"Costco is known for its low prices on staple goods and a truly legendary food court. Another major reason for Costco's continuing allure is the sheer size of its products; everything from jars of peanut butter to egg cartons is supersized compared to your average grocery store. But is bigger always better? Not in the case of Costco's popular pumpkin pie, as it turns out."
"While it will feed even the biggest holiday crowd, this gargantuan pie is majorly lacking on both the flavor and texture fronts. Instead of a balance of warm spices, rich, earthy pumpkin, and a caramelized sweetness, Costco's pumpkin pie was incredibly bland and one-dimensional. A non-descript taste doesn't necessarily make something inedible, of course, but the texture of the filling was soft to the point of almost being liquid."
"Despite some rave reviews, many Costco customers on Reddit weren't the biggest fans of the pumpkin pie. One Redditor even went so far as to call it "trash," stating, "I like so many of [Costco's] products but my brother and I both threw ours [pumpkin pie] in the garbage." Another Redditor pointed out that the dessert is "inconsistently baked, rushed, mushy in the middle"
Costco sells a very large, low-cost pumpkin pie intended to serve many guests. In a ranking of 15 Costco bakery treats, the pumpkin pie placed last. The pie lacks a balanced flavor profile of warm spices, rich pumpkin, and caramelized sweetness, and it tastes bland and one-dimensional. The filling is overly soft, almost liquid, while the crust is thin and crumbly, offering poor contrast. Some suggest pairing the pie with Kirkland bourbon to improve flavor, but many customers reported throwing the pie away or noting inconsistent baking and mushy centers. Size and price do not make up for poor taste and texture.
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