{"id":216,"date":"2023-08-31T19:12:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T19:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/squarespace.joannawhiteart.com\/wp\/2023\/08\/31\/costco-kirkland-bakery-green-chile-cornbread-review\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T20:46:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T00:46:49","slug":"costco-kirkland-bakery-green-chile-cornbread-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snarklesauce.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/31\/costco-kirkland-bakery-green-chile-cornbread-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Costco Bakery Green Chile Corn Bread Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Is that yellow pollen on my corn bread?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I saw this Green Chile Cornbread in a Costco Facebook post, and immediately wanted to try it. It looked and sounded amazing. I\u2019ve generally<\/em> been a fan of most<\/em> Costco Bakery items I\u2019ve tried so far, so it seemed like a sure thing. Unfortunately, this cornbread was a disappointment and not<\/em> something I\u2019d purchase again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are five big issues, which I\u2019ll address individually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Problem #1: There is too much sugar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sugar is the first ingredient, so this is VERY sweet cornbread<\/a>. It\u2019s as sugary as cake<\/em>, but the texture and green chiles aren\u2019t really compatible with that level of sweetness. There are certain circumstances under which a cake-like cornbread is suitable, but this isn\u2019t one of them. The savory ingredients and coarser texture just don\u2019t work with the dessert-like sweetness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Problem #2: The texture is gritty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t mind texture in my cornbread; in fact, I usually relish it! Unfortunately, the texture in THIS cornbread is a bit overboard. There is a lot of very<\/em> coarse, dry, rough corn grit mixed into the batter and stuck to the top. It ends up tasting half raw and half cooked. I found it a particularly strange combination, because the bread is otherwise moist and soft. Using a more finely-ground cornmeal would be my preference. I think Costco could just dial back the texture by 50%, and it would work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Problem #3: There is almost no flavor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

My flavor-loving stomach yearned for this cornbread as soon as I saw the words \u201cGreen Chile\u201d in the promotional ad. I bought it primarily for the peppers, so I was particularly disappointed when I couldn\u2019t actually taste <\/em>any peppers.<\/em> Roasted jalapeno<\/a> and poblano<\/a> peppers are really the only \u201cflavoring\u201d in the bread, besides corn and sugar, so this is pretty sad. The only way I can get a tiny glimmer of pepper taste is to pick apart the bread where a little glob of green stuff is and pop just that nugget in my mouth. Otherwise, nothing. There is no<\/em> spiciness in this bread, regardless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(For another corn-breaded treat, check out my review of Foster Farms Mini Corn Dogs<\/a>, which I also purchased from Costco.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Problem #4: The yellow cornmeal garnish looks like pollen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I love yellow. Yellow makes me happy. But not in this instance. The top of the loaf is dusted with a mound of loose, powdery, vivid yellow cornmeal \u2014 like an eruption of sneeze-inducing pollen. My sinuses spasmed just looking at it. I don\u2019t even know where Costco found such brightly-colored yellow cornmeal. At first, I was certain it must have artificial dyes in it, but the ingredients don\u2019t list any. This corn meal is impressively fluorescent yellow, like a strip of crime scene tape. It\u2019s also very<\/em> coarse, and dry, and extra-gritty. It falls off and scatters everywhere when the loaves are served. This sandy yellow stuff doesn\u2019t add any value to the loaf, and its appearance made me less hungry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Problem #5: It\u2019s overpriced<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In my opinion, this bakery item is NOT a good value. Cornbread is generally a low-cost, budget-friendly item, and this isn\u2019t a particularly large loaf. The current price of $7 simply isn\u2019t justifiable for what you\u2019re getting. There are perhaps 6-8 muffin-sized servings in this loaf. Maybe I\u2019m just out of touch, but I still expect Costco products to offer a significant savings over conventional grocery stores \u2014 that\u2019s why we\u2019re paying a membership fee and buying in bulk!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients in Kirkland Green Chile Corn Bread<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Again, sugar is the first ingredient. Soybean oil is the predominant source of fat, which is a disappointment. At least there are no artificial flavors or colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n