Costco's pistachio croissants have r/Costco completely unhinged
Costco's new $9.99 Kirkland twice-baked pistachio croissants are pulling 587 upvotes and a coping strategy.
Costco quietly added Kirkland Signature Twice-Baked Pistachio Filled Croissants to its bakery section this June, and the community reaction has been disproportionate in the best way. 1 The Reddit thread — titled "I'll never forgive the person who brought the pistachio croissants over and left them" — pulled 587 upvotes, a 92.8% upvote ratio, and 60 comments as of June 10. For a bakery-section item with no marketing push, that's a significant number.
The OP, u/navsingh12, led with about the most concise review a food product can get: "I can't stop eating them." 1
What you're actually buying
The $9.99 for 6 price tag puts this at $1.67 per croissant — Costco bakery pricing, which means you're not comparing it to a café. The product is sold in the fresh bakery section (not frozen), in the standard Kirkland clamshell packaging. 2
"Twice-baked" is the detail that matters here. A standard filled croissant gets filled and baked once; a twice-baked croissant goes back into the oven after filling, which caramelizes the exterior, deepens the pastry layers, and — crucially for a pistachio filling — lets the nuttiness work into the dough rather than sitting as a cold pocket inside a flaky shell. The result is closer to a sfogliatella or a croissant aux amandes in texture than a standard croissant with something added. BuzzFeed's food editor Patty Lee put it plainly: 2
"Flaky croissants and pistachio filling are already an elite combo, but warming one up in the toaster oven and enjoying it with iced coffee on the side is peak summer breakfast energy."
What the community is saying
The r/Costco thread is worth reading for the tone alone.
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u/radicalresting went straight to the technique: "they are delicious. TWICE BAKED are you kidding me" — capitalization included, which tells you the emphasis is real. 1 u/Wonderful_Worth_2638 called them "delicious and addictive" and noted that Costco's bakery has been introducing a lot of new items recently. 1
The most quotable take came from u/RemiMartin (9 upvotes): 1
"Its my favorite trick. Anytime Costco release a new item that I would feel guilty eating, I will bring it to a gathering so I can eat it and leave it."
That's not a complaint — it's a coping strategy. And it tracks with the thread's energy: people aren't skeptical of this product, they're trying to manage their relationship with it.
There is one dissenting voice worth flagging. u/LoveNewton_Nibbler reported buying the croissants twice and finding them "stale and underfilled both times" — calling it "Criminal activity." 1 That's a real data point. Costco bakery items are notoriously uneven across locations and even across batches at the same location — freshness depends entirely on when the item hit your store's shelf. If you grab one and it's dense or underwhelming, that's the likely culprit.
The practical fix: check the "sell by" date on the clamshell (it should be within a day or two of purchase) and warm it in a toaster oven before eating. A stale croissant that's been heat-revived is almost always better than a room-temperature one that's been sitting out.
Before you go
- Store: Costco (bakery section, fresh — not frozen)
- Price: $9.99 / 6-count (~$1.67 each)
- Tag: New summer item 2026, confirmed by BuzzFeed roundup June 3, 2026
- Reddit signal: 587 upvotes, 92.8% ratio, 60 comments as of June 10, 2026
- Availability note: Bakery items vary by region and warehouse — check your local section. No nationwide availability confirmation yet; first sightings from r/Costco members, no specific location listed in top comments
- One caveat: At least one buyer reported stale/underfilled batches — buy fresh, warm before eating
Cover photo: Kirkland Signature Twice-Baked Pistachio Filled Croissants on Costco bakery shelf, via BuzzFeed
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