{"id":14317,"date":"2026-06-17T12:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T16:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snarklesauce.com\/blog\/?p=14317"},"modified":"2026-06-17T12:34:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T16:34:24","slug":"costco-peaches-cream-pastries-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snarklesauce.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/17\/costco-peaches-cream-pastries-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Costco Peaches & Cream Pastries Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Author’s note: Not sponsored by Costco<\/a>, as always. These are my own unbiased opinions.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best kind of eerie.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I probably wouldn’t have bought these pastries from Costco if I hadn’t just<\/em> had a great experience with their Peaches & Cream Bar Cake<\/a>. The good news is, these butter pastries have an eerily similar filling to the cake. The best kind of eerie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My favorite thing about these pastries is that they’re not<\/em> overly sweet. And, if choosing between “cheese danish” and “fruit danish” makes you cry, dry those eyes! Because you get both<\/em> here. It’s a butter pastry filled with peach jammy stuff AND a creamy filling.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Cheese filling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There’s a strip of peach filling on one side of the pastry, and a strip of the cheese concoction on the other side. I was surprised to see this “cream” filling is made from greek yogurt (and<\/em> cream cheese, of course). It has a soft, very lightly sweetened, and slightly tangy taste. It sort of clumps together in fluffy curds. Yum.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Peach filling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

But the peach filling really<\/em> steals the show. It has a “marmalade” consistency, with tender chunks of peach suspended in a sweet, gelatinous mixture. Paddington Bear might even approve. The fruit flavor is full-bodied without tasting fake (even if it is<\/em>). I liked the whiff of tartness from the real lemon juice. Just right. This is much better than my experience with the “fruit” filling in Costco’s Cherry Cheese Danish Braid<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was, however, saddened to see artificial flavors and preservatives in the ingredients. More about that later.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Pastry dough<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The butter-based dough strikes a good balance of crisp and soft. Like most Costco pastries, these have flakey, buttery layers all the way through. It’s more “danish” texture than anything else. But slightly croissant-like on the exterior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(It’s a different texture from Aldi’s fruit strudels<\/a>, if you’re curious.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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How big are they?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Size-wise, these are pretty generous. About 5 inches long. On my kitchen scale, they weigh around 4 ounces each. A whole breakfast. You could cut them in half, if you’re serving a brunch with other items.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Serving the pastries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Speaking of serving, I recommend letting them sit out on a plate until they reach room temperature before eating. The pastry exterior seems to crisp up a bit from the air, and the filling tastes better when not icy cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also like these heated gently in a pan on the stove — the bottoms crisp nicely, without the filling becoming “molten.” You could also re-bake them for 3-5 minutes, just to give them a little more freshly-baked texture.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients in Costco Peaches & Cream Pastries<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Here is my best attempt at typing out the ingredients, from the label:<\/p>\n\n\n\n