New and Notable: Sips & Treats for the Sweetest Time of Year
Now that we’ve transitioned to fall, you likely have two things on your mind: the upcoming holiday season and the fact that the sun is setting much, much earlier. The good news is our grocery team has been hard at work finding new products to help you tackle those contrasting mindsets: bright, bubbly sips and ice cream treats to remind you that summer is never that far away, and delectable baking essentials to embrace the cozy holiday season.
Soft Drinks
Rachel’s Ginger Beer
Whether you want to treat yourself to a post-work Moscow Mule or simply want to enjoy something sweet and bubbly with your Co-op sandwich, reach for a bottle of Rachel’s Ginger Beer!
Handcrafted in Seattle and sold at the infamous Pike Place Market, Rachel’s has quickly become one of the great PNW-made delicacies. Made with only fresh water, lemons, organic sugar, and ginger, you’ll find a colorful assortment of their original, blood orange, and pink guava ginger beers in our chilled drink case in the Deli.
GT’s Cola
You’re likely familiar with GT’s Kombucha – it’s been a mainstay at the Co-op for many, many years. But what about GT’s Cola? Made from an adaptogenic mushroom infusion of Reishi, Chaga, and Turkey Tail mushrooms, this black tea-based kombucha-cola mashup is unlike your traditional probiotic drink. All we can say is you’ll have to pop one open for yourself.
De La Calle Tepache – Todos Los Sabores!
Tepache: a fermented beverage made from pineapples, sweetened with sugar and cinnamon. Traditionally sold chilled and served in a plastic bag by street vendors in Mexico.
De La Calle Tepache: also fermented and prepared with the traditional recipe in mind, but canned, and readily available at your Co-op!
When we introduced De La Calle’s tepache back in the summer of 2021 we started off with just a few of their most popular flavors: Tradicional Pineapple, Tamarind Citrus, and Mango Chili. Now, you can find all of their sweet and spicy probiotic-packed flavors in the chilled drink case in our Deli! Our favorites? It’s a toss-up between the Watermelon Jalapeño and Tradicional Pineapple – there’s just something to be said about the original pineapple drink that started it all.
Ice Cream
Molly Moon’s Minimoon
Something new for when you you’re craving just a little something sweet: Molly Moon’s minimoons! These adorably small, wildly delicious treats are just 4.5 ounces and the perfect size for filling that sweet tooth, without post-pint remorse. They even come with a teensy wooden spoon. Choose from sweet cream, salted caramel, and cookie dough.
Molly Moon’s ice cream is more than just a delicious dessert– every year, they give at least 10% of their profits back to food banks, equity organizations, and women and girl empowerment initiatives. We’ll raise a spoon to that!
Molly Moon Ice Cream Toppings: fudge, caramel, sprinkles
A new tradition we’re scheming on for the holidays, is a DIY ice cream sundae bar! Yes, winter is a perfectly acceptable time of year to continue eating ice cream, and no sundae bar is complete without the sprinkles, fudge, and caramel sauce. Find Molly Moon’s ice cream toppings next to our ice cream case.
Lopez Island Ice Cream Sandwiches
A Lopez Island classic – but take it on the go! Lopez Island Creamery picked some of their most popular flavors; vanilla, Skagit strawberry, mint, and latte, and sandwiched them between two chocolate cookies. The package says it all – big enough to share, good enough not to. Find them in the ice cream case.
Holiday Baking
Simple Mills Pumpkin Pancake & Waffle Mix + Apple & Pumpkin Muffin Baking Mix
Nothing screams fall more than pumpkins and apples. Embrace the season with new baking mixes from Simple Mills. Whether you’re whipping up a batch of weekend brunch pumpkin pancakes, or a tray of after-school muffins, all of Simple Mills baking mixes are gluten-free and made from almond flour. Find them in the baking aisle.
Supernatural Sprinkles
What’s a sugar cookie without the icing and sprinkles? Just in time for busiest baking season of all, Supernatural Sprinkles are soy and gluten-free, 100% vegan and made of just a few simple ingredients. No Red 40 or Yellow 6 in sight! Choose from 5 varieties that are sure to get you in the holiday spirit: Christmas Sequins, Snowfall, Ugly Christmas Sweater, Into The Woods, and Jingle Pop. Find them on the baking aisle.
Sweet Loren’s Cookie Doughs
Maybe you don’t want to whip up cookies from scratch. Maybe you need something quick for that work potluck that you totally didn’t forget about in the midst of busy holiday planning. Either way, Sweet Loren’s Cookie Dough is pre-portioned, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, and nut-free, making it a quick and easy grab ‘n’ go dessert perfect for any party (or pajama day). Choose from Chocolate Chunk, Sugar Cookie, Fudgy Brownie, and Oat Cranberry.