With summer winding down, I wanted to sneak in one last frozen treat review! These Kirkland Signature Vanilla Almond Ice Cream Bars from Costco looked like something my whole family would enjoy, so I picked up a box to try. I was especially interested in the fact that the ice cream is made with real cream, which usually makes ice cream deliciously rich and decadent. But do these Costco ice cream bars live up to expectations? Find out what I thought of the Kirkland Signature Vanilla Almond Ice Cream Bars in the review below!
Location in Store
These are located in the freezer section of Costco, near the other frozen desserts like the Melona Bars and the Tru Fru Frozen Chocolate Covered Strawberries. The item number is 1185912.
Taste
These Kirkland Signature Vanilla Almond Ice Cream Bars are really delicious! The vanilla ice cream is sweet, creamy, rich and full of flavor. The milk chocolate coating is rich and chocolaty without tasting cheap, which I was pleasantly surprised by. The small pieces of almonds covering the outside add a nice crunch and a delicious nutty flavor.
If you love the combination of chocolate, almonds and creamy vanilla ice cream, I think you’ll really enjoy these Costco ice cream bars. However, if you’re not a fan of almonds, you may want to skip them because they’re completely covered in little almond pieces. Overall, these are simple but incredibly tasty and a great frozen treat for chocolate and almond lovers.
Cost
I bought a box of these Kirkland Signature Vanilla Almond Ice Cream Bars back in 2019, when they cost $14.99 Canadian for 18 bars. In 2026, they’re $16.99 Canadian, which really isn’t that bad of a price increase over seven years. That’s less than a dollar per bar, which seems like a completely fair price to me, especially after trying them!
Convenience
The Kirkland Signature Vanilla Almond Ice Cream Bars need to be kept frozen, and the best before date was about ten months from when I purchased them. These Costco ice cream bars would be perfect for a work BBQ, potluck, or simply to keep at home and enjoy throughout the summer. The box is a little bulky, but if you’re short on space in your deep freezer, you could always take the bars out of the box and store them separately.
Nutrition
Calories
Treats like these Kirkland Signature Vanilla Almond Ice Cream Bars are meant to be enjoyed, and calories should be ignored! Right?! One bar contains 260 calories, 20 grams of fat, 17 grams of carbohydrates, one gram of fibre, 16 grams of sugar, four grams of protein and 30 milligrams of sodium. The higher fat content isn’t surprising since the ice cream is made with real cream and contains almonds.
Ingredients
I love that the ice cream is made of simple ingredients list cream, milk, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla extract. However, I don’t love seeing palm oil, safflower oil and natural flavor listed in the coating ingredients. The Vanilla Almond Ice Cream Bars contain milk, soy, egg and almonds and may contain peanuts and other tree nuts.
Scoring
Taste: 9/10
Cost: 8/10
Convenience: 10/10
Nutrition: 0/10
Overall
Must buy!
I really enjoyed these ice cream bars and would definitely recommend them to anyone who loves the combination of chocolate, almond and creamy vanilla ice cream. If you see these at Costco, I’d recommend picking up a box before summer is over!
260 calories.
They may contain peanuts and other tree nuts.
In Canada from domestic and imported ingredients.
Have you tried the Costco Kirkland Signature Vanilla Almond Ice Cream Bars? What did you think of them?
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Hi Natalie!thank you for your input ,
We ( family of 20 plus friends) R all taken by Kirkland bars ,we just love them and yes we R chocolat lovers & ice cream 😄!before we would buy Hagendaz ,but no more since we discovered the Kirkland bars ,
They R creamy,chocolaty,crunchy & sooo comforting,
My freezer always have bars ,yes all yr round ,must not run out ( my grand kids would be disappointed & what a nice treat when friends come over ,
My husband’s favorite ,we also really like Kirkland ice cream sandwich 😋🤩,
You have a great day & please keep sending those reviews 👍👨🏻🦳👵🏻
US box bought in 2024 shows:
“Contains a Bioengineered Food Ingredient.”
That is, at least one GMO (Genetically Modified Organism).
Haagen Daz equivalent product does not have such a label (yet).
No shit good to know I’ll cheek Canadians label
These are no longer good at all. The “ice cream” tastes like glue or worse. They should fire the moron that ruined what was a nice treat.
I agree taste like glue, made me sick after eating one.
They are inexpensive… less than $1 a bar and are very tasty. Well worth the price. 280 calories is a lot but at least you’re getting lots of taste for those calories. Can’t imagine why anyone complained.
I don’t know what ice cream bars you guys are talking about because the Kirkland ice creams I’ve tried taste like crap. It doesn’t even taste like the Al ice cream and the chocolate coating is mediocre.
I agree! I actually thought it wasn’t real ice cream.
8/21/2021 I bought these today. So good. Good quality ice cream and chocolate and almond chips all over it.
NON AT COVENTRY DO I HAVE TO GET THEM FROM BIRMINGHAM THESE BEAT ANY OTHER BOTH IN TASTE AND PRICE
These are great and a cheaper but still tasty version of the Haagen Daz! I also re-used the nice box they come in, in my freezer to hold my ziplocked packages of various meats from Costco!
They are better than Haggen Daz Imo
Exactly! I came here to say this. Better value, and they just taste better. The Haagen Daz was on sale for the same price, so we tried them out even though they are 15 to a box v Kirkland’s 18 to a box. Everyone in my family said that they were small and bland compared to Kirkland. And not as chocolatey. We’ll stick to these!