Costco's 'Phenomenal' New Bakery Item Has Shoppers Feeling 'Pleasantly Surprised'

Kenn Bivins

13 January 2025 at 4:30 pm·2-min read

There are few things better in the world than biting into a decadent, buttery croissant. Shatteringly crisp outer layers juxtapose perfectly supple, tender interiors that melt in your mouth like butter on a hot griddle. It’s a near-perfect pastry, and as good as it is on its own, it’s even better with a few delicious upgrades.

Dipped in coffee or hot chocolate, filled with sweet pastry cream or tangy lemon curd—the options are truly endless. You could even go wild and make a layered croissant breakfast bake complete with scrambled eggs, cheese, sausage and peppers.

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However you choose to indulge in the luxurious experience of enjoying a croissant, there are plenty of options on the market—whether you’re a croissant-eating purist or more adventurous than most. Crispy croissant bites, onion cheese pinwheels, indulgent double chocolate options—all available at retailers like Trader Joe’s and Costco. And if all those choices still aren’t good enough, Costco is tripling down on their efforts to become a one-stop croissant wonderland of epic proportions with their latest treat fans are calling, “a NEED!! 😍”

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The croissant variety in question is none other than an Almond Croissant Pastry that looks almost too good to eat. Made with an all butter croissant dough, these tasty treats feature a decadent almond filling, and a scattering of both nutty sliced almonds and powdered sugar on top.

According to the phenomenal reporting skills of @costcobuys, 6-pack clamshells of the pastry were found in Costco’s legendary bakery section for a cool $11.99, or about $1.99 per pastry. You could enjoy these beauties as is, warmed up with a delicious cup of coffee or find a way to work them into a Valentine’s Day dessert board for the croissant loving special someone in your life. Tour de France anyone?

Delicious as these almond pastries look, a few shoppers were more focused on other Costco bakery items like the apple crunch muffins and raspberry crumb cookies. Both sound incredible, but what if they came in croissant form, too? An apple crunch croissant sounds divine! Costco, we’ll be in touch.

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