent dessert. If you're like me, you like to consume an inordinate amount of calories around breakfast time because then you have the whole day to burn them off. That's what I tell myself, at least.
Following in the footsteps of other awesome autumn apple spreads from Trader Joe's like Trader Joe's Apple Cider Jam and Trader Joe's Apple Cider Fruit Spread, this spread is thick, sweet, and caramel-esque. It's got real apple bits and plenty of applicious flavor. It's surprisingly buttery. And I don't just mean creamy, texture-wise. I mean you can taste real butter in the syrupy spread.
There's brown sugar and cinnamon up in the mix. It's surprisingly rich and versatile. Everything from sourdough to ice cream is fair game. Traderjoes.com says you can even stir it into coffee. I better not tell Sonia about that or the whole jar will be gone by tomorrow.
My only complaints? It's messy. Have napkins and wet wipes on standby. I wish the apple bits were a tad bigger—more like apple chunks. Did I mention apple is the number one ingredient?
$3.99 for the 10 oz jar. It's kosher and shelf stable for a year if left unopened. Refrigerate after opening. In the video review, we gave it a unanimous 8.5 out of 10 score. However, we gave one of its predecessors nine stars, and it's at least as good as that one, so we'll upgrade the score here on the blog. Trader Joe's Apple Pie Spread is pantheon-worthy all the way.
