The People Have Spoken! These are the TOP 13 Products You’ve Gotta Buy at ALDI
Oh ALDI, we love you so ❤
And so do our readers! After sharing our favorite ways to save BIG at ALDI, our smart, deal savvy Hip2Save community stepped up in full force to suggest their top ALDI products. Buckle up and grab your wallet!
1.) Belmont mint chocolate chip ice cream
Give into your dessert craving and get yourself some of this ice cream. Mint not your thing? Try the other flavors!
“The Belmont mint chocolate chip ice cream is delicious!” – Tracy
“The vanilla is so good!” – Jessica
2.) Moser Roth chocolate bars
These beautifully packaged chocolate bars are the REAL deal, sourced right from Europe. ALDI carries multiple chocolate brands, each offering different flavors, shapes, and sizes – and they’re ALL so good. These were suggested MULTIPLE times!
“If you miss the creamy chocolate you had in Germany (like I do), stock up on it at Aldi’s. That’s my first stop when I shop there (the chocolate end-cap).” – MaymeV
“The chocolate they carry is amazing.” – Angela-Miles
“Aldi’s dark chocolate is my crack. $1.99 for a decadent large 4.4 oz bar has made me an official junkie.” – Mamma Palooza
Hip Tip: Use this chocolate for desserts, like Lina’s Homemade Banana Peanut Butter Cups!
3.) Sweet Harvest mandarin oranges
These tiny, tasty little oranges are perfect for salads, smoothies, or a quick snack!
4.) Organic produce
The organic produce at ALDI is great not only for its selection, but also for the prices!
“Our Aldi gets tons of great organic produce for the price I’d pay for something not organic at any other store.” – Katy
Hip Tip: Check out more ways to save on produce!
5.) Benton’s caramel coconut fudge cookies
These cookies look (and taste) just like the Girl Scout version, except they’re less expensive and available year-round!
“I run past them hoping I can have self-control… they have a couple that are just about identical to what you get from [Girl Scouts].” – Megan
6.) Tuscan Garden Italian dressing
Keep these on hand for salads or marinades (the bottle looks identical to name brand dressing)!
“We like the bottled Italian Dressing (the regular one). Haven’t tried the zesty variety yet.” – VB Vee
7.) Simply Nature 100% Organic Grass Fed Ground Beef
No added antibiotics or growth hormones, 100% grass-fed, and it’s at the lowest price around – great for those who follow the keto diet!
“I love the organic grass-fed beef… all of the fresh meat is great.” – Steph B
Hip Tip: Check out these awesome tips to save more on meat!
8.) Pretty much anything from liveGfree, ALDI’s gluten-free line
My mom has had Celiac disease for over 30 years, and when this line was introduced, it was a HUGE game changer for her grocery shopping options!
“My son has Celiac disease, and I have found that Aldi has the best selection and best prices around for gluten-free foods.” – Shannon
9.) Their Specially Selected items
You’ll know these when you see them since they’re displayed in black boxes, rather than the rest of the brightly colored cardboard. They’re usually featured on end caps or in the ALDI finds section, but you might also find them in random displays scattered throughout the store.
“I try to buy all the specially selected items usually found in a black box. Almost always from Europe and taste so good.” – Maria
“Anything under their Specially Selected brand is FABULOUS. Whether it is cheese, flatbread pizza, or dessert.” – Casey
10.) Cheese
Sweet dreams are made of cheese. Who am I to dis a Brie? The cheese selection at ALDI can’t be beat. There are tons of options, they’re delicious, and they’re SO reasonably priced!
“I LOVE their CHEESES!!! … the cheeses are VERY inexpensive – DEFINITELY compared to other stores – as well as the flavors are good – Happy Farms is the brand. 🙂” – Mary
11.) Kerrygold butter
If you’ve been following Hip2Save for a while, you’ll know that Collin LOVES the keto diet, and this butter is a staple in her kitchen! Picking it up at ALDI ensures you’ll get the best price for it, too!
“Kerrygold butter is so incredibly creamy and sweet. I can’t believe it’s butter!” – Jamie at Hip2Save
“Make a grilled cheese with Kerrygold and it’s life changing… It’s super rich and delicious!” – Lina at Hip2Save
Hip Tip: Lina uses Kerrygold to make the mouthwatering garlic caper butter for this easy Steak and Veggies Sheet Pan Dinner!
