Best Pickle Product (That’s Not a Pickle) of 2025

There’s nothing quite like a big, fat, crunchy dill pickle—but that hasn’t stopped brands from trying to wedge that tangy, briny flavor into pretty much every product you can imagine—I mean, we even had dill pickle jelly beans a couple of years ago. Since pickle products have only grown more prevalent since then, we actually sat down for a dedicated taste test of pickle-flavored products this year—but our two faves came from other taste tests altogether. If you’re a pickle person, buy these pickle products asap.

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Runner-Up

Tabitha Brown Dill Pickle Chopped Salad Kit

Target

There aren’t any pickles in this salad kit from Target, but, wow, it really nails a perfectly pickle-y flavor. You get a variety of fresh, crunchy veggies—cauliflower, radish, cabbage, lettuce, and kale—with tangy dill pickle flavor packet that blasts everything in the bag with that dilly, briny goodness. We also love that it comes with crouton crumbles instead of whole croutons—they adhere to the lettuce and give everything a little extra texture and flavor. A lot of Tab Brown’s products are hits with our taste testers, but this was our favorite of the year, for sure.

Credit: Liv Averett / Target

Rating:

10/10

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Winner

Spicy Dill Pickle Goldfish Crisps

Instacart

Okay, Pepperidge Farm released two different Spicy Dill Pickle products this year: regular ol’ Goldfish crackers and these Goldfish Crisps. If you’re not famils, Goldfish Crisps are a lot like the Goldfish you know and love except they’re made with potato flour, so spiritually, they’re like a cross between crackers and Pringles. The crunch is addictive, especially in concert with the briny, salty, and genuinely spicy seasoning on these Spicy Dill Pickle Goldfish Crisps, our favorite pickle-flavored snack of the year. These hit way harder than the regular Spicy Dill Pickle Goldfish, but, warning, they’re not for kids. The heat is real and it builds as you eat.

Credit: Liv Averett / Instacart

Rating:

10/10

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About the Author

Howdy! I’m Gwynedd, Sporked’s managing editor. I live in Los Angeles and have access to the best tacos the U.S. has to offer—but I’m a sucker for a crunchy Old El Paso taco night every now and then. I’ve been at Sporked since 2022 and I’m still searching frozen mozzarella sticks that can hold a candle to restaurant sticks. Why you should trust me: I’ve been a journalist for 20 years (yikes), a consumer of food for 40-plus years, and I’m truly hard pressed to think of foods I don’t like (or that I can’t tolerate at the very least). Oh and one time I cooked my way through Guy Fieri’s cookbook and wrote about the journey through Flavortown. What I buy every week: Trader Joe’s Original Savory Thins. Fat free plain yogurt (usually Fage or Nancy’s). Honeycrisp apples. Sweet cream coffee creamer for my at-home Americanos. A frozen cauliflower crust pizza and some jarred mushrooms to top it with. Old El Paso Stand ‘N Stuff taco shells and Gardein Ground Be’f, even though I think “be’f” is a nightmarish contraction. Favorite ranking: Stouffer’s frozen dinners. I don’t own a microwave (I get my cancers the old fashioned way!), so I love taste testing things that I don’t really buy to eat at home. Least favorite ranking: Soy sauce. Don’t get me wrong, I love soy sauce—but consuming that much sodium in one sitting is probably illegal in some countries. Our frozen enchilada taste test was a close second; the smell of microwaved corn tortillas still haunts me.