The snack aisle is the only aisle that counts.
There you rummage through the snacks atTrader Joes,It's easy to feel completely overwhelmed (I mean seriously, how many different variations of potato chips can one aisle hold?!). With so many options at fairly affordable prices, what's the best choice?
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For your convenience when shopping for groceries, here is a range of popular TJ's snacks, ranked from my least favorite to most popular. If I missed your favorite, leave it in the comments! (And for more, check out my Trader Joe rankingfrozen foodandFood from the air fryer.)
79. Reiscracker-Medley

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These taste a bit stale and could use a lot more flavor in my opinion, which could easily be achieved by adding something like wasabi peas into the mix.
78. Chocolate chip cocoa and vanilla meringues
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Sorry meringues, you'll just always fall short compared to most other desserts.
77. vegetable chips
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Trader Joe's has so many creative chip options, and these aren't some of the top contenders.
76. Many things snack mix
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This chex mix knockoff promises too much and delivers too little.
75. fig bites
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It's hard to get excited about fake Fig Newtons.
74. Trail-Mix-Cracker
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The mung beans are not my favorite.
73. Restaurant style white corn tortilla chips
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Classic but boring.
72. Getreidelose Cassava & Coconut Tortilla Chips
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Ditto, although these are a good option if you're following a gluten-free diet.
71. vegetable chips
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These have a satisfying crunch, to be sure, but again, they don't finish with the A-Team in the chip aisle.
70. Soft Baked Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
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For something advertised as a soft cookie, I always expect these to be softer and chewy.
69. Watermelon jerky
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Let's stick to a cold, juicy watermelon on a warm summer's day and forget all about this “backpack”.
68. Giant Peruvian Inca Corn
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These are almost guaranteed to get stuck in your teeth and throat.
67. Coconut Crispy Rolls Waffle Cookies
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These are light and flaky and coconut-y and perfectly fine, but not worth seeking out.
66. Cheddar Rocket Crackers
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They're just not the same as OG Goldfish.
65. Pink & White
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A cookie is a cookie, right? These will satisfy your sweet tooth, but they won't blow your mind.
64. 3 seed sweet potato crackers
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These don't taste very much like crackers and the sweet potato flavor is very mild.
63. Honey Wheat Pretzel Sticks
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uhhh This is one of those snacks that you could like but not love and still eat the whole bag in one sitting.
62. Baked Cheese Crunchies
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This is a gamble because I get a stale bag 5 times out of 10.
61. Potato chips with sea salt
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The inspiration for these potato chips is pretty clear, but unfortunately they fall far short of Pringles.
60. Crispy Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies
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The sheer size of the packaging alone makes this a great buy if you're hosting a crowd. But again, there are much better cookies at TJs.
59. Crunchy curls
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If you're looking for the crisp factor, these are halfway decent.
58. Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips
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Trader Joe's version of Doritos, these nacho-flavored chips are exactly what you'd expect.
57. plantain chips
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They tick the boxes for crunchy and salty, but there are plenty of more exciting snacks out there.
56. Cheddar-Käsesticks
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Wrap some prosciutto around these babies and let's talk.
55. Mini Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers
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These are totally firm, but the cheese-filled version just applies differently.
54. Turkey and Beef Jerky
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If you like jerky, Trader Joe's version is both tasty and economical; Also, there are a number of flavors like teriyaki.
53. Simply the best Trek mix
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A solid trail mix, to be sure, but Trader Joe's sells some more adventurous dried fruit and nut mixes that are better value for your money.
52. Spicy Kale Chips
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In my opinion, kale belongs in salads and potatoes in fries.
51. Organic carrots in many colors
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Let's stay with the potato chips again.
50. Mango Mango Fruit & Yoghurt Gumdrops
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Not the best gummy bear you'll ever taste, but the mango flavor really shines through here.
49. Cauliflower Chips Snack
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If you're on the market for solid gluten-free crackers, these are a no-brainer.
48. Mango slices only
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Naturally sweet and deliciously chewy, these dehydrated mangoes are a safe bet in the dried fruit aisle.
47. Plantain croutons with garlic and sea salt
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I think technically these are meant to be eaten on top of salad, but they're pretty satisfying for the handful.
46. Everything except the Bagel Nut Duo Almonds & Cashews
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It's hard to resist something seasoned with everything but the bagel seasoning.
45. Spicy chakri mix
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LookscanTo deceive. This Indian-inspired snack tastes great, but the chickpea and rice flour components of the mix are tiny.
44. White cheddar corn puffs
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Fine, but I just wish these were a little cornier.
43. Roasted wasabi seaweed snack
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Delicious and with a nice wasabi kick, these seaweed snacks are an absolute bargain.
42. Jerk-style plantain chips
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These jerk-seasoned plantain chips are far more satisfying than the original version.
41. Corn, pea, bean and quinoa chips
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These are just as delicious straight out of the bag as they are dipped in your favorite party dip.
