Upon first glance, Trader Joe’s Sour Mushroom Shaped Gummy Candies seem like they might have been gathered straight from the pages of a storybook. Each package presents a veritable fairy ring of tiny toadstools! But while they appear as though they could’ve popped up overnight in an enchanted woodland clearing, they’re far more delicious than anything you’d find growing beside a mossy log... or in a bog... in the fog... with your dog... out for a jog... 

Made for us in Germany, these whimsical Gummy Candies are shaped like rosy little Mushrooms, complete with pink button caps and pale stems, courtesy of fruit & veggie juice. Each mini Mushroom offers a lively combination of sweet and sour, with a charmingly chewy texture and pixie dust-like coating of sour sanding sugar (an extra-fine blend of sugar, citric acid, and malic acid—the latter of which works in tandem with apple juice concentrate to enhance the Gummies fresh, apple-y flavor profile). They bring whimsy and mouth-puckering excitement wherever they go, whether you’re packing them in lunchboxes, tucking them in Easter baskets, bringing them to the movies, or planting them atop cupcakes for a fairy-tale finishing touch.