12.) Maple syrup
Sure, this is from the Specially Selected line that I already mentioned, but this one is worth its own shout out. Real 100% maple syrup can be SO expensive, but not at ALDI 😍 …and it’s delicious!
“A highlight beyond the produce is the 100% maple syrup.” – Sarah
13.) Milk and eggs
Eggs and milk are the most talked about items by far from ALDI! And while their costs vary from store-to-store, one theme remains – their prices appear to beat the competition by far!
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Written by Emily for Hip2Save. Emily lives in Buffalo, NY where she spends her time drinking lots of coffee, scouring the internet for deals, and tackling DIY projects. She’s a big believer of self-care and living the fullest life possible, all while saving money of course.
I LOVE their onion rings, I wish they had them year round. I also love their cheese crackers (just like cheez-itz), cheese sticks, ice teas (just like Snapple) SPICES $.99?? I could go on.
Right!? There’s almost too much to love!
Anymore suggestions on ice cream flavors there that anyone has tried and liked?
I personally thought the ice cream was nasty. I big waste of money.
Agreed. The Belmont moose tracks was gross. Tasted like overly sweet fake sugar. I had to throw out the entire carton.
I was not a fan of the ice cream either, I bought the vanilla and it was in a black container.
They have Gelato at a great price! I love the caramel. I like their cookie dough ice cream too.
Love gelato..I will try it. Thank you.
I buy their Specially Selected
Super Premium Vanilla Ice Cream in the black container. It has only simple ingredients like cream and sugar, not the high fructose stuff. Tastes like homemade!
Thank you – I’ll keep an eye out – I live in Michigan so Hudsonville ice cream is pretty hard to beat
Yes! This is addictive. For me to choose this over chocolate ice cream says a lot!
I will definitely be picking this up on my next ALDI trip 😋thanks for the suggestion!
We’ve gotten the ice cream bars before and they’re so good. Love the strawberry one the best.
I get the Special Selections ice cream. Chocolate or Vanilla only, but it’s only 4 ingredients!
The Organic Milk prices are so reasonable
Spread just a little Kerrygold butter across the outside of tortillas before making a cheese quesadilla – my 9 year old’s favorite!
Ooo yum! That sounds delish!
I second that suggestion.
Love there Cesar Salad kits!!
I love shopping there at Christmas so we can have all the German goodies we were raised on while stationed in Germany. The german chocolates are wonderful too.
Almonds, honey and String cheese
And fit and active tortillas
I love their almonds too! Such a great price since they can get kind of expensive at other grocery stores.
I agree with everything except my kids HATED the mangarin oranges. They prefer Walmart brand. Can anyone give me some feedback on their seafood. Just started dipping our toes in trying different kinds of seafood. We don’t have much access to fresh. We tried a frozen beer batter fish at Walmart and it cooked up so greasy it was disgusting.
Ashley seafood is good frozen fish is what I’ve tried. They have a satisfaction guaranteed if your not satisfied with ANY product they will refund your money no questions asked.
I’ve bought their frozen shrimp, mahi, and scallops. All good!!
They have breaded fish sticks which I’ve found to be mostly just breading but the battered fish filets (in the blue box) are good. You just have to cook them a little longer than the box says so they crisp up a little. They’ve also got good pre-cooked frozen shrimp.
The king crab legs are yummy and a great price!
We eat their ahi tuna found in the frozen section. It contains 3 individually wrapped small tuna steaks for around $6. I drizzle a little olive oil on top and salt/pepper and throw them in the grill. They seriously end up tasting like a steak! My husband is not much of a seafood lover but loves the ahi.
We love their cocktail peanuts with sea salt and their cinnamon graham crackers!
Mixed nuts for snacking are very good, and quite a bit less than Wal Mart. Our Aldi just did a huge remodel, which was a mess for a long time, so hoping they are done with that. But should be even nicer. Really don’t care for their meats personally, but have good buys on many other items. Love their household/gift items that change week to week. Very addicting to not walk by them! At least for me.
