The name brand costs twice as much.

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Trading snacks at lunchtime is a big thing with my son and his friends.

Thats how he was introduced to Little Bites, which his friend Simon traded him for some cookies.

ALDI storefront

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Little Bites are perfect little packages of perfect little muffins.

Sure enough, I discoveredBakers Treat Mini Muffinsat my favorite grocery store.

Bakers Treat Mini Muffinscome in three flavors: blueberry muffins, confetti cake, and chocolate chip.

A box of ALDI Baker’s Treat Mini Muffins

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There’s alsoBaker’s Mini Brownies, which my son likes to trade with his friends.

Each individual package comes in exactly 1.65 ounces.

Ive found that one box lasts at least a week if its supplemented by other treats.

He likes to pair the chocolatey varieties with his afternoon coffee for a pick-me-up.

They look darling on a plate, and its really, really hard to eat just one.

Mostly, these miniature bits of deliciousness are saved for snacking right out of the bag.

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