This jar is apparently a big deal... or so my fiancee says.
What is Speculoos Cookie Butter?
Speculoos is a type of spiced shortcrust biscuit. Spices used in Speculoos are cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, cardamom and white pepper. Most Speculoos versions are made from white flour, brown sugar, butter and spices.
Speculoos Cookie Butter's flavor is caramelized and gingerbread-like with a color similar to peanut butter.The spread consists of 60% crushed speculoos cookies along with vegetable oils.
Early this year the U.S is facing a shortage of Speculoos, the addictive, spicy cookie butter sold by Trader Joe's. Speculoos has been out of stock at Trader Joe's across the country for more than a month, and there's no immediate sign of relief.
Cookie butter's popularity rocketed to the top of Trader Joe's annual "most popular products" list in 2012. Things were so good on the Speculoos scene that by 2013, Trader Joe's expanded the line and released a crunchy version.
The flavour is subtle and delicate, which I found oddly strange as most American favourites seem to be packed with seasoning and sugars. I didn't mind the gingerbread-like taste, a reminiscent of cookies. My fiancee loved it.. but we got to savour this jar....Who knows when we can get another...
