Trader Joe’s Gluten Free English Muffins
Trader Joe’s Gluten Free English Muffin Review – I love me some Thomas’ English Muffins in the morning. All others are a distant second in my mind. They are the perfect amount of sourdough tang and as they say “nooks and crannies” to capture all the delicious butter or jam you put on them.
The Thomas’ English Muffins really are the gold standard. I have reviewed the Trader Joe’s regular English Muffins here before and I only gave them mediocre ratings. They just didn’t have the nicely browned exterior and the big nooks and crannies and of course, the flavor was a pale comparison to the Thomas’ ones. I only buy them in a pinch.
Just recently, Trader Joe’s introduced some Gluten Free English Muffins that caught my eye. You know I like to branch out and try as many different things at Trader Joe’s as possible.
Trader Joe’s Gluten Free English Muffins
Trader Joe’s attracts a lot of people that have specific dietary requirements from Gluten Free to Vegan to Kosher. So, I like to try a lot of stuff out of my comfort zone because I’m an adventurous eater and I know many of my followers are Gluten Free.
I’ll just say this upfront. I would probably never buy these if I wasn’t doing this blog. Full disclosure, I eat everything (well almost everything) but I don’t generally try to avoid gluten.
First, off these Trader Joe’s Gluten Free English muffins are a little strange looking. They are snow white with some yellow grains on them that can only be cornmeal. They look like an albino hamburger bun dressing up as English muffins.
They are pre-split so you don’t have to cut them. I looked at the ingredients before I put them in the toaster and not to my surprise, they are made mostly of rice flour. That’s probably why they are so white.
I smelled them before I put them in the toaster and they had a bit of that sourdough tang, but it can’t be because of yeast. I don’t think these have any yeast in them. You will need a good toaster like this one below to get them to the right color.
Cuisinart CPT-180 Metal Classic 4-Slice Toaster
I put them in the toaster on a darker than normal setting because if you know about regular English muffins they take a long time to toast and these aren’t any different, so set your toaster to a darker setting.
When they came out, I was pretty surprised at how nice they looked. I quickly put some butter on them to taste. First, you’ll see there aren’t a lot of nooks and crannies like Thomas’ but it’s not half bad. I do like the way they toasted up though. They look much nicer after you toast them.
The flavor wasn’t half bad. There seemed to be a bit of tang that I would expect. The texture was decent but acceptable. A little gummy, but then so are most gluten free bread in my mind. It’s the lack of gluten that does it, but I’m not complaining too much.
Trader Joe’s Gluten Free English Muffins
Would I buy these again?
I don’t think for me personally, I would go out of my way just because I am not gluten free, but if I didn’t have that choice, these are a perfectly acceptable option. I could see making a nice big egg and cheese breakfast sandwich with these. So, if you are gluten free go ahead and get them. They aren’t all that bad!
1 English muffin(77g)
CALORIES PER SERVING: 150
| SERVES 4 | AMOUNT | %DV |
|---|---|---|
| Total Fat | 1 g | 1% |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g | 0% |
| Trans Fat | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 340 mg | 15% |
| Total Carbohydrate | 30 g | 11% |
| Dietary Fiber | less than 1 g | 2% |
| Total Sugars | 3 g | |
| Includes | 3 g Added Sugars | 6% |
| Protein | 4 g | |
| Vitamin D | 0 mcg | 0% |
| Calcium | 10 mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.6 mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 100 mg | 2% |
NOTE: Since posting, the details of this item may have changed due to fluctuating market
Ingredients
WATER, STARCH AND RICE FLOUR BLEND (MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, RICE FLOUR, RICE STARCH), TAPIOCA STARCH, CHICKPEA FLOUR, DRIED EGG WHITES, CANE SUGAR, YEAST, DEGERMED YELLOW CORNMEAL, CANOLA OIL, SALT, GUAR GUM, GLUCONO-DELTA-LACTONE, VEGETABLE GLYCERIN, SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE, HYDROXYPROPYL METHYLCELLULOSE, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORNSTARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), BAKING SODA.
- CONTAINS EGG.