When we first introduced Mochi ice cream to our freezers, way back in 2001, it was… kind of a big deal. We most certainly didn’t invent the stuff, but we were one of the first grocery stores to offer it to customers nationwide—and it was love at first bite.

We’ve offered several different iterations of these chewy, rice dough-wrapped ice cream orbs over the years, and for our latest, Trader Joe’s Caramel Apple Mochi, we’ve taken inspiration from a true autumnal icon: the beloved Caramel Apple. To be specific, we’ve infused each scoop of ice cream with bits of sweet, luscious caramel, apple purée, apple juice concentrate, and natural caramel & apple flavors. Then, we’ve wrapped said scoops in chewy, caramel-hued rice dough. The end result? A batch of two-or-three-bite-sized balls of (literal) melt-in-your-mouth fall flavor! Bobbing for Mochi, anyone?