Organic Clove Powder

"At Trader Joe’s, we’re committed to traveling the culinary seas to bring our customers unique spice blends, as well as single-ingredient spices at an incredible value. And this holiday season, we’re really spicing things up with our new, limited Trader Joe’s Organic Clove Powder. This pungent powder begins as whole Cloves, which themselves begin as flower buds on Myrtaceae evergreen trees in Sri Lanka. The Cloves are harvested before the flowers bloom, then dried; finally, the little buds are finely ground to create our Organic Clove Powder. Clove is a warming spice (like cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg), intensely aromatic with balanced sweet and bitter flavors. A common ingredient in Chinese five-spice blends and chai recipes, it works well in both sweet and savory applications (not to mention, it’s an essential component of our very own Pumpkin Pie Spice). Try adding Organic Clove Powder to meat marinades, or sprinkling it on Delicata Squash before roasting. Or stir a teaspoon into cookie dough or Buttermilk Pancake & Baking Mix for a surprise punch of spice. Further highlight its zingy warmth in mulled wine or a hot toddy. Or simply sprinkle it to your satisfaction over a slice of pie or a mug of hot cocoa topped with fluffy whipped cream."