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Author’s Note: Not a paid review, as usual. These are my own grumpy opinions. I have no affiliation with Costco<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The things I do for love.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I love tiramisu. I was excited about this new Tiramisu Cheesecake from Costco. In fact, I was SO eager, I visited my local store twice<\/em> in one week, trying to buy one. Twice, my friends! I even gently<\/em> harassed the Bakery employees, in a desperate attempt to gather intel and formulate a strategic acquisition plan. The things I do for love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway. I got one. Finally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aaaaand. It’s pretty good. But, maybe not epic enough to warrant the shameful (and shameless) lengths it took to get this elusive treat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OK, what is it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Essentially, you are getting a coffee-infused cheesecake over a cocoa graham crumb-crust, topped with whipped creamy stuff, and sprinkled with cocoa powder. And you’re getting a LOT of it! Although the label says 4.5 pounds, I weighed mine on my kitchen scale at 5 pounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first thing I noticed is that the whipped top layer has a deceptively natural taste. It’s a combination of mascarpone cheese and “whipped topping” (made from assorted nasties \u2014 more about the ingredients later<\/em>), but it somehow tastes almost<\/em> like real whipped cream. Almost<\/em>. I enjoyed it. Very much so. But I felt like a sell-out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(You may have already seen my cranky review of this Tiramisu Delight Cake from Publix \u2014 which was NOT A DELIGHT. It deeply disappointed me. Probably as much as I disappointed my parents by majoring in art. You can read my agonized review here.<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Flavors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Costco always<\/em> does cheesecake well, so the “cold brew” coffee cheesecake is the best part of this dessert. Hands-down.<\/em> I still prefer Costco’s Plain Cheesecake (you can read my review of it here<\/a>), but this tiramisu version is a fun change of pace. The texture is soft, but rich, with a light coffee flavor. It’s pleasant, but I would have relished more<\/em> coffee \u2014 I love the strong<\/em> kick of espresso in traditional tiramisu. However, I appreciated the moderate sweetness that is “just right.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(I loved the deep expresso bite in this frozen Tiramisu from Aldi, but I really hated the weird marshmallowy-stuff on top. Feel all the hatred in my silly review<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wish there were some boozy flavors to go with the coffee taste, but there aren’t. At least, none that I could discern. Alas. I’m a teetotaler, but I make up for it by enjoying naughty liquor flavors in my food. Although not part of the original recipe, it’s common for tiramisu to have either marsala wine or another alcohol<\/a>, like rum. I guess you could always add your own little drizzle on the plate, and then let the crumb crust soak it up? Maybe?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(For another coffee-chocolate dessert, check out my review of this Santa’s White Christmas Ice Cream from Publix<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Crust<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Speaking of that. The cookie crumb crust was oddly disappointing. But I think that is only because I have grown accustomed to VERY good crumb crusts from Costco. And this one wasn’t quite<\/em> as delicious as the others. I had hyped myself up for an exciting chocolatey-ending to my slice. And it wasn’t there. The cocoa taste is weak, and the crumbs were powdery without a buttery richness to redeem them. The crust is a thick layer, but just lacking depth of flavor. Bland and crumbly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Here’s my review of Costco’s Salted Caramel Cheesecake<\/a>, which had a very similar crumbly crumb crust.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Whipped Topping<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ok, back to that whipped top layer. Egads! It’s more than half the pie depth! There’s a lot<\/em> of it here, but it’s so light and airy, you won’t feel like you ate much. I loved the creamy, gossamer taste of this mascarpone-fluff. It’s lightly sweet, and dissolves on the tongue. And I legitimately believed I was eating real whipped cream for a hot minute. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another bonus: despite being ever-so-delicate, the whipped topping keeps a crisp shape and doesn’t melt in the refrigerator, even after several days.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Presentation is everything.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Aesthetically, this is a fancy, celebration-worthy dessert. Costco has somehow avoided the “robot food” appearance, while serving up a sharp presentation. There are piped rosettes of the mascarpone-fluff in an attractive ring around the pie, with the eye-catching contrast of dusted cocoa powder. It looks elegant, without being pretentious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Are you looking for another cheesecake flavor? Here’s my review of Costco’s Lemon Meringue Cheesecake<\/a>. I haven’t seen it in stores for a while, but maybe you’ll get lucky!)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients in Costco Tiramisu Cheesecake<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here is my best attempt at typing out the ingredients from the label. My local Costco continues to cut off the left edge of the bakery labels, so I have to guess at some of these. Grrr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n