Trader Joe's Frozen Foods You'll Wish You Knew About Sooner

Trader Joe's has lots of ready-made foods that make preparing dinner on busy nights much easier, from bagged salads to pre-made sushi and heat-and-eat soups. But one of our favorite places to scout for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert is the Trader Joe's frozen aisle.

Waking up in the morning isn't always easy, but with a warm almond croissant in your hand and a steaming mug of coffee, things are a lot more tolerable. Making croissants, however, is a days-long process, and thankfully, Trader Joe's has a solution.

Trader Joe's Almond Croissants come frozen, in a box of four. To make them, you let one or more sit, covered, at room temperature overnight, so the dough can thaw and rise. In the morning, you pop the croissants into the oven, and a few minutes later you've got croissants that are at least as good as, if not far better than, the kind you can get from your grocery store bakery.

The frozen aisle in grocery stores across the country has become the home of a new type of treat, light ice cream. In fact, Halo Top, a low-cal, high-protein ice cream brand, became the bestselling pint at grocery stores around the nation, which might be why Trader Joe's has introduced its own Light Ice Cream.

They started with two flavors to choose from: Joe-Joe's Cookies & Cream Light Ice Cream and Trader Joe's Chocolate Peanut Butter Light Ice Cream. They're both around 350 calories each, give or take, and low-cal ice cream? Sign us up.

One benefit of choosing Trader Joe's Light Ice Cream over Halo Top? The kind from Trader Joe's isn't sweetened with a food additive known to cause some people to experience gas and bloating.

Watch the video to learn about more Trader Joe's frozen foods you'll wish you knew about sooner!

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Almond Croissants | 0:14
Light Ice Cream | 0:44
Broccoli and Kale Pizza Crust | 1:26
Cauliflower Gnocchi | 1:58
Mango Sticky Rice Spring Rolls | 2:36
Mandarin Orange Chicken | 3:03