Trader Joe's New Gingerbread Ice Cream Has Fans Thrilled

Move over pumpkin spice, Thanksgiving is the unofficial changing of the guard from the classic fall tastes to the festive winter flavors most often associated with this time of year, including peppermint, cinnamon, and, of course, gingerbread. As PBS's The History Kitchen notes, gingerbread has been a Christmastime tradition since the 16th century when building gingerbread houses became popular in Germany. Gingerbread is so popular during winter that the Post Bulletin declared it the "flavor of the season."

While gingerbread men and houses are the most common use of the spicy holiday flavor, Trader Joe's has a new way of enjoying the holiday treat — one fitting to its southern California roots where, even in December, Weather Spark notes that the average temperatures are still near a balmy 70 degrees. For all the dessert fans who want the perfect mix of wintery cookie flavors without letting go of the snacks of summer, there is now Trader Joe's Gingerbread Ice Cream.