Notable New Products: SweetLeaf Salted Caramel Syrup, GoodPop Chocolate Vanilla Sandwiches, and Enlightened Greek Yogurt Cheesecakes

Nosh Staff Apr. 8, 2022 at 2:35 PM

This week’s new food launches saw brands creating better-for-you iterations of classic sweet treats. Check out this gallery for this week’s notable new items, including GoodPop Chocolate Vanilla Sandwiches, Enlightened Greek Yogurt Cheesecakes and SweetLeaf Salted Caramel Stevia Syrup.

Veggies Made Great

Veggies Made Great’s newest snack innovation, Stuffed Cauliflower Bites, is available in four flavors: Margherita, Spinach & Ricotta, Roasted Veggie & Four Cheese Blend and Mushroom & Onion with Swiss. The new gluten-free, high-protein snack is formulated with a blend of Italian veggies and cheese. Veggies Made Great Stuffed Cauliflower Bites are available for $5.99 per 6-count box.

INSA

Recreational cannabis grower and retailer INSA has announced its new line of seasonal products, including Superfruit Citrus Drops and Donuts Chocolate Bar. The Superfruit Citrus Drops (MSRP $30) are packed with a blend of cacao fruit and natural citrus juices, delivering a “slightly sour and deliciously zesty edible” that contains 5 miligrams of THC per piece, according to a press release. To create the Coffee and Donuts Chocolate Bar (MSRP $30), INSA partnered with Shelburne Falls Coffee Roasters. The bar, formulated with a blend of Shelburne Falls Espresso and Colombian coffee roasts, natural dough flavors and a cinnamon sugar dusting, contains 5 milligrams of THC per piece.

Mina

Morrocan food brand Mina has added artisanal Moroccan sardines to its assortment of products. The new offerings–Mina Sardines in Extra Virgin Olive Oil ($18) and Mina Sardines Boneless & Skinless in Extra Virgin Olive Oil ($23)–feature sardines that have been wild-caught in small batches directly off the coast of Morocco and packaged within hours of harvest, according to the company. Mina Sardines are non-GMO Project verified, Keto, Paleo and Gluten-Free and are available online in 6-packs.

MUSH

MUSH’s new SKUs–Carrot Cake and Peaches & Cream– are introducing the sweet, celebratory flavors of springtime to the brand’s lineup of ready-to-eat oat cups. Made with less than 8 ingredients and no added sugar, these new flavors are designed to work across day parts for breakfast, a midday snack or dessert. MUSH Carrot Cake and Peaches & Cream are available in 5 oz. cups at Whole Foods Market stores nationwide.

GoodPop

GoodPop has added a new offering to its lineup of better-for-you frozen treats: Chocolate Vanilla Sandwiches. 100% plant-based, the new offering marks the first gluten-free oat milk dessert sandwich to hit the market, according to the company, and is the brand’s first venture outside of popsicles GoodPop Chocolate Vanilla Sandwiches contain just 110 calories and 8 grams of sugar and are available for $4.99-5.99 per 4-pack.

SweetLeaf

Stevia and monkfruit sweetener brand SweetLeaf has unveiled the latest flavor in its line of zero sugar stevia syrups: Salted Caramel. The new flavor joins the existing lineup of stevia syrups, including maple, butter, blueberry, cinnamon and butter pecan. SweetLeaf Salted Caramel Stevia Syrup is available online via Walmart, Amazon and SweetLeaf for $7.49 per bottle.

Spiceology

Spiceology has teamed up with Maker’s Mark to create the Maker’s Mark 46 Collection, a custom four-pack spice blend that “takes America’s most beloved family dishes to the next level,” according to a press release. The four-pack includes Bill’s Recipe #46 Bourbon-Inspired Spice Blend, Fried & True Umami Chicken Blend, Mom’s Meatballs Sweet & Sour Blend and Everything Potato Herbaceous Blend. The Maker’s Mark 46 Collection is now available for preorder online. The individual spice blends retail for $14.95 each and the box set retails for $29.95.

Enlightened

Feel-good dessert brand Enlightened has expanded its portfolio of frozen mini cheesecakes with the launch of Greek Yogurt Cheesecakes. The new offering “draws upon its New York City roots,” with a graham cracker crust and a topping of whipped cream, according to a press release. Enlightened Greek Yogurt Cheesecakes – available in Original and Dark Chocolate – have up to 50 percent less sugar than traditional cheesecakes, the company claims. The new cheesecakes are available online and in Lowes Foods, United Supermarkets, Food City and HEB for $5.99 per box, with each box containing two mini cheesecakes.