Some of the first recipes for gingerbread originated in Ancient Greece, over 2,000 years ago. These early versions were a little closer to honey-sweetened flatbreads than the pastry we know today, and they hardly had the architectural utility we currently enjoy in our Gingerbread House Kits, but the point remains: for millennia, people have known that good things happen when you bake ginger into your bread. A few years ago, we reached out to a baker who not only knows ginger, but is also expert at baked goods made without the use of any animal-derived products. They created a loaf to our specifications, and we promptly made the decision to bring it into our stores. And thus, Trader Joe’s Vegan Gingerbread Loaf was born. This Loaf has everything you’d want in a holiday gingerbread, like rich brown sugar, hearty molasses, and invigorating ginger. You can slice it and serve it right out of the package with a nice hot drink, like our Chocolate Hazelnut Coffee, or, if you’re willing to go the extra mile, give it a quick toast and spread it with your favorite vegan butter or cream cheese. Yum.