I LOVE their dark chocolate covered almonds. Their dark chocolate shortbread cookies & Natural peanut butter are a must also.
just a question.. please don’t be mean. I am curious as to WHY buy organic fruits, such as bananas and oranges- that have a hard peel on them? What’s the difference? Just trying to understand, because I walk by it in Aldi and don’t know why its there.
Great question Tricia i would like to know as well I heard you don’t need to buy organic fruit that has a peel waste of money
It’s because of the fertilizer. There shouldn’t be any kind of chemical in the fertilizer if it is truly organic.
Actually, this is not true. Organic produce is also produced with fertilizer that contains chemicals (technically everything is a chemical, but that’s another story for another day…), the only difference is that the fertilizer/pesticides can not contain synthetic compounds. In reality though, some of the organic pesticides can be worse than conventional ones, especially because they are not as closely regulated as conventional ones.
I second everything you’ve said. Not a big fan of the copper sulfates used in organic farming.
If your not eating the skin/peel then you just wash your fruit peel and eat. All organic is not necessarily organic a word trick thrown out by many companies
I stick with the dirty dozen list to save money for organic items
Same here – on the dirty dozen list
Remember that they have a list of pesticides that are banned from any product they sell. Overall Aldi brands are cleaner than most. Especially after you add no MSG, artificial colors or trans fats.
Google “dirty dozen” and “clean 15.” That’s the list I follow if i should go organic. But I prefer those without skin like cauliflower and asparagus organic/pesticide-free. And carrots. That’s just me.
I’ve read that unless you’re eating the peel it doesn’t really matter if it’s organic.
The biosolids (aka sewer sludge) used in non-organic farming have tested positive for dozens of chemicals including ones in cleaners, triclosan, flame retardents and pharmaceuticals. The EPA says it’s safe, the USGS not so much. They found the soil and earthworms have become contaiminated from the biosolids, along with potential horomone disruption in fish.
USDA organic foods are not supposed to be grown with sludge, although I think there have been some issues with cities giving away biosolids as “organic” soil and later getting in trouble for it. Hope that makes sense and helps.
I know a woman who gets organic bananas because she juices her banana peels. She puts them in this thing that squeezes all the liquid out, then she adds the liquid to her banana smoothie. Apparently it’s healthy or something like that.
For me, Aldi’s is either hit or miss. There are some really great items that I LOVE at Aldi’s but there are some things that my whole family hates. For example, one item we just purchased from there was mussels in garlic sauce. Most of the mussels were closed and the sauce had no taste. I’m hoping that some of the items you mentioned are really good because I would love to try the chocolate, maple syrup and ground beef.
Myrah you can return any product if not satisfied for a full refund. No money lost on their products.
Just a heads up. We make pure maple syrup straight from our VT trees. The ingredients should say nothing but sap. If it says anything at all other than that… you’re not paying for pure maple syrup! Often times we see stores selling pure maple syrup and water is added. That’s not pure. Maple syrup is 100% straight from the tree. You add NOTHING! Don’t be scammed 🙂
I’ll give a shout out to their Plain Non-Fat Greek Yogurt. So good and lower in sugar (and Price) than other brands. I pickup a container every week.
Yes! The big tub of plain Greek yogurt is delicious, high in protein, and not “Greek-style”.
Thanks for posting Donna. I will try their yogurt.
Yes! All though I like the Unsweetened Vanilla Greek Yogurt. Only 12 grams of sugar per serving compared to Chobani which is 20 grams per serving. And it’s $2-4 cheaper per large container.
Aldi’s will take back anything you try and don’t like – no questions
Wait, what??? If I opened food and tried it but didn’t like it, I can return the package and they will refund me my money??? Really?
ALDI has return and exchange policies that vary depending on the type of product purchased. Double Guarantee: Any unused product can be returned, together with the original packaging and receipt to an ALDI Store Manager. You will be given a refund of the purchase price and issued a replacement product.
I returned a can of soup and a pork roast. They did not replace anything, only gave me the money back.
Yes Myrah it’s their policy
Not only that but they will REPLACE the item as well. So you not only get the money back but a new page of whatever it was for FREE. They have a double back guarantee.
Oh yes, I somehow picked up some moldy blueberries (the only bad fruit I got all summer, all the other produce from Aldi was great!). They refunded my money AND let me go get a fresh pint of berries!
