A snack inspired by one of Thailand's most beloved desserts has spent the past two years building a devoted following at Trader Joe's, with shoppers and food reviewers praising its bold mango flavor even as recent store reports suggest the item may be disappearing from shelves.

Trader Joe's Mango Sticky Rice Crisps, a $3.29 bag of crunchy rice discs studded with chewy dried mango pieces, launched in the summer of 2024 as the grocery chain's take on the classic Thai dessert of sweet sticky rice, ripe mango and coconut milk. Since then, the snack has become a recurring favorite among reviewers who track new arrivals at the specialty grocer, generating a steady stream of taste tests, social media videos and online write-ups.

A Snack Built on a Classic Dessert

The product packs sticky rice, dried mango, mung beans, coconut milk, sesame seeds and mango syrup into a compressed, puffed-rice disc roughly an inch in diameter. Each 4.51-ounce bag is imported from Thailand and sells for $3.29, according to product listings and multiple reviews.

Writing for The Kitchn, one reviewer described the product as capturing the tropical sweetness and toasty nuttiness of traditional mango sticky rice while standing on its own as a snack. The reviewer, who said they grew up picking mangoes with their grandmother to make the dessert at home, called the crisps some of the best packaged food they had tried from the chain, noting they planned to share bags with........

© International Business Times