The muffins in the Costco bakery are a classic product that’s been around for years. They’re famous for their jumbo size! They come in a variety of common muffin flavors and I’m going to be reviewing each one in this post. Find out below which Costco muffin tastes the best and how many calories each kind has!
As a child, the Costco Kirkland Signature muffins from the bakery department at Costco were a major treat for my brother and me. Back then they came in a big variety pack with three or four different kinds and we would fight over who got which kind.
In this post, I’m going to be reviewing each current flavor of Costco muffin and also providing the nutrition information!
Other Costco bakery products are the Costco Kirkland Signature Plain Bagels, Costco Kirkland Signature Jalapeno Cheddar Bagels, Costco Kirkland Signature Imitation Blueberry Bagels, Costco Kirkland Signature Lemon Cream Cheese Danishes, Costco Kirkland Signature Cinnamon Danish, Costco Kirkland Signature Everything Bagels, Costco Kirkland Signature Cinnamon Raisin Bagel, Costco Kirkland Signature Cherry Danish and the Costco Kirkland Signature Almond Danish.
Location in Store
You can find the muffins in the bakery section at Costco. The item number in Canada is 192026 and the item number in the USA is 24311.
Taste
Blueberry Muffins
They’re quite spongey and light. Less dense than it looks from the outside! They’re a bit crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The blueberry muffins are moist enough but not super moist.
There is not a ton of flavor in the dough and they’re mildly sweet with a hint of lemon. Not a ton of blueberries and not evenly distributed but the few there are taste yummy. The blueberries add sweetness as well.
Chocolate Muffins
The chocolate muffin seems denser but not as quite dense as you would think from the outside appearance. The chocolate muffin seems a bit moister than the blueberry.
They are very rich and chocolatey, it’s like eating a chocolate cupcake. There is the odd chunk of chocolate that gives it some texture but there aren’t a lot of those pieces. They’re quite sweet and decadent! I remember them being a lot fudgier and moist as a kid but they’re not very fudgy anymore.
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
The first thing I noticed was the nice banana smell! You can definitely tell they’re banana muffins from the smell. The muffins have a strong banana flavor too.
There are a good number of chocolate chunks in the muffins, but they’re not evenly distributed. Some bites have tons of chocolate and others barely any. The chocolate chunks themselves are tasty, but nothing too special.
As with the other muffins, they’re good, but not great, particularly given how many calories you’re eating.
Chocolate Chip Muffins
These muffins are fairly plain – just a basic muffin mix and chocolate chips. I wondered if the muffins would have chocolate chips or chunks inside.
After tasting them, I can confirm it seems to be the same chocolate chips that are on top mixed into the batter too. The chocolate chips aren’t super evenly distributed.
Some bites have a lot more than others. Overall the chocolate chip muffins are tasty, but a little on the plain side. As a chocolate lover, I think I’d rather have a double chocolate muffin or go with the banana chocolate muffins if I’m not in the mood for pure chocolate.
I just find these ones kind of boring compared to the others.
Corn Muffins
I love cornbread, so I was pretty excited to try these muffins. They are a lot like cornbread, but sweeter and with a bit less corn flavor than most cornbreads I’ve had.
They also have some hard bits of corn in them. They’re not hard to the point of being crunchy, but they have a noticeable texture to them that I didn’t love.
The Corn Muffins were a bit on the dry side, but I did eat them on their best-before date. I didn’t put butter on them like I normally would on cornbread, but I’m sure it would make these muffins better.
Apple Crumb Muffins
The muffin itself was a bit underwhelming. It’s not bad, but the flavors are pretty mild. I guess I’d say it’s sweet with a mild, slightly artificial apple taste? I don’t know if I’d guess these were apple muffins in a blind taste test. The crumbs and icing on top just add sweetness.
Overall the Apple Crumb Muffins are perfectly fine and pretty tasty, but apple fans might be disappointed.
Vanilla Chocolate Chunk Muffins
These taste just like how you’d expect them too. The dough has a mild, sweet vanilla flavor. Then there’s chocolate flavor from the chocolate chips and chocolate drizzle.
I found there was mot that many chocolate chunks in the muffins but between the chocolate chunks and drizzle on top you get enough of a chocolate flavor. The vanilla flavor is nice but a little artificial.
Almond Poppy Muffins
Some might find this variety of muffin a little plain but I really enjoy it. There’s a strong almond flavor and lots of poppy seeds.
Overall the muffin is not too sweet and the texture is moist and fluffy. Although it’s not the most exciting muffin, if you enjoy poppyseed you’ll like it.
Cost
You have to buy two packs of muffins at Costco, you can’t just buy one. Each pack comes with six muffins and two packs costs $9.99 Canadian and US dollars which is reasonable! Less than a dollar per muffin.
Convenience
The muffins have a best-before date that’s four days from the date they were packed on. The Costco muffins freeze really well so if you can’t eat 12 muffins in four days, no big deal, just pop them in your freezer.
If you’re in a single-person household or just want to buy one pack of six muffins, it is a little inconvenient that Costco forces you to buy two packs.
