If you love peanut butter, these Kraft Peanut Butter Ice Cream Bars from Costco might be worth trying. My family is full of peanut butter lovers, so I picked up a box to see what they’re like. I was hoping for creamy, peanut butter-forward ice cream coated in a sweet, crunchy peanut butter coating and topped with peanut pieces. But do these Costco ice cream bars live up to my expectations, and would I buy them again? Find out in my review!
Location in Store
These are located in the freezer section of Costco near the Melona Frozen Dessert Bars and the Jonny Pops Organic Rainbow Fruit Stacks. The item number is 2009380.
Taste
The Kraft Peanut Butter Ice Cream Bars from Costco are a little sweeter and less peanut buttery than I expected. The ice cream is essentially a combination of mild vanilla ice cream and peanut butter swirls, with a sweet peanut butter coating on the outside and crunchy peanut pieces sprinkled over the shell.
The vanilla ice cream is quite sweet, and while the peanut butter flavor is noticeable, it isn’t as strong as I was hoping for. The ice cream itself isn’t the highest quality, but if you love the combination of peanut butter and vanilla ice cream, I think you’ll still enjoy these Costco ice cream bars.
Cost
The box contains 12 individually wrapped 72 milliliter bars and costs $14.99 Canadian. I think that’s a reasonable price, especially since you get 12 bars. They’re not particularly large, but they’re a decent size for a treat and a little more interesting than a plain ice cream bar.
Convenience
The bars need to be kept frozen, and the best-before date is just over eight months from the purchase date. These Costco peanut butter ice cream bars are a fun treat for anyone who loves the taste of peanut butter. They’re perfect for enjoying at home during the summer or bringing along to a camping trip or potluck.
Nutrition
Calories
One 72 mL bar contains 210 calories, 14 grams of fat, 17 grams of carbohydrates, zero grams of fibre, 15 grams of sugar, three grams of protein and 160 milligrams of sodium. The calorie, fat and sugar content seems pretty typical for a sweet ice cream treat like this.
Ingredients
The ingredients list doesn’t seem unusual for a mass-produced ice cream bar, although there are a few ingredients I’m not particularly fond of, including additives, soybean oil, natural flavour and carrageenan. The ice cream bars contain milk, peanuts and soy and may contain tree nuts, egg and wheat.
Scoring
Taste: 7.5/10
Cost: 8/10
Convenience: 10/10
Nutrition: 0/10
Overall
Give it a try!
These aren’t the highest-quality ice cream bars and, for example, they don’t compare to Häagen-Dazs. However, if you love anything peanut butter flavoured, I think you’ll enjoy these. The combination of peanut butter and vanilla makes them a fun and tasty treat.
Wheat isn’t listed on the ingredients list directly but the box states the bars may contain wheat.
They’re made in Canada.
The box contains 12 bars and costs $14.9i9 Canadian.
Have you tried the Costco Kirkland Signature Creamy Almond Butter? What did you think of it?
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