For a discount grocer, Aldi has surprisingly good chocolate. Their milk chocolate bar with hazelnut paste is my family’s favorite chocolate bar for making s’mores. We also pick up several of the different chocolate Advent calendars each holiday season, and Aldi sells various chocolate treats during the Easter and fall seasons. Much of the Aldi…
Each week we highlight a few of the more interesting items in the upcoming Aldi weekly ad. Note that, in our area, the ad takes effect on Wednesday, but in some areas it may take effect as early as Sunday. This week’s theme is everything you need for a kid bedroom redecorating project, along with…
Peanut butter and chocolate just go together. They’re a pair, like salt and pepper, or macaroni and cheese, or bacon and eggs. Peanut butter and chocolate are such a natural pairing that you often find them together at the grocery store in ice cream (moosetracks is one of my personal favorites), cookies, and candy. There…
Each week we highlight a few of the more interesting items in the upcoming Aldi weekly ad. Note that, in our area, the ad takes effect on Wednesday, but in some areas it may take effect as early as Sunday. This week’s theme is kitchen products, Easter candy, spring-themed home décor and assorted home goods,…
Each week we highlight a few of the more interesting items in the upcoming Aldi weekly ad. Note that, in our area, the ad takes effect on Wednesday, but in some areas it may take effect as early as Sunday. This week’s theme is home furnishings and accessories, Valentine’s Day decorations and gifts, Valentine’s Day…
Each week we highlight a few of the more interesting items in the upcoming Aldi weekly ad. Note that, in our area, the ad takes effect on Wednesday, but in some areas it may take effect as early as Sunday. This week’s theme is Advent calendars of all kinds (National Advent Calendar Day is November…
This post contains affiliate links. The first Wednesday of November is almost here, and that means just one thing for Aldi shoppers: it’s National Advent Calendar Day. Aldi fans wait eagerly to see what kinds of Advent calendars the discount grocery store will stock each year. It’s usually a mix of old favorites such as…
Several years ago, Aldi introduced some chocolate pumpkins during the fall season. These adorable little gourmet chocolates came in a range of brown and orange colors, and they had unique creamy chocolate, caramel, or coffee-flavored fillings. Aldi brings those chocolate pumpkins back every autumn, and they’re a nice treat for sharing with a friend or…
EDITOR’S NOTE: Aldi sold these again in July of 2024 for the same price of $1.69 per 1.75-ounce bar. Aldi chocolate is a hidden gem. The hazelnut-based chocolate bars are outstanding, and don’t even get me started about the peanut butter cups. Aldi has a fine selection of Regular Buy chocolate, enhanced by a rotating…
This post contains affiliate links. In the 1930s, a British company called Rowentree’s developed a four-finger chocolate-covered wafer. Originally called Rowentree’s Chocolate Crisp, the sweet treat was renamed Kit Kat Chocolate Crisp in 1937, and the name was shortened further to Kit Kat after World War II. During the 1940s, Kit Kat was introduced into…