Trader Joe's Released Chocolate Lava Gnocchi and Our Forks Are Ready

Katlyn Moncada

Trader Joe's is shocking our taste buds once again. We're usually eating gnocchi, a pasta made from potatoes, with savory flavors, like a creamy tomato sauce, but the popular grocery store chain has us running to the freezer section for this chocolate gnocchi with a molten chocolate core.

They might not be the most appetizing looking food we've seen, but Instagram account user Shannon of @traderjoesobsessed quickly found the dessert gnocchi to be her newest obsession after preparing a batch in an air fryer and dusting them with powdered sugar. The Instagrammer posted her first sighting of the chocolate gnocchi, which was met with thousands of likes within a few days.

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Many of you have asked how to prepare the new delicious pillowy soft chocolate lava gnocchi 🍫🍫🍫 so this posts for you ($2.99)! These are so so good with the warm lava filling and would be even more delicious on top of some vanilla ice cream 🍨 These are best prepared air fried 375 degrees for 7 mins 👌🏻 (my favorite air fryers are on my highlights) I included a before picture and a small video of the finished product! I’m going to run to the store today to stock up on these! My latest obsession and will be yours! I believe these are gluten free as well 👌🏻Check out my stories ⬆️ and Highlights for more new & fav kitchen items & swipe up to find out more info ❤️ 🙏🏻 #chocolate #gnocchi #lavacake #dessert #yum #nom #newitem #traderjoesfans #airfryer #groceryshopping #traderjoesobsessed #traderjoeslove #traderjoesfinds #traderjoesrocks #traderjoes #traderjoesdoesitagain #traderjoeshaul #traderjoesinsider #traderjoesmusthaves #traderjoesfan #traderjoes #yas #glutenfree

A post shared by TRADER JOES OBSESSED-Shannon😋 (@traderjoesobsessed) on Nov 14, 2019 at 7:27pm PST

If you're worried about what's on their nutrition facts panel, the chocolate lava gnocchi runs at 300 calories per 1 cup serving. The potato-based product is also gluten-free and made from a mixture of potato puree, cream, sugar, eggs, and cocoa.

To prepare, the package says to sauté them in 1 to 2 tablespoons of ghee, butter, or oil over medium heat 6 to 8 minutes. The 12-ounce package, which sells for $2.99, suggests serving with or without whipped cream, ice cream, fruit sauce, or even more chocolate sauce.

Related: Trader Joe’s Gluten-Free Cauliflower Gnocchi Is Taking Over Instagram

With Facebook and Instagram currently dishing out a slew of opinions on whether chocolate and potatoes should be combined, we're seeing mostly rave reviews—which is enough for us to give them a try. Plus, we're no strangers to potatoes in sweets—they're the secret ingredient in our best-ever cinnamon rolls, after all. If that still doesn't sway you, maybe these sweet treats will be inspiration for your next kitchen adventure making gnocchi from scratch in its traditional, savory form.