Since then, the muffin selection has certainly changed, but their enduring appeal has not.
These muffins aren’t for the faint of heart.
And when it comes to the flavors, Costco certainly keeps us with seasonal themes.
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On my most recent trip, I was able to find and try the following four flavors.
I’ve compared them to discern what’s worth buying and what isn’t.
Vanilla Chocolate Chunk
Not to be confused with your run-of-the-mill chocolate chip muffin.
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Marketing or major difference?
The look:A little extra well-done on the top with a chocolate drizzle.
Nice chocolate chunks once cut open.
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The taste:Very dry.
It almost tasted like a Passover dessert.
The chocolate chunks were tasty, but again not what I want to be ingesting for breakfast.
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No real vanilla taste.
After a few bites I had no desire to keep going.
File this one under “disappointing.”
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Is this the All American chocolate mini cake sans frosting?
The look:Good chocolate chunk distribution.
Nice crumb and good cocoa color.
Again, I am not sure I would categorize this as a muffin over a cake or cupcake.
Except that there is a whopping 36 grams of fat .
so maybe it is closer to a cake.
However, these muffins haven’t gone without criticism over the years.
Still, this seems to be one of the mostbeloved muffin flavorsamong Costco shoppers.
This was the only muffin that had a wonderful smell coming out of the packagea nice whiff of cinnamon.
The look:The muffin looked like one that would taste amazing.
The taste:It was moist, very spice-forward with a good streusel top that gave some contrasting texture.
I certainly found it the most interesting of all the muffins I tasted.
