It ’s essentially the Oscars for food market .
Trader Joe ’s is celebrating its 15th Annual Customer Choice Awards winners this month , and there are batch of fan - favorite products ( and honorable acknowledgment ) to add to your shopping go-cart . There are 10 categories to lionise for this year ’s roundup , from good potable to best snack , and each sport a winner followed by four of the next - most popular items .
Without further ado , may the best food win !
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Best Overall Product
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Chili & Lime Flavored Rolled Corn Tortilla Chips
The highest honor of the twelvemonth goes to the chili and lime Rolled Tortilla Chips . This might not surprise fans of the product who saw it take this family last year , too — a will to its popularity . Whether it ’ll curb the top smear for three age in a row remains to be recognise , but we would n’t be too shocked . mayhap it ’ll even enter theTrader Joe ’s Hall of Famesomeday .
Runners Up :
Best Beverage
Apple Cider
The succeed beverage this year was a seasonal one , meaning that you ’ll need to hold back until fall to give it a try if you have n’t already . You imagine it , Trader Joe ’s Spiced Apple Cider was the # 1 best-loved beverage of 2023 . Until fall come back around , stock up on the Sparkling Apple Cider Vinegar Beverages .
Best Cheese
Goat Cheese
Winning the best cheeseflower at Trader Joe ’s is n’t easy , given the myriad yummy options . Goat cheesetook the top spot of the year , and you may even find other flavors to add to yourcharcuterieif you want a goat tall mallow bedspread : like Crumbled and Chevrè with Honey .
Best Produce
Bananas
The ever - classic banana was the succeeder of the best green goods category this twelvemonth . Trader Joe ’s says it ’s the price that make them so democratic ( they ’ve remained at 19 penny each for most 25 long time ) , and we ’re prepared to agree — but also , who does n’t have a go at it a right banana tree ( orbanana bread ) ?
Best Appetizer
Creamy Spinach and Artichoke Dip
The Creamy Spinach and Artichoke Dip took the desired place of favoriteappetizer . Customers have it away that it has the charm of a definitive warm magnetic inclination and the versatility to be used with a variety of meals ( not just appetizers ) .
Best Breakfast and Brunch
Hashbrowns
It ’s true that many hash brown devotee have Trader Joe ’s to give thanks for save hours of time that would have otherwise been spent flake and shredding potatoes . Plus , they even come segment off into dead - sized , circular servings .
Best Lunch and Dinner
Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice
Taking the top blot for both lunch and dinner all at once is a major swag to gain ground . Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice gets the title this time around . The ready - made meal , which comes with tandoor - way crybaby and a rich Lycopersicon esculentum and Allium cepa - ground sauce , is a first - time success .
Best Bath, Body, and Home
Brazil Nut Body Butter
The overwhelmingly - perfumed Brazil Nut Body Butter was a summer release for Trader Joe ’s , and it ’s safe to say that the pinch of salted yellowish brown and pistachio nut scent made it the victor for this family . We ’re just hoping it makes its glorious return to shelves for summer 2024 .
Best Snack
Of course , they ’re back to girth another profits for the good snack category . It was a ruffianly challenger , but the good product of the yr certainly was n’t going to give up its crown .
Best Sweet Treat
Sublime Ice Cream Sandwiches
Last but not least , best angelical treat goes to Sublime Ice Cream Sandwiches . If you have n’t yet tried the dessert — vanilla extract ice ointment sandwich between two chocolate potato chip cooky — you have to now .
Ca n’t get enough of the Customers Choice Awards ? There are even more moon-curser - up to explore on Trader Joe’sofficial declaration pageboy . If you sense your preferred snack got ignore , you ’ll have to go run a little harder during thenext awards season .
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