If I would have knew this policy, I would have returned everything I bought from Aldi. I had very bad experiences with Aldi. Didn’t liked their chicken drumsticks at all, tried one of the chocolate popsicle icecream and it was so nasty. Once got the eggplant and it wasn’t cooking at all, even grind it too still was not eatable. So decided to never go back to Aldi.
I second the recommendation on their cookies! They are so similar to girl scouts for a fraction of the price and any time I want them!😉
I agree! They taste great
Lacura Face Cleanser
Lacura Q10 Day Cream
Lacura Q10 night Cream
Compares to my Mary Kay products at a fraction of the cost.
Oh, I will I have to check that out! I usually skip the health and beauty section.
Lacura creams are awesome!
The Dark Sea Salt chocolate is my favorite! Plus it’s packaged in little bars which makes it even better to just a little bit.
I didn’t know aldi had so many good options, and its 5 min walking distance. Thanks.
New to this, what is Aldi’s??? Obviously a grocery store, but what’s it all about? I’m in AZ, are they coming to my neck of the desert anytime soon?
I 2nd the organic produce, organic milk and their chocolates and cheeses are great. Their cookies are also amazing my kids love them.
I pass on eggs form my local aldi’s, tried them a couple times and they are very low quality, super pale color. Compared their organic ones to Nellies and was so obvious which ones where which. Tried Aldi eggs enough I stopped buying any there.
The winking owl wine. I’ve recently gotten into wine and I’ve tried over 30 bottles and varieties. And the best by far to me is the aldi brand wine. 😂
We mix it with Whiskey and makes drinks called “Blinky House Wife” instead of the Winking Owl… LOL!!! Love me some Aldis wine!!!
My ALDI doesn’t have a wine section but I hear great things about the wines they offer!
YES! They have a fabulous wine selection at great prices. Cannot beat the Winking Owl at 2.89 here in GA!
Check out the chocolate wine available around Valentine’s Day. It’s wonderful!
Hummus, Elevation bars and the Chinese frozen mixes.
SO WISH we had Aldi in CO😕
I love getting their artificially flavored coffee creamer, next to the half and half. So cheap and yummy flavors like cinnamon roll. The meat (happened with chicken and pork) is always an issue for me so I stopped buying it. I get home and it smells funny or is completely rotten. I think their fridges just aren’t cold enough and if the product doesn’t turn over quickly, bad things happen. They take it back but I still need meat! I prefer ShopRite because I can choose a cut and they wrap it right there. Aldi Saltines are fantastic, great price. Potato chips too.
Love their form antibacterial hand wash…have been buying their brand since three years… Milk, condensed milk, evaporated milk are great for desserts. Ground nut oil is tastier if you cook a lot gravy’s. Plant pots, flower bouquets are cheapest at 3.99 and the bouquets stay fresh for weeks together
Their diapers are awesome! No leaks & no rashes! Great value for the low price.
Yes! I get tired of trying to find good deals when I’m not stocked up. I find them comparable to Luvs or Up&Up brand, but always cheap.
I love pretty much everything from aldis, even their easy home gadgets for the house, serra apparel and dippers. I just bought a box of 70 diapers for $10.49 s5 and past the leak test, I will continue buying them.
I agree. The diapers are soooo amazing. Was very durable, no rashes. It has a cute little print on them and only for 2 or 3 dollars? That price is amazing !
How much is the organic ground beef? I usually buy from target at 7.99 per lb, but when they have the 5 off 20 or something like that.
4.99 at my store.
My son loves the Aldi chocolate spread !
Organic coffee beans from Peru. Dried fruit. Hard cider. Homemade style noodles. Lemonade is better than Simply. Mint cookies. Quarter sliced ham. Artisan lettuce. Our eggs are great as is the milk. Olive oil. Butter at 1.99 lb. Whole chickens always .95 a pound and very good. My store has Nathan’S hot dogs for 2.69. Frozen salmon and veggies. Stir fry veg w sauce. Organic vanilla yogurt in quarts. Sour dough bread. Chibbatta rolls and brioche breads. German sauerkraut. Etc!
Thank you.
