"Trader Joe's regular selection is full of desserts to buy and desserts to avoid. But for dairy and egg-free diets, Trader Joe's also offers plenty of vegan options - each equally as varied in flavor, texture, and impression. Our taste tester sampled eight Trader Joe's vegan desserts, ranking them on merits of personal preference, taste, complexity, and texture. While we didn't necessarily dislike any of the, last place went to the bland yet inoffensive Vanilla Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert."
"Despite the visual, our taste tester couldn't taste much of it. They couldn't really taste any of the coconut either, which is surprising considering how much it tends to come through in coconut milk-based ice creams. The nondescript flavor was sweet with a hint of vanilla, but it doesn't live up to even a fraction of vanilla's aromatic potential. Still, they enjoyed the ultra-creamy soft-serve consistency."
The Vanilla Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert uses a coconut milk base and shows visible vanilla bean specks yet delivers a nondescript flavor. The ice cream tastes sweet with only a faint hint of vanilla and very little coconut presence, surprising for a coconut milk base. The texture is ultra-creamy and soft-serve, which many find enjoyable despite the muted flavor. Shopper reactions are mixed: some praise the creaminess and subtlety, while others express disappointment at the lack of pronounced coconut or vanilla character. The product ranked lowest among eight sampled vegan desserts for overall flavor.
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