If I am anywhere within a 2-mile radius of Trader Joe’s, I make it a point to swing in to pick up my favorites. I build this time into my errands and bring along coolers if I am picking up refrigerated or frozen items. Recently when I was on one such trip, I found these gems waiting for me.
Oh yeah!
Ingredients: Powdered sugar (cane sugar, cornstarch), cane sugar, unsalted butter, buttermilk (cultured low fat milk, nonfat milk solids, sodium citrate, salt, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D3), water, cream (cream, carraggnan), expeller pressed canola oil, rice flour, eggs, potato starch, cocoa powder, tapioca starch, vanilla extract (water, ethyl alcohol, vanilla bean extractives), salt, sodium bicarbonate, xanthan gum, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch, monocalcium phosphate), coffee.
I knew my time with these cupcakes would be limited, so I made sure to stake my claim loudly and clearly to the 17-year-old boy who inhales all things gluten-free in my house. The cupcakes are moist and rich with decadent, creamy frosting. Darn near perfect and had these been served to me on a plate, I wouldn’t have known that they weren’t homemade. My son concurred and asked me to make sure to buy these each and every time I go to Trader Joe’s from here on out.
Trader Joe’s maintains a list of gluten-free products making it easy to shop in their store. I was disappointed to find that there weren’t any of Udi’s gluten-free items in stock when I was there this time but was told there had been a delivery issue and they hoped to have them back on the shelves as soon as possible. It makes me happy to see the gluten-free baked goods line consistently growing at Trader Joe’s.
Have you tried the new Trader Joe’s gluten-free cupcakes?
I have tried them and was not as enthusiastic about them as you were. Were not very rich in chocolate flavor and the icing tasted like pure creamed butter to me. ICK, no thanks!
I have tried them and was not as enthusiastic about them as you were. Were not very rich in chocolate flavor and the icing tasted like pure creamed butter to me. ICK, no thanks!
I loved them too!
I’ve had a reaction every time I’ve had one. Has anyone else had a problem with the cupcakes?
Yes! They made me very sick, so painful. I thought I was the only one,.
probably the Carrageenan in the icing.
Yes, severe. Trying to figure out if there was cross contamination, or if I am allergic to the one thing listed that I don’t normally ingest, Coffee.
I tried them and they taste better than any cupcake I have ever had, I will definitely buy them again:)
Damn, I forgot to mention it was the vanilla and chocolate mini cupcakes that I tried. I apologize for not having a precise comment.
I’m currently experiencing extreme gastro distress because of these for the second night in a row because I couldn’t be sure they’d caused it the first time. Really paintin upset stomach and urgent bowels almost as soon as they’re down!
These are some of the best cupcakes I’ve ever had. I’m not even gluten-free, I just wanted to know what kind of flour was used (rice) because I tore the label and Google took me here, so I don’t know about reactions. I can say these are not the same recipe as the mini cupcakes, though. They are very moist and chocolaty, and the frosting is great. I don’t find it too buttery at all, and that’s something I’m sensitive to. I wonder if some of the other commenters got some that were from a different bakery (I’m on the east coast). These have been consistently great for me.
I’ve been enjoying those gluten-free chocolate cupcakes with the wonderful frosting for some time now. Unfortunately, I had not checked the ingredients. Today, I did. They contain carrageenan, which is a known health hazard. I put my favorite little cupcakes back on the shelf.