{"id":8713,"date":"2025-06-02T12:54:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T16:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snarklesauce.com\/blog\/?p=8713"},"modified":"2026-03-14T16:25:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T20:25:37","slug":"costco-lemon-raspberry-muffins-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snarklesauce.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/02\/costco-lemon-raspberry-muffins-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Costco Lemon Raspberry Muffins Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Author’s Note: This is a completely unbiased and unpaid review. I have no affiliation with Costco<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where’s the Lemon, tho?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These muffins are made with butter. And that’s why I bought them. Facts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re used to typical grocery store muffins with strong artificial flavors, loads of sugar, and the smarmy softness of soybean oil, you may find these not your cup of tea<\/em>. I usually make my own muffins, and I loved them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’ve eaten a number of mass-produced muffins that were really just cleverly disguised cupcakes. Not so here. These dudes have a hearty, homemade taste, with an open crumb and a true “muffin” texture. The gentle tan color is from brown sugar, and they’re made with both sour cream and milk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Weak Flavors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, there’s virtually no lemon taste. None. Zip. Nada. I tried to give them the benefit of the doubt, but I can’t discern any tangy citrus flavor at all, sorry. Oddly, the raspberry flavor is pretty weak, too. In fact, it’s so subtle<\/em>, I can only taste “raspberry” when I bite directly into one of the elusive blobs of raspberry jammy-stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Looking for a Costco dessert that is bursting with citrus flavor? Perhaps you would enjoy my review of their Bakery Key Lime Pie<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the small amount of raspberry flavor has a delicious natural<\/em> taste and texture. There are even some crunchy seeds, although not enough to be irritating. The streusel has a soft, floury texture change, but little flavor. It’s a tad too doughy for my taste. But not unpleasant.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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I personally<\/em> enjoyed the restrained sweetness. This is exactly what I want from a muffin. Most commercial muffins taste more like dessert. Basically cake, but with creative marketing. These<\/em> are juuuust sweet enough to please, but not overpower. They taste more like a true breakfast food than a dessert. I appreciate this. But not everyone will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(For another buttery breakfast pastry, check out my review of Costco’s Butter Sugar Palmier<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I also like the artisanal vibe from the brown parchment sheets. The folded paper creates a flower-like shape around each muffin. It looks hand-made. Or like an upscale boutique bakery product. I would never have guessed these came from Costco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(I enjoyed the light creaminess of this Lemon Custard Pie from Costco. Here is my review.<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients in Costco Bakery Lemon Raspberry Muffins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here is my best attempt at typing out the ingredients, from the label:<\/p>\n\n\n\n