Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Speculoos Cookie Butter Cups

Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Cookie Butter CupsWhile Trader Joe’s has been pouring on the pumpkin around their stores, they haven’t forgotten about one of their other core flavors: Speculoos. Their newest item is their Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Speculoos Cookie Butter Cups.

There are a few spice mix flavors that are popular right now: Chai Spice, Gingerbread and Pumpkin Spice. Another one would be Speculoos. The odd thing about the Speculoos flavor is that it’s not just the mild cinnamon and nutmeg mix which is similar to Pumpkin Spice and Gingerbread, it includes the actual cookie. The Speculoos cookie is a crispy butter cookie with some brown sugar notes along with the mild spice. I grew up eating Speculoos, though I didn’t know it by that name, they were just called Windmill Spice Cookies.

Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Cookie Butter Cups

The tub holds 11 ounces of foil wrapped cups. This quantity doesn’t fill the tub completely, but it’s true to its weight. The cups are wrapped in gold foil, and inside each little piece does not actually have a fluted paper cup like the dark chocolate Peanut Butter Cups which come in a similar format. Each cup is about 11 grams, basically the same size as a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Miniature.

Trader Joe's Speculoos Cookie Bar

Trader Joe’s also offered up a bar version of the Cookie Butter in dark chocolate a couple of years ago. That bar was made with Belgian chocolate in Belgium. This version is made in Canada (the Peanut Butter Cups that Trader Joe’s sells are made in the USA, which might also explain some of the small cosmetic differences.)

INGREDIENTS: Dark Chocolate (Unsweetened Chocolate, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin [Emulsifier], Natural Vanilla Extract), Speculoos Spread (57% Speculoos [Wheat Flour, Sugar, Margarine {Palm and Rapeseed Oil}, Water, Emulsifier {Mono-and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids}, Citric Acid, Sugar Syrup, Sodium Bi-Carbonate], Salt, Cinnamon), Palm and Rapeseed Oil, Sugar, Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin), Spices, Citric Acid, Hazelnuts, Skimmed Milk Powder, Cocoa Butter. CONTAINS WHEAT, MILK, SOY, HAZELNUTS. MAY CONTAIN PEANUTS, EGG & OTHER TREE NUTS.

Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Cookie Butter Cups

They smell lightly spicy, like cloves and cinnamon. The cups are shiny and nicely formed. The bite is easy, the center is soft and mostly creamy. It’s not as crumbly as a peanut butter cup can be, with a much creamier texture. The chocolate isn’t overpowered by the center, the chocolate flavors are well balanced with a berry/fruit note and a little dry finish to the quite slick melt. The cookie butter center is not overly sweet, not overly grainy. There are a few little bits of cookie, but for the most part it’s more like a batter than a paste. 

They’re not completely peanut free, so it’s not like these are a great option for those with allergies. But if you’re a lover of candy cups but don’t actually like Peanut Butter, this might be what you’ve been searching for. I think it’s a unique new product and look forward to more cupification of Trader Joe’s products, such as the new Cookies and Creme Cookie Butter.

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Name: Dark Chocolate Speculoos Cookie Butter Cups
    RATING:
  • SUPERB
  • YUMMY
  • TASTY
  • WORTH IT
  • TEMPTING
  • PLEASANT
  • BENIGN
  • UNAPPEALING
  • APPALLING
  • INEDIBLE
Brand: Trader Joe’s
Place Purchased: Trader Joe's (Park LaBrea)
Price: $4.99
Size: 11 ounces
Calories per ounce: 150
Categories: Candy, Trader Joe's, Chocolate, Cookie, 8-Tasty, Canada

POSTED BY Cybele AT 11:37 am Tracker Pixel for Entry     CandyReviewTrader Joe'sChocolateCookie8-TastyCanada

Comments
  1. I tried the cookies n cream cookie butter. it is so good! It like oreos in a creamy spread format. I like the idea of selling into a reusable container which is great.

    Comment by Alek on 10/14/14 at 1:19 pm #
  2. Maybe they could do a 99 cents bag of these so for those whom don’t want to spend $5 on these.

    Comment by Alek on 10/14/14 at 3:34 pm #
  3. Mine are a lot firmer/harder than you describe, the middle’s are definitely not creamy and the filling is indeed a little crumbly.  Wondering about the product consistency here.  Have to get another tub and find out smile

    Comment by Albanish Dana on 10/15/14 at 4:52 pm #
  4. I love, love, love cookie butter…but I wish they were milk chocolate…oh well… smile

    Comment by Amy on 10/24/14 at 10:31 am #
  5. I’m pretty sure they were selling them in both dark chocolate and milk chocolate, Amy.  Also, I agree with Dana ... these are tasty but they’re extremely firm, almost hard and the filling has sort of a grainy texture that doesn’t exactly crumble, but I also wouldn’t describe it as “creamy.”

    Comment by Nate on 1/06/15 at 5:47 pm #
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