40. Consider inner peas
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If you're looking for a veggie chip that isn't potato based, these crispy baked green peas are pretty delicious.
39. Alles außer den Bagel Seasoned Kettle-Cooked Potato Chips
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These chips have a very strong onion flavor, so use caution.
38. Fig Olive Chips
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Eat these handfuls or add them to your cheese board.
37. Chile Spiced Pineapple
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May I say that I enjoy this sweet and tangy dried pineapple even more than the OG mango version?
36. Honey Grahams with Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt
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These are just as delicious as you imagine.
35. Caramel Popcorn
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I mean... it's caramel popcorn.
34. Ghost Pepper Potato Chips
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These are definitely tasty, but if you include ghost peppers in the title, you better beYes, reallyspicy.
33. Bazaar Basket Snack Mix
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This concoction of crunchy chickpeas, dried cherries, sweet apricots, almonds and salty pistachios is quite possibly the most creative and satisfying bag of trail mix I've ever tried at TJs.
32. Oven-baked cheese snacks
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These crackers taste like biting into a piece of crunchy cheese, which may sound weird, but it's just part of the game.
31. Pita chips with sea salt
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Trader Joe's pita chips taste just like Stacy's, but a bag of them is a fraction of the price.
30. Dark Chocolate Chips
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Be warned: It's hard to stop eating until your whole sleeve is gone.
29. Salt and pepper the pistachios
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Pistachios are a top contender for best snack nut, and the salt and pepper seasoning makes them even more satisfying.
28. Chili & Lime Rolled Corn Tortilla Chips
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If you love takis (like me), you'll love the TJ version of this snack.
27. PB&J Snack-Duo
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Do you want to feel like a kid again? I present the Fountain of Youth brought to you by Trader Joe's.
26. Spicy Cheese Crunchies
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They're like hot Cheetos that's better for you, and I'm here for that.
25. Crispy Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies
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If you like Tate's Cookies, then these gluten-free, super-crunchy chocolate chip treats are a convincing alternative at a much more affordable price.
24. Mini pretzels covered in dark chocolate
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What could be bad, amirite?
23. Soft strawberry liquorice twists
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They're soft, chewy, and packed with strawberry flavor. You will never need any other kind of liquorice in your life.
22. Maisbrot Chips
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If you have a thing for sweet and salty snacks, these are for you.
21. Potato chips with white truffle
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Take a junk food, turn it into something fancy by adding truffles and sign me up.
20. Popcorn with herbs and spices
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Movie night just got a whole lot better thanks to this herbaceous and flavorful popcorn.
19. Baked potato chips with five cheeses
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Forgive me while I buy five bags of those five cheese flavored chips.
18. Keks-Butter-Sandwich-Kekse
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Show me anything speculoos related and it will be in my shopping cart.
17. Bamba-Erdnuss-Snacks
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With a subtle peanut butter flavor and a glorious crunch, these Bamba snacks are soo satisfying.
16. Thai Lime & Chili Almonds
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In terms of tasteandBang for your buck, this is a win-win situation.
fifteen. Mini Cheese Sandwich Crackers
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I feel like I'm 5 years old again when I eat these little cheese filled cracker sandwiches, but I absolutely love them.
14. Potato chips in a dark red cabbage cauldron
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This classic definitely belongs in your kitchen.
13. Almond Butter Almonds
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Almonds coated in a thick layer of creamy almond butter. In other words: a game changer.
12. Corn Puffs with Sour Cream and Onions
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Try to stop after just a handful. You can not.
11. Joe-Joes
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There is no such thing as a bad Joe-Joe. Filled with vanilla, chocolate, peanut butter or peppermint, I like to eat the whole box.
10. Plantain chips with dark chocolate and sea salt
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The combination of light and crunchy, chocolatey and sea salty is really quite spectacular.
9. Sesam-Sticks
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Eat handfuls, in your favorite dip, or sprinkled over a salad. They may be simple, but they're really delicious.
8. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dunkers
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Just awesome. Chocolate chip cookies are meant to be dipped in milk, literally, and Trader Joe's clearly gets it.
7. Mochi-Reis-Nuggets
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Sooo gut.
6. Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
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Step aside, Reese's. Those are the real deals.
5. Organic corn chips
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Every party dip or spread deserves these corn scoops.
4. Roasted and salted truffle marcona almonds
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I just can't walk into a Trader Joe's without leaving these truffle-infused Marcona almonds. They would cost five times as much anywhere else.
3. Peanut Butter Pretzels Covered in Milk Chocolate
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Pure decadence.
2. Jalapeño flavored corn and rice puffs
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These pack a serious kick. For a life-changing trick, chop these up and sprinkle over a bowl of soup.
1. Pretzel nuggets filled with peanut butter
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Salty, crunchy, and sweet in every damn bite, these peanut butter-filled pretzel nuggets are a must-have in any snack drawer.