I like their milk, eggs, fresh produce, bagged spinach, fresh salsa, cheese, yogurt, chips, potato chips, frozen wild caught salmon, tater tots, frozen brussels sprouts, ground light roast coffee, and much more. I don’t like their cocktail sauce (not enough horseradish).
Their “thin mint” style cookies are amazing and less than $1 a box. We also really like their fresh, ready-to-bake pizzas.
Add me to the Aldi lovers! I do about half my shopping there. In addition to the items already noted, we like the Barissimo Fair Trade certified K-cups and bagged coffee. Last night I got the 12 pod dark roast K-cups for $4.29. I think as good as any premium brand. To add to my love for the chocolate, much of it is UTZ certified, which means sustainably farmed. Also Rainforest Alliance and FAir Trade certified. We like the Simple Nature products, such as the tortilla chips, and my DH and DD love it with Casa Mamita Salsa Con Queso. I buy the Fit and Active 40 calorie bread which has 6 carbs per slice. Best tasting low carb bread I have found and costs $1.79. You cannot beat any of their produce specials. For instance, avocados were .69 each two weeks ago. That may vary with market, but was extremely inexpensive for this area (Phila, region) I always get butter and half and half there and save about $1.00. There cut flowers at $3.99 are a nice treat, and I have purchased really nice seasonal plants there as well. Finally there seasonal special are awesome. The other week I bought a bag of frozen jumbo sustainable caught wild scallops for about $5 less than the ones at my other supermarket, and they were delicious! Yes, the selection is somewhat limited overall but the quality and prices are great.
I love their gluten free brownies!!
I’ve been shopping at Aldi for the last few years, but I don’t buy ALL of my groceries there. Some things we really like are: all flavors of Benton’s cookies, frozen cheesecake slices where you get 2 per pack, like raspberry and turtle (since there are just two of us), extra sharp cheddar cheese, Caesar salad kits, organic spinach, canned pumpkin, canned kidney beans, and canned crushed tomatoes (for making chili on the cheap), baking staples like baking soda and powder, vegetable oil, and my husband likes the nutty bars, chocolate covered pb bars. He says they are better than the Little Debbie brand. A few things I tried and hated are frozen toaster waffles, like Eggos, and their frozen pizza, and canned biscuits that you bake. I never buy meat there either.
Love those 2-pack turle cheesecake slices. They also have whole specialty cheesecakes on occasion in the deli section. Right after they opened in my area they had a pumpkin one that was scrumptious. Never had it again since, but that’s how they roll with the specials.
I love Aldi for one huge reason – their house brand products do not contain any artificial colors. My son has an allergy to these, and it is a great feeling to know I can buy him the Aldi version and he can eat it safely while not hurting my wallet one bit!!
Pretzel rolls
Berries are usually super cheap (99¢ a lot of the time for blackberries and blueberries)
Hummus is a lot like sabra
Stroup waffles are awesome
Mixed nuts
Pesto
Basically I love it all!
I’m surprised to see their BRIOCHE BREAD not listed on here?!! That stuff is dangerous!! Especially the vanilla swirl one!
yes! We love it as french toast…very dangerous 😂 It’s a lazy Sunday treat! And a great, inexpensive Christmas morning option for a crowd.
We can honestly afford to eat BETTER because of Aldi’s. (In our area) all of the produce is just as fresh as our local pricey family chain AND always better than Walmart. Some if our recent sales: 1.99 for 3 pounds of mandarins, .99 organic fresh spinach, .25 avocados, .50 raspberries, 1.89 for 1 pound of sweet peppers…I haven’t EVER had prices like these in our local grocery/WM stores. We personally love Clancys’s veggie sticks, giant containers of cashews with sea salt, elevation bars (tastier than Clif…and we were die hard* Clif fans), all of the “simply nature” organic kid snacks (applesauce pouches, fruit strips, white cheddar “cheetos”) all of the Never Any brand (nitrate, preservative free) breakfast sausage, bacon, etc. Fat free milk for $1 per gallon…. I could go on and on…plus we get more fruits, fresh veggies, and less preservatives than shopping elsewhere with the money we budget. We are a family of four, I’m a SAHM, with one special needs child, and ZERO assistance of any kind. It’s been a HUGE change for our little family!
