LEARN ABOUT EVERY NEW VEGAN FOOD AT TRADER JOE’S FOR SPRING 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 Spring 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.
Never miss another post! Sign up for our weekly newsletter and get them all delivered easily! Plus, 15 easy recipes delivered immediately!
Sign Up For My Newsletter Today!
How did you find new vegan spring products at Trader Joes?
Our primary source was Trader Joe’s store itself. They have a large in store display with all the new winter 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 Spring 2022
Watch our vegan Trader Joe’s taste test!
Because we had so many items, we split them up in the video into lunch/dinner, and snack items.
Below we will combine the items in similar categories.
New Vegan Drink Items at Trader Joe’s
- Trader Joe’s to the Power of 7 Green Organic Juice Beverage Review
- Price: $3.99
- Opinion: It wasn’t as bad as we imagined but it’s not something that we enjoyed a lot. It mostly tasted like cucumber.
- Ingredients: ORGNIC KALE JUICE, ORGANIC SPINACH JUICE, ORGANIC GREEN APPLE JUICE, ORGANIC CELERY JUICE, ORGANIC CUCUMBER JUICE, ORGANIC LEMON JUICE, ORGANIC GINGER POWDER.
- Top 8 Allergens: None listed.
- Trader Joe’s Organic Low Calorie Pink Lemonade Review
- Price: $3.29
- Opinion: It just tasted like watered down pink lemonade.
- Ingredients: WATER, ORGANIC LEMON JUICE, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC NATURAL FLAVORS, CITRIC ACID (ACIDULANT), ORGANIC LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, VEGETABLE JUICE (FOR COLOR), ORGANIC STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES (FROM ORGANIC STEVIA LEAF)
- Top 8 Allergens: None listed.
- Trader Joe’s Organic Low Calorie Pink Lemonade Review
- Price: $3.29
- Opinion: Again, just tasted like watered down lemonade.
- Ingredients: WATER, ORGANIC LEMON JUICE, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC NATURAL FLAVORS, CITRIC ACID (ACIDULANT), ORGANIC LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, ORGANIC STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES (FROM ORGANIC STEVIA LEAF)
- Top 8 Allergens: None listed.
New Vegan Snacks at Trader Joe’s
- Trader Joe’s Ghost Pepper Potato Chips Review
- Price: $2.49
- Opinion: We loved these. The lattice cut of the chips gives it an extra crunch which is absolutely delicious. They weren’t spicy if you just tried one, but the more you eat, the spicier they get! We would definitely get these again.
- Ingredients: Potatoes, sunflower oil, ghost pepper seasoning (maltodextrin, spices [black pepper, cumin, ghost chili pepper, green chili pepper, jalapeno, parsley], dextrose, sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, yeast extract, torula yeast, citric acid [for flavor], vinegar, natural chili pepper flavor, natural capsicum flavor [soy], natural smoke flavor [natural smoke flavorings derived from mixed hardwoods, maltodextrin, autolyzed yeast extract, dextrin]), sea salt.
- Top 8 Allergens: Soy.
- Trader Joe’s Beer Bread Mix Review
- Price: $2.99
- Opinion: The taste of this was impeccable! One of our favorite things from this taste test and we both agreed to that! The beer bread has the perfect texture – crispy outside with a soft, fluffy, airy inside. The flavor was great and it wasn’t hard to veganize.
- Ingredients: UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, BIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, ASCORBIC ACID), SGUAR, SALT, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SOYBEAN OIL.
- Top 8 Allergens: Wheat, Soy.
New Vegan Dinners at Trader Joe’s
- Trader Joe’s Spicy Miso Instant Ramen Soup Review
- Price: $1.69
- Opinion: We prefer letting the noodles sit longer than the recommended time. It was good overall and great for travel times, but it was high in sodium and overall not something that we would eat regularly. It was spicy.
- Ingredients: RAMEN NOODLES (UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, SEA SALT, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN), SEASONING PACKET (DRIED MISO [ SOYBEANS, CULTURED RICE {RICE, ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE], SALT], NATURAL FLAVORS, YEST EXTRACT, SESAME FLOUR, POTATO STARCH, CHILI PEPPER, DRIED GARLIC, SALT, CANE SUGAR, SPICES, GREEN ONION, BLACK SESAME SEEDS, ORANGE PEEL, POPPY SEEDS, WHITE SESAME SEEDS, SHIITAKE MUSHROOM POWER, BROWN SUGAR, DRIED ONION, CABBAGE POWDER, TOMATO POWDER, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA [COLOR], SOY SAUCE [SOYBEANS, SALT]), OIL PACKET (SUNFLOWER OIL, TOASTED SESAME OIL).
- Top 8 Allergens: SOY, WHEAT.
- Trader Joe’s Vegan Enchilada Casserole Review
- Price: $5.99
- Opinion: This is fairly small for the price. It likely wouldn’t feed 2 people unless it was an adult and a small child. The ingredient list on this is also insanely long which was a bit of a turn off. Overall, we were split on this. There was some flavor lacking in it and it tasted more like a cornbread casserole. It’s a nice option for people that don’t like to cook.