These are great for a snack, breakfast or dessert. Kids seem to really enjoy them as well as adults! They’re perfect to bring camping or on a road trip.
Nutrition
Blueberry Muffin Calories and Ingredients
The blueberry muffin has 600 calories, 33 grams of fat, 800 milligrams of sodium, 67 grams of carbohydrates, 33 grams of sugar, nine grams of protein and three grams of fiber.
I’m happy to see that there are real blueberries listed in the ingredients! The muffins contain wheat, soy, milk, egg, sulfites and may contain tree nuts, peanuts and sesame. Unfortunately, the only real healthy ingredient listed is blueberries and the oils used in the muffins as well as other ingredients are pretty unhealthy and known to be inflammatory.
Chocolate Muffin Calories and Ingredients
The chocolate muffins at Costco have 680 calories, 36 grams of fat, 640 milligrams of sodium, 81 grams of carbohydrates, three grams of fiber, ten grams of protein and 51 grams of sugar.
The muffins contain wheat, soy, milk, egg and may contain tree nuts, peanuts and sesame. There are additives in the ingredients list such as propylene glycol monostearate which some people may not be fond of.
Chocolate Banana Muffin Calories and Ingredients
The chocolate banana muffins at Costco have 780 calories, 43 grams of fat, 900 milligrams of sodium, two grams of fibre, 91 grams of carbohydrates, 49 grams of sugar and 10 grams of protein. I’m very shocked by the amount of sodium! The carbs, calories, fat and sugar are also very, very high.
The muffins contain wheat, soy, milk, egg and may contain tree nuts, peanuts and sesame. There are additives in the ingredients list but I’m happy to see bananas listed as an ingredient instead of artificial banana flavor.
Chocolate Chip Muffin Calories and Ingredients
The chocolate chip muffins at Costco have 750 calories, 42 grams of fat, 840 milligrams of sodium, 86 grams of carbohydrates. three grams of fibre, 48 grams of sugar and ten grams of protein. I don’t know how something with so much sugar could also have so much sodium!
The ingredients list is similar to all the other muffins with the muffin mix being the first ingredient with chocolate chips as another ingredient. The muffins contain wheat, milk, soy and egg and may contain peanuts, tree nuts and sesame.
Corn Muffin Calories and Ingredients
A half of a corn muffin contains 260 calories, nine grams of fat, 430 milligrams of sodium, 40 grams of carbohydrates, less than a gram of fiber, 18 grams of sugar and five grams of protein.
The ingredients list contains yellow corn grits, soybean and canola oil, sugar, wheat and eggs as the main ingredients.
The corn muffins from Costco contain bioengineered food and the major allergens they contain are wheat, egg, milk and soy. They also may contain peanuts, tree nuts, dairy and sesame.
Apple Crumb Muffin Calories and Ingredients
A half of an apple crumb muffin contains 340 calories, 16 grams of fat, 290 milligrams of sodium, less than a gram of fiber, 27 grams of sugar, 40 grams of carbohydrates and four grams of protein.
The ingredients list makes me cringe for sure and the main ingredients in the apple crumb muffins are flour, sugar, apple filling, preservatives, eggs, soybean/canola oil butter, brown sugar, molasses, rolled oats, and icing.
Unlike the corn muffins, the label doesn’t state there is bioengineered food ingredients. The muffins contain wheat, milk, eggs and soy and may contain peanuts, tree nuts and sesame.
Vanilla Chocolate Chunk Muffin Calories and Ingredients
A half of a vanilla chocolate chunk muffin contains 350 calories, 18 grams of fat, 300 milligrams of sodium, 44 grams of carbohydrates, one gram of fiber, 25 grams of sugar and four grams of protein.
Just like the other muffins these are full of preservatives, canola, palm and soybean oil as well as sugar. The muffins contain wheat, egg, soy and milk and may contain peanuts, tree nuts and sesame.
Almond Poppy Muffin Calories and Ingredients
A half of an almond poppy muffin contains 330 calories, 18 grams of fat, 330 milligrams of sodium, 39 grams of carbohydrates, less than a gram of fiber, 20 grams of sugar and five grams of protein.
Although these are called almond muffins, there’s no almond extract listed on the ingredients so I’m sure it’s artificial almond flavoring. The muffins contain wheat, milk, eggs and soy and may contain tree nuts, peanuts and sesame.
Scoring
Taste: Costco Blueberry Muffin: 7.5/10 Costco Chocolate Muffin: 7.5/10 Costco Banana Chocolate Muffin: 7.5/10 Costco Chocolate Chip Muffin: 7/10 Corn Muffin 7/10 Apple Crumb 7.5/10 Vanilla Chocolate Chunk: 7/10 Almond Poppy: 7/10
Cost: 9/10
Convenience: 10/10
Nutrition: 0/10
Overall
Give it a try!
These muffins have positives like their taste, cheap cost and jumbo size but a huge negative is they’re really unhealthy!
What kind of muffin is your favorite?
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