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I’m a pepperoni pizza slice kind of Costco gal, but the warehouse store’s new ice cream sundae is going to switch me over to the dessert side of the food court. The chocolate and mint creation rolled out just in time for St. Patrick’s Day — and Girl Scout Cookie season, which it turns out is very serendipitous. Here’s why I think you should go out and grab Costco cafe’s new sundae, too.
What’s the New Costco Sundae?
Costco debuted the Double Chocolate Mint Sundae at food courts nationwide in mid to late February. Some Costco locations got it before others, which made some people (cough, totally not me, cough) a little jealous when they saw it on social media.
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It’s made with mint soft serve, which has replaced chocolate in the two-flavor soft serve machines at Costco. That means that there will be no mint and chocolate swirl, but you can get mint and vanilla swirl if you wanted a less minty treat.
That mint soft serve is layered with chocolate sauce and chocolate cookie crumbles, hence the “double” chocolate. It sells for $2.99 in the food court, 50 cents more than the chocolate and (really good) strawberry sundaes that are always available. This festive mint concoction will only be available for a limited time, though we’re not sure exactly how long that will be.
How Is the New Costco Sundae?
In a word: great. But were you really expecting anything else? It’s got big Girl Scout Cookie Thin Mint vibes, so if that’s your thing, you’re going to like this.
The cookie crumbles are not Oreos, but a crunchier, more chocolatey cookie that’s much more like a Thin Mint without the chocolate shell. And Costco doesn’t skimp on the cookie crumbs, either — there was a solid layer in the bottom of the cup as well as on top.
I wished that there was more chocolate sauce, especially once we got to the middle of the cup where it was mostly plain mint ice cream. But I did notice that another customer’s sundae had much more chocolate sauce than mine; it probably just varies based on who makes your sundae.
While the mint flavor was more like a Shamrock Shake in strength than a Thin Mint, I didn’t mind, because there’s a whole lot more dessert to get through than a few cookies. The sundae was also mercifully not too sweet, which made finishing the entire large cup an easy — and satisfying — feat for me and my partner. We’ll definitely get it again.
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Other Mint Chocolate Fast-Food Desserts
Of course, it’s mint chocolate season right now, and other classic fast-food items are available already. If you don’t get to Costco in time to grab the new Double Chocolate Mint Sundae, here are some other Thin Mint-y, St. Paddy’s Day-y dessert options.
McDonald’s: The Shamrock Shake has been a classic since 1967, with a mild mint-and-vanilla flavor that even some mint-haters enjoy.
Wendy’s: Girl Scout Thin Mints Frostys are back this year, and they’re made with your choice of chocolate or vanilla Frosty mixed with a minty cookie crumble chocolate sauce.
Dairy Queen: Of course Dairy Queen has a mint chocolate Blizzard. It’s made with Oreo cookie pieces and mint sauce in vanilla soft serve.
Have you tried the new Costco sundae? Let us know what you think of it in the comments.
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