Trader Joe's new item: knockoff Nutella

by Sarah Gilbert, Posted Aug 11th 2005 @ 5:17PM

Along with just about every other college-educated kid that once upon a time used her student Visa to buy a Eurail pass, I fell in love with Nutella over breakfast at a hostel in Paris. Now that I'm a health-conscious thirty-something, I eat it rarely (it's the trans-fat and the pricetag). Thank heavens for my local Trader Joe's, which sported a jar of "Cocoa Hazelnut Spread" on its shelves today, made with sunflower and hazelnut oils instead of that yucky partially-hydrogenated stuff. Best of all, it's cheaper than the European alternative - $2.69 for a 12.35-ounce jar here in Portland (compared to close to $4 for the same amount of Nutella).

Filed Under: Budget Cuisine, Ingredients
Tags: chocolate, dessert, trans fats

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8-22-2005 @12:45AM Michael said... The knockoff didn't pass at our house; it seems sweeter than the original, too sweet for me (I like the yin-yang of sweet-bitter) and the texture is a bit different.
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8-23-2005 @11:57PM Tanvi said... I didnt know TJ's had this! I was just there and I didnt see it, but Ill be on the lookout next time. TJ's sells nutella for about 2.70 but of course, if I can avoid trans fats, all the better. Thanks for the heads up
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