LEARN ABOUT EVERY NEW VEGAN FOOD AT TRADER JOE’S FOR FALL 2022. MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE VIDEO TO SEE OUR TASTE TEST REACTIONS.
We were so excited to get back to Trader’s Joes for another taste test and review! Trader Joe’s is always rotating products and coming out with new vegan goodies and we happily get to share them! This is our Fall 2022 version of the brand new vegan food that we found at Trader Joe’s.
Many of these things are seasonal, so if you read something here that you like or see it in the video, we highly suggest that you head there soon before it’s gone.
Also, we want to mention that prior to going vegan, we had never been to Trader Joe’s, so sometimes things pop up that we think may be new that actually aren’t or that have been there before and coming back.
If you want to read through our other Trader Joe’s vegan food haul taste tests, you can do so here.
This time we found 12 new items.
Read on to figure out our thoughts and make sure to watch the video for our taste test reactions.
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How did you find new vegan fall products at Trader Joes?
Our primary source was Trader Joe’s store itself. They have a large in store display with all the new fall items. From there, we just looked at the ingredients and made a decision on if we thought the items were suitable or not.
Trader Joe’s own website is also very helpful. They have a section called Dig In that gives the scoop on many of the new products. Also our friend’s Instagram account, Trader Joe’s Goes Vegan is awesome for finding new products.
Lastly, we looked for new and seasonal item signs when we went into the store. They are usually purple signs that say new item right in front of the item. The seasonal ones are orange.
Vegan Trader Joe’s Taste Test Fall 2022
Watch our vegan Trader Joe’s taste test!
Here’s the items we tried:
New Vegan Drink Items at Trader Joe’s
- Trader Joe’s to the Power of C Organic Juice Beverage Review
- Price: $4.29
- Opinion: While this said orange, pineapple, mango, lemon juice, it mainly tasted like pineapple. We enjoyed it and loved that there’s no added sugar.
- Ingredients: Organic Orange Juice, Organic Pineapple Juice, Organic Mango Puree, Organic Lemon Juice, Organic Acerola Cherry Powder.
- Top 8 Allergens: None listed.
- Trader Joe’s Oats and Seeds Non-Dairy Beverage Review
- Price: $3.99
- Opinion: It tasted like chalky oat milk honestly.
- Ingredients: Water, Hydrolyzed Oats, Ground Pumpkin Seeds, Ground Sunflower Seeds.
- Top 8 Allergens: None listed.
- Trader Joe’s Non-Dairy Pumpkin Oat Beverage Review
- Price: $2.69
- Opinion: It tasted like pumpkin oat milk. If you like pumpkin flavored things, you will like this! It would be great to use in baking as well.
- Ingredients: Oat Based (Water, Hydrolyzed Oats), Cane Sugar, Canola Oil, Pumpkin Puree, Natural Flavors, Sea Salt, Annatto Extract (For Color), Gellan Gum.
- Top 8 Allergens: None listed.
- Trader Joe’s Banana and Almond Butter Smoothie Review
- Price: $2.99
- Opinion: Honestly, not a fan. It tasted very watered down and with a hint of banana almond butter.
- Ingredients: WATER, COCONUT WATER (COCONUT WATER, CITRIC AND ASCORBIC ACIDS [TO MAINTAIN COLOR]), BANANA PUREE (BANANAS, CITRIC AND ASCORBIC ACIDS [TO MAINTAIN COLOR]), ALMOND BUTTER (ROASTED ALMONDS), PEA PROTEIN POWDER, VANILLA EXTRACT (WATER, ETHYL ALCOHOL, VANILLA BEAN EXTRACTIVES), SEA SALT, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, GELLAN GUM, CAROB BEAN GUM.
- Top 8 Allergens: Almond, Coconut.
- Trader Joe’s Vanilla Almond Spiced Chai Protein Smoothie Review
- Price: $2.99
- Opinion: Really not a fan here either mainly because there’s a bit of a chalky taste to it.
- Ingredients: CHAI BLACK TEA (WATER, BLACK TEA LEAVES, GINGER, CINNAMON, BLACK PEPPER, CARDAMOM, CLOVES, STAR ANISE), BROWN SUGAR, PEA PROTEIN POWDER, ALMOND PASTE, COCONUT CREAM (COCONUT, WATER, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM), VANILLA EXTRACT, CINNAMON, NUTMEG, CARDAMOM, ALLSPICE, BLACK PEPPER, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, GELLAN GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM.
