These were available online last summer, but are online exclusive no more. (Spotted by Phil at Boyer’s.)
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I didn’t realize there’s a new Cheez-It product season. (Spotted by Mark at Walmart.)
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This year’s McDonald’s Shamrock Season is here!
But if you have a Costco membership card, I might recommend grabbing it and heading to your nearest warehouse to get your hands on the new Double Chocolate Mint Sundae instead. Of course, that’s after you pick up paper towels, frozen chicken, a pillow-sized bag of chips, rotisserie chicken, a bag of romaine hearts that’ll rot before you get halfway through them, batteries, and a bunch of other things that’ll easily total over $200.
The seasonal dessert at the Costco food court features mint-flavored soft serve swirled with chocolate sauce and topped with more chocolate sauce and cookie crumbles.
Much like everything at Costco, this sundae is more than you need and offers an amazing price. It’s large enough and inexpensive enough to make the Oreo Shamrock McFlurry look McFeeble and green with size envy. Speaking of color, I’m trying to remember whether Costco’s dessert had a green tint. I keep squinting at the photos above and swearing I see some green, but I could’ve sworn the creamy base was just white while I was eating it. Maybe the food court’s LED lighting was doing something strange to my phone’s camera. However, in the end, it doesn’t really matter, because once you mix things, the chocolate syrup blends into the soft serve, turning everything grey. Delicious grey.
The mint in this sundae rises to a level of slightly chewed Wrigley’s Doublemint Gum, and the chocolate, even though my sundae looks like it got caught in a chocolate flash flood, still allows the mint to come through. However, if you want a stronger minty punch, I feel McDonald’s Oreo Shamrock McFlurry has Costco’s offering beat, but only slightly. Also, because it’s smaller, the McFlurry has a better soft-serve-to-cookie ratio. By the time I got to the bottom half of the sundae’s cup, the cookie crumbles made rare appearances.
However, while Costco’s Double Chocolate Mint Sundae may not be as minty or have as many cookie bits as McDonald’s offering, it still tastes amazing, and I say the chocolate syrup makes it more decadent. Also, its low $2.99 price for something twice the size of a McFlurry makes it taste a bit sweeter. I hope it returns every year so we can celebrate Costco Double Chocolate Mint Sundae Season!
Purchased Price: $2.99
Rating: 8 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 790 calories. (No other nutritional information is available)
Here are some interesting new products found on store shelves by your fellow readers. If you’ve tried any of them, share your thoughts in the comments.
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Sweet, sweet caffeine. (Spotted by Sage G at Food Lion.)
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