14 Aldi Snack Dupes That Cost Less and Taste Better Than the Real Deal

Aldi is the only grocery store that consistently turns out better store brand products than their name brand counterparts, and they're cheaper for a larger quantity, too. 

Switching to Aldi for your grocery needs is a great way to immediately slash down your grocery bills, and implementing a few Aldi shopping hacks can help bring it even lower.

Here are our favorite snack copycat dupes from Aldi that will keep your belly and your wallet full.

Editor's note: Prices and availability are subject to change and may vary by location.

Price: $2.15

Smartfood White Cheddar Popcorn had a lock on the market for a flavor-packed snack, until Aldi's offered the Clancy's alternative. The off-brand popcorn has just as much (and maybe a bit more) flavor while leaving less greasy residue as an aftertaste. Grabbing a Smartfood bag from Kroger costs more than double at $5.19 for the same 6.75 ounce. bag.

Pro-tip: There's nothing stopping you from eating popcorn with a spoon to keep your fingers clean!

Price: $3.85

Pre-made, ready-to-bake cookie dough is a game-changer. The top-shelf brand is Private Selection, but Aldi's Specially Selected brand matches it, cookie for cookie. The difference is only in price, with Kroger selling rich sea salt caramel chocolate chunk cookie dough regularly priced at $4.49. You'll get 12 binge-worthy cookies in this sweet Aldi deal.

Price: $1.89

If you love Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Caramel bars, you'll be delighted to find Choceur matches and exceeds the decadent chocolate quality and rich caramel filling. They use traditional Belgian techniques on ethically sourced cocoa beans for a top-tier chocolate experience with melt-in-your-mouth caramel inside. A Ghirardelli bar costs $4.59 from Target.

Price: $1.99

Nobody can outdo the Keebler elves, right? Wrong. Aldi's Benton's dupes of the classic fudge striped cookies have a more satisfying crunch with a balanced sweetness that will roll gently over your tastebuds. The originals cost more, too, with an 11.5-ounce pack costing $3.12 at Walmart.

Price: $2.15

If you love that thick crunch of kettle cooked potato chips, you know the price tag has been getting out of hand — but not at Aldi! Lay's Kettle Cooked Chips are regularly priced at a whopping $9 for an 8-ounce bag at Walmart, while Kettle Brand is a slightly more reasonable $4.29 from Kroger but has a shrinkflation size of 7.5 ounces.

Price: $1.89

Once you pop, you just can't stop eating Pringles… until you discover Aldi's has an even better option. The best part of a Pringles was that each chip had a thick coating of flavor, but that's gotten thinner and patchier over the years. The Aldi alternative tastes like Pringles used to before they started skimping on the flavor. The same size can of Pringles is also more expensive, running $2.19 at Target and $2.99 at Walmart.

Price: $6.05

Tiny bite-size pizzas filled with molten lava cheese that bursts gently with every bite are a freezer snack staple. 

Totino's Pizza Rolls were the only option for a long time, but the Aldi dupe tastes like an exact match for a lower price. Grabbing the original brand from Walmart is $9.97 for 48.8 ounces or approximately 100 rolls. 

Aldi offers about 90 rolls per package, so those extra 10 pizza bites cost nearly $4 more.

Price: $2.55

Did you know many pizza parlors in Pennsylvania serve pierogies right alongside their pizza pies? This is the correct choice, and more places should do it, but in many parts of the country, the only pierogi option is Mrs. T's frozen pierogies. 

Kroger sells them for $4.29 and Harris Teeter for $3.99, but neither can beat Aldi's price for the same size and taste.

Pro-tip: Air fry these up for the perfect hot snack.

Price: $3.85

Piroulines are the fancy cookies made of thin wafers rolled into a tube and filled with a chocolate-hazelnut cream similar to Nutella. They cost $3.99 from Walmart for a paltry 3.25 ounces or about 10 cookies. 

Pepperidge Farm has a similar Pirouette cookie tin for $6.98 for 13.5 ounces. Grabbing a tin from Aldi delivers an identical cookie at the best price.

Price: $2.09

Sometimes you need a decadent snack, and many stores now offer single-serving cheesecake options for just such occasions. The classic strawberry flavor from Wegman's is $5.25 for a single 4-ounce slice, while Walmart offers the same size dual slices as Aldi for a higher price — almost $1 more at $2.98.

Price: $3.29

Look out, Ben & Jerry's, Aldi is matching your ice cream game. Aldi has many of the most popular flavors right along with catchy names. If you like Cherry Garcia but don't like paying $4.99 at places like Target to get your summertime snacks, then you'll want to try the Aldi equivalent instead. Sundae Shoppe also has flavors like Make Fudge Not War and Brookie Dough, so there's a flavor for everybody.

Price: $6.05

A flaky pastry filled with custard cream and topped with chocolate — what is not to love? These Delizza dupes are Bavarian instead of Belgian, but you get more bang for your buck from Aldi. Grabbing a tub of frozen mini eclairs from Kroger is $7.49 for the same 30-count.

Price: $5.29

Do not confuse these with the coconut monstrosity of a similar name with an extra "o". Macarons are a light and delicate French sandwich cookie that uses meringue and almond flour to create a fluffy shell that melts in your mouth, with a thin layer of delectable ganache in between. 

These delicacies are $8.98 per dozen from Walmart, with the only difference being the flavors included in the variety pack.

Price: $2.85

Hummus is a great healthy snack that can be smeared on anything from pitas to crackers to fresh veggies. 

Sabra brand costs $4.99 from Kroger and $3.97 from Walmart, but you'll get a better deal on this snacktime staple at Aldi — close to $2 per container.

Snacking throughout the day is becoming cost-prohibitive, especially for foodies who like the finer flavors in life. As more Americans tighten their belts to tackle high grocery costs, Aldi offers lower prices and often higher-quality snack foods for everybody.

It's not just snack foods that Aldi brings to customers under an off-brand that does better than brand names; shoppers are often delighted to find vegetables and meats with the best cuts instead of the parts you'd throw out when making a dish from scratch. 

There's only one dupe that doesn't hold up to its brand-name counterpart, and that would be the instant mashed potatoes. Wait for Aldi to get the Idahoan brand and then stock up.