- Top 8 Allergens: Almond, Coconut.
New Vegan Breakfast Items at Trader Joe’s
- Trader Joe’s Joe Joe’s Granola Cookies & Creme Review
- Price: $3.69
- Opinion: This is a great granola option if you are out and need one, but we felt they could have done better with the “cookie sandwich” flavor in the end.
- Ingredients: ROLLED OATS, CANE SUGAR, BROWN RICE CRISP (BROWN RICE FLOUR, BROWN RICE SYRUP, SEA SALT), COOKIE PIECES (SUGAR, BUCKWHEAT FLOUR, OAT FLOUR, COCONUT OIL, RICE FLOUR, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, SODIUM BICARBONATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN), BROWN RICE SYRUP, COCONUT OIL, SEA SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, VANILLA EXTRACT (WATER, ETHYL ALCOHOL, VANILLA BEAN EXTRACTIVES), MIXED TOCOPHEROLS (TO PRESERVE).
- Top 8 Allergens: Coconut.
New Vegan Dips at Trader Joe’s
- Trader Joe’s Vegan Salmonesque Spread Review
- Price: $4.29
- Opinion: Definitely weren’t sure about the one but the overall consensus is that it’s a win. It takes more like pickle flavored cream cheese dip more than anything else.
- Ingredients: DAIRY FREE CREAM CHEESE ALTERNATIVE (WATER, COCONUT OIL, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF CHICKPEA PROTEIN, SALT, SODIUM CITRATE, CITRIC ACID (ACIDIFIER), LACTIC ACID, GUAR GUM, XANTHAN GUM, YEAST, NATURAL FLAVOR, YEAST EXTRACT, SUNFLOWER OIL, CULTURED DEXTROSE [TO PRESERVE], MALTODEXTRIN), VEGAN MAYONNAISE (EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, WATER, DISTILLED VINEGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SUGAR, SALT, MUSTARD SEED, PEA PROTEIN ISOLATE, PEA PROTEIN, POTATO PROTEIN, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, TAMARIND SEED GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR), SMOKE FLAVORED SALMON ALTERNATIVE (WATER, CANOLA OIL, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CARRAGEENAN, POTATO STARCH, SEA SALT, KONJAC GUM, ONION POWDER, SUGAR, NATURAL FLAVORING, SMOKE FLAVORING, ANNATTO EXTRACT [FOR COLOR], IRON OXIDE [FOR COLOR]), CAPERS (CAPERS, WATER, SALT, DISTILLED VINEGAR), LEMON JUICE, WATER, CULTURED DEXTROSE (TO PRESERVE), DILL WEED, SEA SALT, BEET POWDER.
- Top 8 Allergens: Soy, Coconut.
- Trader Joe’s Red Pepper, Cranberry, & Walnut Dip Review
- Price: $3.99
- Opinion: The texture of this one before tasting wasn’t favorable, even with stirring first; however, the flavor is great with hints of sweet and smoky and spicy all in one mouthful!
- Ingredients: Diced Pimento Red Peppers (Pimiento, Water, Citric Acid [Acidifier]), Cranberries, Walnut Meal, Sugar, Canola Oil, Water, Tomato Paste (Tomatoes, Citric Acid [Acidifier]), Lemon Juice, Toasted Panko Breadcrumbs (Wheat Flour, Cane Sugar, Yeast, Sea Salt), Crushed Garlic (Garlic, Citric Acid [Acidifier]), Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Sea Salt, Cornstarch, Crushed Red Pepper.
- Allergens: Wheat, Walnut
New Vegan Main Courses at Trader Joe’s
- Trader Joe’s Vegan Italian Style Sausage-less Sausage Review
- Price: $3.29
- Opinion: This product is back at Trader Joe’s and now vegan instead of just vegetarian. We enjoyed it and the price point compared to other vegan sausages.
- Ingredients: Water, Soy Protein Isolate (Soy protein isolate, soy lecithin), soybean Oil, Textured Soy Protein (Soy Protein Isolate, Wheat Gluten, Wheat Starch), Italian Style Seasoning Blend (Dehydrated vegetables [garlic, onion, tomato, red bell pepper, green bell pepper], Dehydrated Parsley, Salt, Cane Sugar, Spices), Wheat Gluten, Natural Flavor, Methyl Cellulose, Dried Onion, Tapioca Starch, Apple Fiber, Sea Salt, Fennel Seeds.