- Ingredients: RED CHILE SAUCE (WATER, CHILE PUREE [WATER, CHILE PEPPER, LEMON JUICE], TOMATO PASTE, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, CORNSTARCH, OLIVE OIL, CUMIN POWDER, SEA SALT, DEHYDRATED ONION, DEHYDRATED GARLIC), SEASONED PINTO BEANS (COOKED PINTO BEANS [PINTO BEANS, WATER, SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE], WATER, OLIVE OIL, CHILE PUREE [WATER, CHILE PEPPER, LEMON JUICE], APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, CUMIN POWDER, SEA SALT, DEHYDRATED ONION, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, CAYENNE PEPPER), ROASTED VEGETABLE FILLING (SWEET POTATO, ONION, ZUCCHINI, POBLANO PEPPER, RED BELL PEPPER, OLIVE OIL), CORN TORTILLAS (CORN FLOUR [CORN, TRACE OF LIME], WATER, CITRIC ACID [ACIDIFIER], CELLULOSE GUM), SHREDDED MOZZARELLA AND CHEDDAR STYLE CHEESE ALTERNATIVE (WATER, TAPIOCA STARCH, COCONUT OIL, CANOLA OIL, CORNSTARCH, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF NATURAL FLAVORS, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SEA SALT, SODIUM CITRATE, CULTURED DEXTROSE, CITRIC ACID [ACIDULANT], XANTHAN GUM, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN [FOR COLOR], SUNFLOWER OIL OR CANOLA OIL, ROSEMARY EXTRACT).
- Allergens: Coconut
- Trader Joe’s Vegan Pad Thai Review
- Price: $2.29
- Opinion: It was decent. One of the better options that we had, but we don’t think that we would purchase again.
- Ingredients: BEAN SPROUTS, WATER, RICE NOODLES (RICE, WATER), CHIVES, PALM OIL, SHALLOTS, TOFU (SOYBEANS, SALT), SUGAR, CHILI SAUCE (WATER, CHILI, GARLIC, SUGAR, VINEGAR, SALT), TAMARIND SAUCE (TAMARIND PASTER, WATER), CASHEWS, GARLIC, TOMATO SAUCE (TOMATO WATER, SUGAR, SALT, VINEGAR), RADISH, VINEGAR, SOY SAUCE (SOYBEAN, SALT, WHEAT FLOUR), SALT, CHILI POWDER)
- Allergens: Soy, Cashews, Wheat
- Trader Joe’s Mildly Spiced Organic Vegetable Burritos Review
- Price: $3.29
- Opinion: This lacked some flavor to us and even though it said mildly spiced, it was very mild, almost non-exsistent. Still, it was a great option to have and the texture was awesome.
- Ingredients: organic wheat flour, organic tomatoes (organic tomatoes, citric acid), water, organic corn, organic onions, organic potatoes, organic black beans (organic black beans, water), organic safflower oil, organic broccoli, organic red beans (organic red beans, water), organic green bell peppers, organic white rice flour, organic green chilies, organic cumin, organic red chile pepper, organic jalapenos, organic cilantro, salt, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch, monocalcium phosphate), organic garlic, organic oregano, organic rice extract.
- Allergens: Wheat
New Vegan Desserts at Trader Joe’s
- Trader Joe’s Oat Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert Sandwiches Review
- Price: $3.49
- Opinion: These were good. If you don’t like coconut, we don’t think you’d like these. But they are a good size, great texture on both the sandwich and ice cream. We liked them.
- Ingredients: WATER, CHOCOLATE WAFERS (WHEAT FLOUR, CANE SUGAR, CARAMEL COLOR, SOYBEAN OIL, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF BROWN RICE SYRUP, SOY FLOUR, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, BAKING SODA), OAT BASE (TAPIOCA SYRUP, DEXTROSE, OAT FLOUR, PEA PROTEIN, SALT, TARA GUM, GUAR GUM), CANE SUGAR, COCONUT OIL, NATURAL FLAVORS
- Top 8 Allergens: Wheat, Soy, Coconut.
New Vegan Condiments at Trader Joe’s
- Trader Joe’s Vegan Feta Cheese Alternative Review
- Price: $4.29
- Opinion: This was in a ton of brine and we think that watered down some of the flavor. But it crumbles and has the same cool, lightness as feta. We wouldn’t say it was our favorite vegan feta option, but if you only can find this, it’s decent.
- Ingredients: Feta Cheese Alternative (water, coconut oil, modified potato starch, potato protein, sea salt, natural flavors), brine (water, sea salt)
- Top 8 Allergens: coconut
- Trader Joe’s Vegan Buttery Spread Review
- Price: $3.99
- Opinion: We were impressed. We used this on toast and in the beer bread mix from above. When melted the color is super yellow, which was a bit surprising. Honestly, it tasted just like popcorn butter, which we were not expecting. The price is higher than other vegan butters can be found now, but cheaper than others still.
- Ingredients: OIL BLEND (COCONUT OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, CANOLA OIL), SHEANUT BUTTER, WATER, SALT, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, FAVA BEAN PROTEIN, CITRIC ACID (ACIDULANT), NATURAL FLAVORS, BETA CAROTENE (FOR COLOR).
- Top 8 Allergens: Coconut, Sheanut.
TL;DR. What’s your Top 3 Spring 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 :
- Trader Joe’s Ghost Pepper Potato Chips
- Trader Joe’s Beer Bread Mix
- Trader Joe’s Oat Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert Sandwiches
Leave a Reply