18 of the best things to get at Aldi this month for under $5

Aldi's shaped pastas are returning this October in the form of bats, pumpkins, and spiders.

Make a quick dinner with Reggano's festive noodles before heading to a haunted house or trick-or-treat event.

You can grab a bag for $2.69.

Aldi's new, protein-packed lasagna sheets are made with green or yellow lentils, making them ideal for those following gluten-free or vegan diets.

Add your favorite vegetables and plant-based or regular cheese for the ideal cozy fall meal.

Each box is $3.79.

Aldi has no shortage of great items for your morning meal, including Breakfast Best's pumpkin-spice or cinnamon waffles.

They're perfect with warm maple syrup and seasonal fruit, like persimmons, or toasted pecans and walnuts.

You can get a box of 10 waffles for $2.49.

Aldi's Specially Selected pumpkin-butternut squash and pumpkin-chipotle pasta sauces will make any meal more flavorful in a matter of minutes.

You can pair the sauces with Aldi's Halloween noodles, create a unique pumpkin-flavored lasagna with the lentil-based sheets, or add to pasta you already have at home.

Each jar costs $3.49.

Aldi is popular for its cheese selection, especially during the holidays when festive selections hit shelves.

Aldi's bringing back spooky cheese appropriate for Halloween charcuterie boards, such as Freaky Franken-sage derby, Bat Knit crazy cheddar, Scary pumpkin-spice Wensleydale cheese, and Transylvanian Romanian-cave cheese in original or wine-soaked varieties.

Pick up each type of cheese for just $4.29.

Nothing is quite as comforting as a bowl of pillowy gnocchi, and Aldi is introducing two flavors this month: Truffle and tomato-mozzarella.

Pair with your favorite pasta sauce or serve them with a little oil and freshly grated cheese.

Try each flavor for just $2.99.

Palmiers, a type of French pastry, are flaky, buttery treats that pair well with coffee, tea, or hot chocolate.

If you don't feel like fussing with the dough to make them at home, Aldi is coming to the rescue with Benton's original and indulgent dark-chocolate drizzle versions.

Try both flavors for $2.49 per bag.

If you really want the flavors of your dishes to shine, try adding some of Simply Nature's stir-in pastes, which can bring vibrant herb flavors or sun-dried tomatoes to any recipe.

The pastes come in the flavors sun-dried tomato, cilantro, lemongrass, and Italian herbs.

Grab a tube for just $2.79.

If you love biscotti, gelato, and chocolate, you can get this flavor combination with Sundae Shoppe's sandwiches.

The rich desserts feel like a fancy ice-cream sandwich, made with either chocolate or vanilla multigrain biscotti and a creamy gelato filling all dunked in chocolate.

You can pick up a box of four frozen sandwiches for $3.49.

Available for the fall season, Specially Selected's crème brûlée is a dessert to stock up on before it's gone.

Each dessert features a vanilla-flavored custard base topped with a perfectly crispy, crunchy caramelized topping.

Each pot costs $2.09.

When the temperature starts dropping, there's nothing like sinking into the sofa with a comforting warm dish like curry.

Aldi is carrying a variety of curry sauces in three flavors: Madras, rogan josh, and jalfrezi.

You can pick up a sauce for $3.49 each.

Coffee cake is a great breakfast, snack, or dessert so Bake Shop's mini pumpkin-cream cheese version is perfect to grab on the go.

Take a coffee-cake bite along for a morning walk, pop one in a tote for a mid-morning work snack, or enjoy warm with a little ice cream for dessert.

Each container of 12 costs $4.39.

Clancy's beer or bratwurst potato chips are the best companions for fall gatherings like Sunday football watch parties and October cookouts.

You can try each flavor for $1.79 per bag.

There are few things better than French toast for breakfast.

Breakfast Best's French-toast sticks, which are easy and quick to make, are made with whole grains and have 12 grams of protein per serving to start your day off right.

Each box costs $4.49.

One of the best fall comfort foods is mac and cheese.

This October, Aldi is carrying Park Street Deli's white-cheddar mac and cheese, which can be quickly heated in the microwave for a budget-friendly lunch or side dish any day of the week.

Each container is $3.99.

For those on low-carb or keto diets, L'oven Fresh's bread will meet your dietary needs and make for some delicious recipes.

Enjoy it on its own with plain or nut butter or use the loaf for French toast or a low-carb bread pudding.

You can try a cinnamon or blueberry loaf for $4.29.

Nothing says fall quite like autumnal flavors, including Bake Shop's pumpkin-spice glazed donuts.

Grab a box for office meetings or fall picnics or enjoy while watching your favorite scary movies.

You can get a box of six donuts for $3.99.

Pumpkin and pecan are a fall dream duo, and both come together in Bake Shop's decadent bundt cake.

The pumpkin bundt cake is generously topped with icing and pecan pieces so you can enjoy as-is or warm up and eat it with ice cream for a rich fall treat.

Each bundt cake is $4.49.

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