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These Trader Joe’s Desserts Look Amazing (And Are So Easy To Make)

by The Zoe Report

There are many reasons to love Trader Joe’s: the crazy-affordable fare, the vast assortment of ready-made apps, entrees and sides (that when plated can pass for homemade) and, of course, the unconventional guilty pleasures you sure can’t cop at your local supermarket. We might even argue the unique snacks are the best part about TJ’s, so you can imagine our excitement when we stumbled across some daring dessert recipes created by the chain itself that require little to no cook time. Seriously. From matcha cupcakes to boozy chocolate floats, here are seven sweet treats we can’t wait to make. Oh TJ’s, what would we ever do without you?

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Matcha Matcha Cupcakes

Yield: 16 to 18 cupcakes

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 15 to 16 minutes

Cupcake ingredients: 1 box TJ's Vanilla Cake Mix 1 cup cold milk 2 large eggs 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted 4 TJ's Single-Serve Matcha Green Tea Packets

Frosting ingredients: 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened 1 to 2 tsp milk 2 TJ's Single-Serve Matcha Green Tea Packets

Directions: Full recipe can be found here.

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Cookie Butter Frozen Pops

Yield: 10 pops

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 6 hours

Ingredients: 1 large banana 3/4 cup TJ's Cookie Butter 2 cups milk 1/2 tsp sea salt 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 10 craft sticks and 10 small paper cups to use as molds

Directions: Full recipe can be found here.

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Mini Tropical Ice Cream Sandwiches

Yield: 20 sandwiches

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: N/A

Ingredients: 1 package TJ’s Toasted Coconut Thins 1 container TJ’s Mango Sorbet 1 container TJ’s Light Vanilla Ice Cream

Directions: Full recipe can be found here.

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Peanut Butter Cup Cinnamallow Treats

Yield: 12 treats

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 10 minutes

Ingredients: Canola oil spray 6 cups TJ's Crunchy Cinnamon Squares 1 bag marshmallows 3 Tbsp unsalted butter 20 TJ's Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups, cut into thirds

Directions: Full recipe can be found here.

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Mango Yogurt And Granola Parfait

Yield: 1 parfait

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: N/A

Ingredients: 1/2 cup TJ's Ginger Almond & Cashew Granola Cereal 1/2 cup TJ's Mango Greek Yogurt 1/3 cup raspberries 1/2 cup mango, peeled, pitted and chopped 1 Tbsp TJ's Sesame Honey Cashews

Directions: Full recipe can be found here.

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Sunflower Seed Spread Cookies

Yield: 18 cookies

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 10 minutes

Ingredients: 1 cup TJ's Unsweetened Sunflower Seed Spread 1 cup organic sugar, plus more for rolling cookies 1 large egg 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp TJ's Pure Bourbon Vanilla Extract

Directions: Full recipe can be found here.

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Boatswain Chocolate Stout Float

Yield: 3 floats

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: N/A

Ingredients: 1 bottle Boatswain Chocolate Stout TJ's French Vanilla Ice Cream Whipped Cream & chocolate chunks, for garnish (optional)

Directions: Full recipe can be found here.