Pumpkin Caramel Kringle Has Returned to Trader Joe's
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Our Pumpkin Caramel Kringle is back at Trader Joe’s, just in time to kick off the fall season. For those of you who wait all year for pumpkin flavors to return, the wait is over.
Our Kringle starts with the flaky, buttery layers of our traditional Kringle pastry. Inside, we add a rich pumpkin filling seasoned with cinnamon, giving it the familiar fall spice aroma. After the Kringle is baked, we finish it with a sweet caramel icing topped with pecans that complements the pumpkin and spice without covering up their flavors. The combination of pumpkin and caramel makes it one of my favorite Kringles to warm slightly before serving, as just three and a half minutes in the oven really brings out the aroma of the spices and softens the icing while the pastry keeps its delicate, flaky texture.
When to Kringle
There really isn’t a complicated set of rules here. Kringle fits nicely into some of my favorite early fall moments:
- With coffee over Labor Day weekend. Maybe outside while we can still enjoy the warm mornings.
- To celebrate the kids going back to school. Whether you share the Kringle with the kids is entirely up to you.
- After dinner with a cup of tea, a sweater and a good book. Once the evenings start getting cooler, this combination is hard to beat.
- As a treat after sports practice. Soccer, football, volleyball, cross-country, or whatever has everyone running in different directions. A slice of kringle waiting at home makes a pretty good finish to the day.
- However you slice it, Kringle is one of those treats that seems to fit naturally into the change from summer to fall.
Our Pumpkin Caramel Kringle is seasonal, so be sure to enjoy this fall favorite while it’s available.