I so agree, Brandy. I never shopped there before until they opened one just up the road from me (and Wal-Mart) last year. I have health issues and have started to eat better since I’ve started shopping there. I also love those giant jars of cashews (but salt free), fresh fruit/vegetables (best price on bananas organic or not), Simply Nature brand baking products, granola and granola bars, rice chips, Millville oats, unsweetened applesauce, and almond milk. Now that I’m focusing on “clean eating” and cutting down on sugar, I’m going to have to limit buying those cheesecakes and other goodies they sell.
SO happy to hear that ALDI has had such a positive effect on you and your family, Brandy! 😄
Aldi’s is the best for baking supplies. Flour, baking soda, baking powder, pan spray, vanilla extract. I always buy there. Potato chips are cheap. I usually buy their boneless chicken brearts, but I butterfly them and then I freeze those individually and I have not had a problem with them. Their cheese selection is great. I also like their specialty breads. Take my own bags, a quarter for the cart and I am good to go.
The pane turano Italian bread is the best!!
list of things we buy and like
1) ready to bake pizza – great price
2)Priano Mozzarella cheesse
3) sourdough bread – Great for paninis!
4) Mini avocados in a bag! – great price and value
5) Organic spices! – aweseome price and value
The chocolate covered peanut butter cookies are just like the girl scout ones. They have a fruit and nut chocolate bar that’s comparable to the Cadbury one. (I’ve found that most of their chocolate is good.)
The creamy salad dressings (blue cheese, ranch) tend to be a little bland and oily but the other ones like Italian, French, etc are really good. Their condiments in general are good, their ketchup is pretty much the same as heinz (or at least I think so).
The frozen pizzas are pretty good, their rising crust pizzas are almost as good as DiGiorno and for the much lower price I’m happy to take the slightly lower quality. I only buy DiGiorno when there’s an amazing sale/coupon deal.
I’ve gotten the diapers and found them to be better than Luvs and almost as good as Pampers. Can’t beat the price! The puffed snacks and pouches of baby food are great, too, and much cheaper than Plum Organics or Gerber. They also have some really great flavors for them.
Their canned veggies are amazing and inexpensive, I’m really surprised they weren’t on this list. We use the peas, corn, green beans, etc. We used to buy the sliced beets in a can but they don’t have them anymore at our store–we’ve been getting jars of pickled beets lately. I’m hoping they come back with the sliced, plain beets.
Speaking of veggies, they have a good selection of steam in the bag frozen veggies. I like their broccoli and brussels sprouts. The frozen asparagus is really good, too.
Their jarred pasta sauces are also good to keep on hand and they have a nice selection of rice mixes and pasta mixes where you just add chicken or ground beef, etc.
is their ground beef really a good price? how much is it per pound>
I sooo wished we would have an ALDI in AZ! The only chance I get to shop there is on my way back from CA twice a year after a trip to the beach.
My dog loves the Shep biscuits! The tissues are the best deal anywhere. Please put an Aldi store in NM. Miss it terribly 😥
What I really like and always buy are: the baby wipes and diapers for daytime use, the moo tubes (like gogurts), frozen garlic cheese bread, corn dogs, winking owl wine, milk, cheese, baby snacks, breakfast bars, and so much more! Oh and pumpkins are always the best and cheapest here, we akways get our Halloween pumpkins here.
Oh, I forgot about the steam veggies! There is an Asian blend that is $1.50ish and it’s $2.87 for Birds Eye at WM…which is all I used to be able to find. Steam brussels sprouts are .96 cents each and $1.97 at WM. We love both! That is a huge savings without a coupon! They have an organic tomato/high fructose FREE ketchup that is AWESOME if your kids are into dipping things. I use the salt free chicken broth, sugar, spices, baking flour, salt, and yeast for baking. We love the frozen sugar free bagged fruits for smoothies and homemade gelato/popsicles! I also love the “seasonal” items they showcase…we haven’t tried anything we haven’t liked!
MUST TRY : Boneless Chicken Winz!
The chicken is so good, taste like from Chic-Fil-A.
we get all our grocery from ALDI, Love their stuff and prices!
Ooh! I love chick fil-a so will definitely have to try these!