Costco Brought Back a Fan-Favorite Dessert Just in Time for the Holidays (2024)

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Costco Brought Back a Fan-Favorite Dessert Just in Time for the Holidays? ›

Costco recently brought back one of its popular desserts perfect for the holiday season—pecan pie.

How Costco Keeps Its Pumpkin Pie So Cheap. In their book, David and Susan disclose that Costco's pumpkin pies are only semi-homemade, which helps cut down on costs.

Costco's Pecan Pie costs $16.99.

How long will Costco's pumpkin pie last? A Costco pumpkin pie will last about five days, covered tightly in your refrigerator. In you freezer, it can last three months tightly wrapped. Take the pie out of your freezer about six hours before you want to serve it.

Believe it or not, the giant holiday cakes were sold on QVC earlier this month for $79.98—and that was on sale. At Costco, you can take home the festive three-pound dessert for just $25.99—a third of the original bakery price. Talk about a steal.

Costco cakes are priced accordingly: $15.99 for an 8-inch round cake. $19.99 for a 10-inch round cake. $24.99 for a half sheet cake.

Along with pecan and pumpkin pies, Costco supposedly makes quite a few of its famous baked goods from scratch. The garlic bread, lemon meringue pie, country French bread, cherry pie, granola nut bread, and peach pie are all made inside the Costco bakery.

"Pumpkin pie is back in the Costco bakery and this is known to be one of the best pumpkin pies. It's also over three and a half pounds for $5.99.

For some Costco shoppers, the cost of the chocolate peanut butter pie is worth it for several reasons. In the aforementioned Reddit thread, one poster made it plain and simple as to why they don't mind the $19.99 price.

Yes. Because pecan pie is an "egg-rich" pie, the USDA recommends you store it in the fridge after it has cooled. Unless you plan on serving the pie within two hours of baking, it shouldn't stay out at room temperature.

Is pecan pie better than pumpkin pie? ›

If you're looking for a dense and chewy crunch, pecan is your target. If you're looking for a smooth and custard-y bite, pumpkin is the winner. But if you're looking for the most decadent and dessert-y pie of them all, pecan probably comes out on top. It's just RICH.

A Costco Pizza Can Easily Feed A Crowd

Since a Costco pizza is cut into 12 slices, it's fair to assume that it can feed at least a few people. While there is no definitive answer as to precisely how many that might include, there are ways to make an educated guess.

The pumpkin pie will keep in the fridge for three to four days. When you have a giant pumpkin pie like I do and not a ton of room in your refrigerator, you may want to look to the freezer instead. Pumpkin pie is easy to freeze and it tastes just as great after it thaws. Cut the pie into slices.

You can freeze Costco's whole pumpkin pies or portions of the pie by allowing them to cool completely, wrapping them in two or three layers of plastic wrap, and then wrapping them once again using aluminum foil. Freeze for up to one month for best quality. Defrost frozen pumpkin pie in the refrigerator.

Pumpkin pie is delicious cold, so you can serve it straight from the fridge (with plenty of homemade whipped cream, if you please). If you prefer serving it at room temperature, take it out of the fridge no longer than a couple of hours beforehand to bring its temperature down safely.

A Yule Log (a.k.a Bûche de Noël) cake is a longtime Christmas tradition for many households. In case you didn't know, the cake is modeled to represent the yule log that some families would burn on Christmas Eve back in the nineteenth century.

🍪 Holiday Cookies are BACK at Costco! Cookies includes Powdered Brownie Walnut, Candy Chocolate Chip, and Toffee Sandies!

Costco always comes in clutch with incredible dessert trays. The latest tray the warehouse chain is selling involves four varieties of brownie and macaroon dessert bars. That alone is thrilling, but the tray is also under $20!

The 48-ounce cheesecake is in the shape on a Christmas tree and covered in chocolate ganache. It's topped with red and green stripes like garland and sprinkled with tree-shaped sprinkles. But this isn't just any well-decorated cheesecake. It's from Junior's, an iconic New York City restaurant known for its cheesecake.