The 7 Best Trader Joe’s Holiday Items This Season

Thanksgiving dinner has barely even wrapped up, and grocery stores are already outfitting shelves with holiday treats. Unsurprisingly, that includes Trader Joe’s, a supermarket chain beloved for its creative takes on grocery staples and limited-time items that capture seasonal flavors. For anyone looking to get into the holiday spirit, TJ’s aisles are a great place to start.

We scoured the product-packed pages of the store’s Fearless Flyer and our favorite Trader Joe’s fan accounts online for the best seasonal goodies to add to our carts — and this beloved grocer offers a lineup filled with festive flavors to suit every palate.

Many of this year’s holiday favorites celebrate traditional seasonal treats like candy canes and Italian panettone, and the grocery chain — as always — has added plenty of snacking options to its shelves. Here’s what we’ll be grabbing first from Trader Joe’s this holiday season.

Peppermint Brookie

Out of all the hits in this year’s lineup, the Peppermint Brookie might just be the internet’s favorite. This is a seasonal version of Trader Joe’s popular Brookie, combining a brownie base with a chocolate chip cookie layer. The latter is replaced with a layer of peppermint-flavored sugar cookie — studded with white peppermint chips — to create this festive, handheld dessert. You can score a whole tray of the limited-time brookies for just $5.

Panettone & Chocolate Gelato Style Frozen Dessert

If you’re craving a taste of the holidays in Italy or want to stock some seasonal ice cream in your freezer, then grabbing a pint of the Panettone & Chocolate Gelato-Style Frozen Dessert is an easy decision. 

A gelato base is infused with the flavor of panettone, a sweet and enriched Italian holiday bread, then swirled with chocolate syrup, chunks of pandoro bread (another enriched, sweet Italian Christmas bread), and candied citrus peel. One pint will ring in at about $4.50, and if you’re skeptical of TJ’s ability to deliver the classic flavor of panettone, we can confirm this product is made in Italy.

Pasta Festiva

Your midweek lunch is about to get a festive makeover thanks to the Pasta Festiva, a pack of red- and green-hued ravioli filled with pesto and cheese. Parents may be pleased to know that the delicate pasta is naturally dyed with tomato powder and spinach powder, so while kids will love the fun colors, they won’t be consuming artificial dyes.

The garlicky pesto inside gives these ravioli plenty of flavor, and they’d be great tossed simply in a little butter or olive oil. Alternatively, coat them in tomato sauce, sprinkle more cheese on top, and bake in the oven until bubbly.

English Cheddar Cheese with Champagne

While the English Cheddar Cheese with Champagne isn’t strictly a holiday item, cheese plates are a staple part of entertaining this time of year, and this block is sure to be a crowd-pleasing pick.

Crafted by a cheesemaking family in Somerset County in England, the sharp, savory white cheddar is imbued with a touch of bubbly Champagne and Marc de Champagne brandy. The two drinks contribute subtly sweet and aromatic notes to the product’s flavor profile, and this item comes recommended by cheese aficionados.

Coins of the World

You don’t need to make an extra shopping trip to find Hanukkah gelt. Trader Joe’s bags of classic holiday sweets include four foil-wrapped currencies — euros, francs, pounds, and U.S. coins — all made of chocolate. The chocolate coins are kosher-certified, and each package will cost you $2.49.

Jingle Jangle

Longtime TJ’s shoppers are likely already familiar with Jingle Jangle, a holiday snack that’s been at the store every winter for more than a decade. The round tins feature a variety of chocolate-covered bites, including mini pretzels coated in dark and milk chocolate, dark chocolate-covered caramel popcorn, and mini chocolate peanut butter cups. Bring a tin as a host gift, and we guarantee no one will be disappointed.

Peppermint Pretzel Slims

Peppermint Pretzel Slims are back for another holiday season, offering a “sweet-salty-crunchy-cool bite,” as Trader Joe’s describes them. To create these holiday treats, the grocery chain takes its thin, crispy Pretzel Slims, dips them in a white chocolate coating, and then tops them all off with a layer of crushed peppermint. At $3.49 for a bag, it’s easy to stock up on these so you can enjoy them all December long.