Trader Joe's Freeze Dried Strawberry Pieces

More freeze dried fruit! More exciting astronaut snacks! More SUMMER IN NOVEMBER action! Do any of you guys remember Trader Joe's Astronaut Thanksgiving? It was never gonna take off even if they had really called it that. But astronaut fruit candy is significantly more promising. Those Freeze Dried Watermelon Spheres blew our minds.

These? They're darn good, too. I think we might have been even more impressed had we tried them before we tried the watermelon candy. It's two great fruit snack concepts being combined: freeze dried fruit, which we've seen many times from TJ's—and candy covered fruit, another slick move straight out of Joe's pseudo-healthy snackin' handbook.

We've got a nice thick layer of "yogurt flavored coating" on the outside of these treats with real freeze dried strawberries on the inside. It makes the outer portions soft and creamy while the insides are crispy and crunchy. Sonia and I both feel that the freeze dried strawberries themselves are what makes this candy unique, so we think it might have been stronger if there were less of the coating and more of the strawberry.

But still, this is a tasty fruit-based snack with a unique texture. The pieces are the perfect size for snacking and they're more satisfying than you might expect. The sweetness level is just about right. I wish they'd stay away from the palm kernel oil and other seed oils, but other than that, the ingredients aren't too threatening.

$4.99 for the 7 oz resealable bag. Kosher. Found with the bagged nuts, fruits, and trail mixes. We'd probably buy again. Eight out of ten stars from both Sonia and me for Trader Joe's Freeze Dried Strawberry Pieces Covered in Strawberry Yogurt Candy Coating.

Bottom line: 8 out of 10.