10 Best Thanksgiving Items To Buy at Trader Joe’s Before They Sell Out

It doesn’t cost much to wow guests this Thanksgiving when you shop at Trader Joe’s. Whether you’re hosting or attending a Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving, you’ll find seasonal groceries at prices low enough to save money while giving the appearance you spent way more at a specialty grocer.

After consulting a Reddit thread surveying shoppers’ must-have Thanksgiving items, GOBankingRates put together 10 items Trader Joe’s shoppers can’t get enough of.

Not much of a cook? Consider these six frozen staples that make easy holiday meals.

• Price: $5.49

One Redditor commented, “The maple butter is so good I put a whole jar in my yams.” 

Test out the addictive maple butter as a new ingredient for your Thanksgiving yam recipe or add it to muffins or a fruit cake instead.

• Price: $5.99

Upgrade your typical Turkey Day stuffing with seasonal cornbread stuffing. 

For just $6, shoppers receive cornbread stuffing filled with savory herbs like parsley and sage, roasted apples and dried cranberries. To cook, simply heat up following the stuffing’s directions and serve.

• Price: $2.29

There’s a lot of ways you can use up fresh cranberries on Thanksgiving. Whether you’re making your own cranberry sauce from scratch or adding in a dessert recipe, each 12-ounce bag contains more than enough cranberries for your favorite tart sides.

• Price: $2.99

Take your green bean side dish to the next level with garlic shiitake green beans. These green beans come in a garlic shiitake mushroom sauce and cook up unbelievably fast. Plus, they’re frozen so whatever you don’t use up during Thanksgiving can be saved for use during the next holiday dinner gathering.

• Price: $4.49

Keep a container of gluten-free turkey gravy on hand for any GF guests attending your holiday dinner.

This rich gravy is ideal for use on everything from the turkey to dripping on side dishes or adding to turkey sandwiches post-Thanksgiving. 

• Price: $4.99

You can’t go wrong shopping for scallopini potatoes. These affordable potatoes are made with four cheeses and take less than an hour to cook in the oven for a fully baked side dish everyone will love.

• Price: $5.49

Cull the length and expense associated with your appetizer shopping list in favor of buying pastry bites. These savory bites are made with feta cheese and caramelized onions and won’t break the bank to stock up on.

“Our Thanksgiving appetizer table always has frozen pastry bites with caramelized onion and feta. Perfect for a pre-dinner nibble and stupidly easy to prepare,” wrote fireflyeyes.

• Price: $3.49

Everyone, from kids to adults, loves the bubbly taste of sparkling apple cider on Thanksgiving. 

Your wallet will also love the price, since most name-brand ciders retail for $4 and up per bottle at big-box retailers. 

• Price: $6.99

Love cranberries? You’re likely to enjoy a slice or two of the Nantucket-style cranberry pie. 

This limited-time pie is made with tart cranberries and walnuts at the base with accents of almonds and vanilla. Pair with ice cream, whipped topping or savor it on its own.

• Price: $5.99

Swap out a traditional apple pie with a rustic apple tarte. This fully baked frozen dessert comes loaded with apples and blended with cream cheese, cinnamon and sugar and topped with almonds.

We can’t emphasize enough just how cheap this treat is. GOBankingRates did a little sleuthing to find out how much more you’d pay for an apple tarte and discovered specialty bakeries charge $47 or more for the same sweets!

Editor’s note: Prices and availability are accurate as of Oct. 28, 2025, and are subject to change.