A Costco food court item is leaving NC stores for now. What’s replacing it?
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Costco shoppers in North Carolina will notice a new treat at the food court.
The vanilla apple pie sundae began rolling out at warehouses this week, according to AllRecipes.com. The limited-time offering — made with vanilla soft serve, apple pie filling and crispy pie crust pieces throughout — costs $2.99 and replaces this summer’s strawberry shortcake sundae.
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The dessert was available at several North Carolina Costco locations — including Charlotte, Matthews, Mooresville, Raleigh, Apex, Durham and Winston-Salem — as of Thursday, Oct. 15, The Charlotte Observer confirmed.
Customers in Indian Land, South Carolina, will have to wait a little longer, and an employee told the Observer there’s no word on when the new sundae could arrive.
Costco has launched a few iterations of the frozen treat in recent months, including:
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It’s just the latest food court shake up. The wholesaler recently brought back its fan-favorite twisted churro, ending a two-year hiatus, The Observer reported. The cinnamon sugar-dusted fry dough pastry had been discontinued and was replaced by the double chocolate chunk cookie.
In April, Costco changed its famous $1.50 hot dog and soda combo by giving members the choice to swap out their soft drink for a bottle of Kirkland-brand water, The Raleigh News & Observer reported.
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It also introduced crispy chicken strips earlier this summer.
Find your nearest Costco warehouse at costco.com/w/-/locations.
Portions of this story previously appeared in The Charlotte Observer.
