Happy Farms Preferred Valentine’s Day Cheese Assortment (2019)

Last Updated on January 6, 2020

Aldi offers plenty of Valentine’s Day fare ranging from whole lobsterĀ to pasta to sweets and chocolates, as well as wine. The discount grocer also sells the Happy FarmsĀ Preferred Valentine’s Day Cheese Assortment, which includes four varieties of artisanal cheese, many with a sweet flavor. Some of the cheese comes packaged in a heart-shaped Babybel-style wax covering — looking a bit like the classic box of Valentine’s chocolates — for extra ambiance on what is perhaps the most romantic day of the year.

These are more upscale cheeses, not really comparable to the standard grocery store blocks of orange cheddar. They’re ideal for pairing with wine, crackers, fruit, and other hors d’oeuvres and would make a great cheese board to serve at a party.

Happy Farms Preferred Valentine's Day Cheese Assortment

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Four flavors of cheese are offered in this collection, all sold for $3.99 for 5.29 oz. Let’s take a look at the various cheeses:

Happy Farms Preferred Mature Cheddar

Happy Farms Preferred Mature Cheddar

Happy Farms Preferred Mature Cheddar

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This is marketed as a “Classic English Cheese.” It comes in a heart shaped and is covered in red wax, and you can watch a useful video at this link that shows you how to remove the wax without ruining this cheese’s heart shape.

This cheese contains: pasteurized cow’s milk, salt, cheese cultures, and vegetarian rennet.

One serving equals one ounce, which nets you 120 calories, 6 grams of saturated fat, 200 mg of sodium, and 0 carbs. It also has 7 grams of protein and 20% of your daily value of calcium.

My husband and I enjoyed this cheese. It has a sharp cheddar flavor, and it has a more sophisticated texture and taste — and is maybe a bit more dry or crumbly — compared to Aldi’s regular cheddar blocks. It’s a solid snacking cheese in small quantities because it is so rich.

Happy Farms Preferred Wensleydale Cheese with Raspberries & White Chocolate

Happy Farms Preferred Wensleydale Cheese with Raspberries and White Chocolate

Happy Farms Preferred Wensleydale Cheese with Raspberries and White Chocolate

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This cheese also comes shaped like a heart and packaged in purple wax.

Ingredients are: Wensleydale cheese (pasteurized cow’s milk, cheese culture, salt, vegetarian rennet), white chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, whey powder, lactose, emulsifier [soy lecithin E322], vanilla extract), sugar, freeze dried raspberry pieces, and raspberry flavoring.

A one-ounce serving gives you 110 calories, 6 grams of saturated fat, 130 mg of sodium, and 2 grams of sugars. It also has 6 grams of protein and 14% of your daily value of calcium.

This cheese is different, and interesting. It has a slightly crumbly texture, and it’s definitely a dessert cheese. It’s sweet, and I crunched on several raspberry seeds while eating it. My 7-year-old liked this cheese and asked for a second helping. It may be a bit of an acquired taste. The more I ate, the more I liked it. The good part is that, if you need to satisfy a sweet tooth, there are only 2 grams of sugar in one serving.

Happy Farms Preferred Creamy Cinnamon Cheese with Raisins and Diced Apple

Happy Farms Preferred Creamy Cinnamon Cheese with Raisins and Diced Apple

Happy Farms Preferred Creamy Cinnamon Cheese with Raisins and Diced Apple

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This cheese contains: pasteurized cow’s milk, cheese cultures, vegetarian rennet, salt, raisins, diced dried apple, cinnamon oil, and cinnamon powder.

One one-ounce serving contains 90 calories, 3 grams of saturated fat, 140 mg of sodium, and 6 grams of sugars. It also has 5 grams of protein and 2% of your daily value of calcium.

This cheese is unlike any I’ve ever tried before, with large chunks of raisins and apples. It’s another good dessert cheese, but I still prefer the Wensleydale cheese with raspberries and white chocolate, mostly because I’m not a big raisin fan. My kids and husband didn’t care for this cheese. If you’re a dedicated cheese aficionado and you like fruit, though, you may like it.

Happy Farms Preferred Wensleydale with Cranberries

Happy Farms Preferred Wensleydale with Cranberries

Happy Farms Preferred Wensleydale with Cranberries

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This is described as a “creamy cheese with sweet cranberries.”

It contains: pasteurized cow’s milk, sweetened dried cranberries (sugar, cranberries, sunflower oil), cheese culture, salt and vegetarian rennet.

A one-ounce serving nets you 100 calories, 5 grams of saturated fat, 140 mg of sodium, and 2 grams of sugar. It also has 6 grams of protein and 14% of your daily value of calcium.

I thought this cheese was okay. It has a hint of sweetness because of the cranberries. My kids were “meh” on this one, and my husband did not like it. My husband felt like the flavor combinations for this cranberry cheese and for the cinnamon/raisin/apple cheese mentioned above were too exotic or unusual for his palate, which is saying a lot because he is the biggest cheese fan in our family.

The Verdict:

The ALDI Find (Special Buy) Happy Farms Preferred Valentine’s Day Cheese Assortment gets credit for looking cute because some of the cheeses are heart-shaped and packaged in red and purple wax. The cheese collection also gets props for some creative flavor combinations, but those combinations have some mixed success. My family enjoyed the Mature Cheddar Cheese, and, while it was unusual, we also liked the Wensleydale Cheese with Raspberries and White Chocolate. We didn’t care much for the Creamy Cinnamon Cheese with Raisins and Diced Apple or for the Wensleydale with Cranberries.

That all said, your experiences may be different, especially if you’re looking to pair your cheeses with crackers and wine. So if you’re looking to pick up these cheeses, you might also experiment with some other things to try alongside them.

About Rachael

Rachael is the Co-founder of Aldi Reviewer. When she isn't busy shopping at Aldi, she enjoys cooking, gardening, writing gothic romance, and collecting more houseplants than she probably should. You can learn more about her at rachaelsjohnston.com.

8 Comments

  1. Hello love your write up . I also purchased the Raspberries & white chocolate cheese . I love it & want to purchase again. Is there a website to search out buying more ? Since Valentineā€™s Day is over & Aldis no longer has it . I am trying to search it out for more .
    Thank you

  2. I bought white chocolate and raspberry there last night!

  3. Sorry I mustā€™ve misunderstood! I thought OP was asking when she could get raspberry and white chocolate again. And was just trying to let her know they are available.
    But if it the flavors arenā€™t the same – my bad.

    • No problem, and you’re right! Raspberry and white chocolate is one of the Easter cheese flavors, so if you’re looking for that one, you’re in luck right now.

  4. We vacation in the Northwoods, WI every year and I have a favorite blueberry cheese I bring back with me and have even gotten a friend hooked on it. But, after shopping at Aldi last weekend and picking up a block of Wensleydale’s Raspberry & White Chocolate cheese, I NOW HAVE A NEW FAVORITE!!! I went yesterday to 2 different Aldi’s to purchase all of it I could find! VERY sadly, there was only 1 to be found. I HAVE to find a way to get more of this cheese! I love it! If anyone knows where I can order it from, please share!

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