Comments on: Trader Joe’s Gluten Free Pancake & Waffle Mix

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:54:47 +0000

Hey Maureen… good post! The aftertaste in the waffles could also be the tapioca flour in the TJ mix. Certain tapioca flours come through strongly in GF flour blends, and some people are more sensitive (and averse) to that flavor than others. I don’t mind it (and don’t always taste it), but Kelli always tastes it and doesn’t like it. We’ve modified our own custom GF flour blend to eliminate tapioca for this reason.

Cheers, Pete

By: Julia

Julia — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:15:48 +0000

Have you tried their frozen gluten free waffles yet? OMG THEY ARE SO GOOD! Much like VANS but cheaper and you get more of them in the package.

By: Dana aka Gluten Free In Cleveland

Dana aka Gluten Free In Cleveland — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:04:40 +0000

I’ve been meaning to try this for awhile and I’m sure for the price it would make a good addition to my pantry. Still, metallic aftertaste doesn’t sound too promising…

Beautiful waffle though! I think I might forgo the mix and save up for a waffle iron!

- Dana

By: Maureen

Maureen — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:43:27 +0000

The mix does contain Arrowroot flour… I’ve never baked with Arrowroot, so I’m not sure if there is an odor associated with that flour!? It’s weird – when I bake “from scratch” my waffles or pancakes never have an odd taste. Only when I’ve used pre-made flour mixes!

By: Melanie Sutherlin

Melanie Sutherlin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:20:20 +0000

Have you tried the brownie mix? It’s very good! I have a bag of the pancake mix but have not tried it yet. I’m sure I’ll taste metal in it now….teehehe…just kiding!

By: Elizaeth

Elizaeth — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:46:41 +0000

By coincidence, I tried this same mix for the first time this morning, but used it for pancakes. I also wished they had instructions for making smaller servings without using the whole bag – I ended up cutting the recipe in half and making 6 pancakes (but I really only needed 2). The mix was easy to make, as you noted, and the pancakes cooked up well and looked great. I am very new to GF foods, but they were a bit bland and grainy (?) for my taste – though I like your idea of adding fruit. I’ll try that with my second 1/2 of the mix.

By: Blogger

Blogger — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:35:34 +0000

I totally agree about lots of GF products having that ‘faint but slightly “off” odor’. What IS up with that? Is is the Xantham gum?

By: seamaiden

seamaiden — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:45:29 +0000

I do not think the mix contains bean flour, although I could be wrong. I don’t object to bean flour in moderation, but I agree about the off-flavor of this mix as well as their brownie mix. Waffles are actually pretty easy to make gluten-free and allergen friendly, and this mix was not up to snuff for our house. We tried it once and won’t be buying it again. For those that can tolerate the ingredients (dairy, nuts etc) I recommend Pamela’s, and for those with multiple allergies, a good recipe or Namaste mix is probably the best way to go. I do appreciate the reasonable cost of this mix- too bad we didn’t like it.

A very fair review!
-Brenda

By: Heather @ Life, Gluten Free

Heather @ Life, Gluten Free — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:28:03 +0000

it looks like a regular wheat-filled waffle. you said there was a slight metallic taste, does it have any garbanzo bean flour in it? that could be why

By: H.Peter

H.Peter — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:23:45 +0000

Looks like a brilliant waffle to me!