- Top 8 Allergens: Soy, Wheat
- Trader Joe’s Turkeyless Ground Review
- Price: $5.49
- Opinion: We were big fans of the turkeyless patties before Trader Joe’s took them away, so we were hoping to enjoy the ground package as well. It did seem pretty soft once cooked, so depending on your texture preferences, you may not like this one. It took on flavor well though when seasoned and is a great alternative out there for some other products. Be mindful it’s 12oz and not 16oz.
- Ingredients: WATER, PEA PROTEIN, TEXTURED WHEAT PROTEIN (WHEAT GLUTEN, WHEAT STARCH), SEASONING AND FLAVOR BLEND (GARBANZO FLOUR, PEA PROTEIN, WHEAT GLUTEN, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, YEAST EXTRACT, SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, MALTODEXTRIN, SPICES), COCONUT OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, METHYL CELLULOSE, NATURAL FLAVORS, SEASONINGS (SALT, CANE SUGAR, BLACK PEPPER, PAPRIKA, DEHYDRATED ONION, DEHYDRATED GARLIC), VEGETABLE JUICE (FOR COLOR).
- Top 8 Allergens: Wheat, Coconut.
- Trader Joe’s Thai Sweet Ginger Sauce Review
- Price: $2.49
- Opinion: We absolutely love Trader Joe’s Sweet Chili sauce so we were hoping to love this one just as much. It definitely didn’t overtake our Sweet Chili sauce; however, we did like it. The ginger absolutely shines through in this sauce so if you aren’t a ginger fan you may not like it.
- Ingredients: Water, Coconut Sugar, Pickled Garlic (Garlic, Sugar, Salt, Water, Distilled Vinegar), Ginger, Distilled Vinegar, Garlic, Fermented Soy Bean Paste (Soybean, Brine [water, salt], Wheat), Soy Sauce (Water, Soybean, Salt, Wheat, Sugar), Sugar, pIckled Red Chili (Red Chili, Salt, Acetic Acid), Coriander, Modified Tapioca Starch, Rice Bean Oil, Salt, Sesame Seed, Dark Soy Sauce (Molasses, Water, Salt, Soy Sauce [Brine {Water, Salt}, Soybean, Wheat Flour]), Xanthan Gum.
- Top 8 Allergens: Soy, Wheat, Coconut.
- Trader Joe’s Harvest Warm Bowl Review
- Price: $5.49
- Opinion: It’s small, but definitely good enough for a single serving for a small meal. The flavors were really robust and it tasted delicious warmed with the dressing that came with it. Price is high for amount of ingredients.
- Ingredients: Bowl – Cooked Rice (Water, Rice Blend {Brown Rice, Sweet Brock Rice, Wild Rice, Red Rice, Black Rice}, Roasted Sweet Potatoes [Sweet potatoes, olive oil blend {olive oil, extra virgin olive oil}], Kale, Diced Apples [Apples, calcium ascorbate {to preserve}, Celery, Diced Red Pimento Peppers [Pimento peppers, water, salt, citric acid {acidifier}], Sweetened Dried Cranberries [Cranberries, sugar, sunflower oil], Green Onion). Balsamic Maple Vinaigrette (Balsamic vinegar [Wine Vinegar, concentrated grape must], water, Canola Oil, Maple Syrup, Molasses, Garlic Puree, Brown Sugar, Salt, Black pepper, Coriander Seed, Xanthan Gum, Spices, Ground Ginger, Dried Thyme).
- Top 8 Allergens: None listed.
New Vegan Desserts at Trader Joe’s
- Trader Joe’s Vegan Very Chocolatey Fudge Brownies Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert Review
- Price: $3.99
- Opinion: This is definitely more on the dark chocolate side of non-dairy ice creams; however, the taste and texture otherwise were delicious. If you aren’t a big fan of dark chocolate, then you may want to add something like vegan caramel sauce or chocolate sauce on top to balance the bitterness.
- Ingredients: see photo above
- Top 8 Allergens: Wheat
TL;DR. What’s your Top Fall 2022 Vegan Trader Joe’s Favorites?
We understand the post is long and so is the video and maybe you just what the run down. While it’s hard to just pick a few, we don’t think you could go wrong with these vegan fall favorites from Trader Joe’s :
- Favorite Drink: The Power of C
- Fav Dip: Red Pepper, Cranberry and Walnut Dip
- Fav Main: Turkeyless Ground
- and the Fudge Brownie Ice Cream
What do you want to try first? Leave a comment below and let us know your spring vegan favorites at Trader Joe’s.
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