Our Review Of Costco Brown Sugar Boba Bars

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These boba dessert bars are absolutely amazing and 10/10 worth trying! They have a rich and sweet flavors that’s just perfect for the summer.

Looking for a delicious and refreshing summer snack? The Costco Brown Sugar Boba Bars might be what you’re looking for!

If you’ve been thinking about buying these, but aren’t sure if you want to spend your money on them, hopefully this Costco Brown Sugar Boba Bars Review will help you make up your mind!

It’s easy to just stick to the regular ice creams and frozen dessert bars, but what about when you want something different? These boba dessert bars could be just what you’re looking for if you’re already a boba tea lover.

At Costco, you can pick up some delightful frozen desserts to help keep you cool when the sun scorches you. If you want to find out if these boba bars are worth the money, all you need to do is keep reading! We’ll cover everything you need to know.

Costco Brown Sugar Boba Bars Review

Where To Find It In Store

You can find these Costco Brown Sugar Boba Bars in the freezer section, close to all the other delicious frozen foods. There should be a sign to make them easier to find, but this might be different for your location!

The item number for these delightful dessert bars is 1521605 if that makes them easier to find, too.

It’s worth mentioning that if you’ve been looking for these and finally come across them, don’t wait to buy a few packs. These treats are super popular and will sell out in no time.

Get ahead of the game and beat everyone to it! Chances are, you will still need to do some climbing to get the last few boxes of these, so be prepared!

In each box, you will get 10 bars that are 70 grams each. It should be the perfect amount for a light snack or dessert!

What The Box Says

The box instructs buyers to keep the product frozen at all times and to thoroughly chew the boba pearls before swallowing. As with many ice cream-type products, this item contains milk and is not suitable for vegans.

The Flavor

The flavors of these boba bars are absolutely divine. It’s the perfect mix of boba tea, brown sugar, and cold goodness. It’s a boba tea popsicle! Everything is very creamy and rich, making it perfect for those hot summer days when you feel like just that.

The brown sugar is evident in the flavor, but it’s overwhelming. While rich and creamy, the milk only adds to the overall flavor of the bar. There are tapioca pearls within the bar.

These pears aren’t hard like you might expect, though! In reality, they are chews and absolutely delightful – just be sure to chew them properly, or you might choke!

Every bar will have a different number of tapioca pearls – but you may not even notice unless you’re counting! We found that some bars had as little as two pears, while others had double or even triple.

While it would be nice for the number of pearls to be consistent, it really isn’t the end of the world. The flavor is amazing, and the mild tapioca flavor is the cherry on top.

The Price

Although you can find these brown sugar boba bars in a number of stores across the country, Costco might have the most affordable! At Costco, you can expect to pay just CA$14.99 for a box of 10 bars.

That’s a pretty good price for any kind of similar ice cream bar or dessert, so the prices are competitive. Sure, they aren’t the cheapest things around, but then, you shouldn’t need to buy them every week.

How Convenient Is It, Really?

Considering that you don’t have to do anything but take a bar from the box and remove the plastic wrapper – they’re very convenient!

There’s really nothing to complain about, these are the perfect desserts if you want something cool, quick, and easy.

Proper Storage

Since this is a frozen product, it needs to be stored in the freezer. The “best before” date can be two years (possible even more) from when you purchased it, so that’s pretty amazing!

These things will last in the freezer, even if you forget about them until next summer.

Nutritional Information

Calories In The Costco Brown Sugar Boba Bars

Unsurprisingly, these Costco Brown Sugar Boba Bars aren’t exactly healthy. There are plenty of carbs, sugars, and sodium in these. However, the calories count could definitely be higher for what the product actually is!

Because of this, we’re almost impressed.

Let’s take a look at the nutritional information vixen on the box below:

Calories – 140
Carbohydrates (g) – 23
Sugar (g) – 15
Sodium (mg) – 45
Fat (g) – 5
Protein (g) – 1
Fiber (g) – 0

If you compared these boba bars to the instant boba drinks you can also buy at Costco, you might be surprised! These dessert bars only have 30 more calories, and are lower in both sugar and carbohydrates!

These bars also have a gram of protein, which the instant boba drinks don’t have.

There isn’t a huge difference, but it’s something you should take into consideration when buying it! These bars are only disappointing in the way that there isn’t an option of making them suitable for vegans or anyone who is lactose intolerant.

All Ingredients

There are loads of ingredients in these boba bars. Let’s take a look at them below.

For the frozen dessert part:

Water
Sugars (maltose, sugar, brown sugar, burnt sugar maltodextrin)
Coconut oil
Milk ingredients
Caramel
Tartrazine
Sunset Yellow FCF
Corn starch
Mono and di-glycerides of fatty acids
Polysorbate 80
Artificial flavor
Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose
Locust bean gum
Carrageenan
Guar gum
Sodium alginate
Natural brown sugar flavor
Salt

For the tapioca pearls:

Sugars (maltose, brown sugar)
Modified tapioca starch
Water
Tapioca starch
Natural brown sugar flavor
Caramel
Palm oil
Cocoa powder
Potato starch

The product states that the food may contain tree nuts, peanuts, gluten, and soy. This is because it is processed in a factory where cross contamination may happen.

It also states that it is also made in a facility that processes eggs, further making it potentially unsuitable for vegan individuals.

The majority of the ingredients listed on these boba bars are standard for the type of food items. As such, all the confusing names aren’t something that you should worry about.

Overall Score

After careful consideration and a lot of taste testing, we can give you some scores to consider! Hopefully this helps you decide whether you would like to buy these or not.

In our opinion, these bars are definitely something that you should try when things start to heat up. They’re incredibly refreshing and sweet, and they will definitely be a winner for everyone.

Here are the scores:

Taste: 9.5/10 – you can’t go wrong with a delightful and sweet taste that these boba bars have to offer. The brown sugar offers the perfect amount of sweetness, and the milk combines with it perfectly to make it creamy. The flavor from the tapioca is mild, but absolutely perfect, and it brings everything together exactly how you want it to.

Price: 8/10 – the price of these is nothing to scoff at! We’ve heard that these same bars are a lot more expensive at other stores, so take your wins when they come. Sure, they aren’t the cheapest, but you get 10 bars that are 70 grams each. It’s a pretty good price, all things considered.

Convenience: 10/10 – there’s nothing more convenient than just pulling a bar out of the box and removing the wrapper. It’s quick and easy, and nothing to complain about.

Nutrition: 0/10 – this isn’t a health bar by any means. There’s nothing in this bar that is particularly nutritional, but it makes for a delicious summer snack.

Overall rating: 9.5/10 – these brown sugar boba bars from Costco are 100% worth trying out. They’re delicious and so convenient.

If you’re a boba lover and love the naturally sweet flavor of brown sugar and tapioca, these will be the perfect summer snack for you.

A Summary

These Costco Brown Sugar Boba Bars are definitely worth at least trying out. If you don’t love them, we can guarantee that someone else will.

They’re creamy and sweet, and perfect for the summer. Overall, we would say they are worth the hype, and not something to sleep on!

If you come across these at Costco and haven’t made your mind up to buy them yet, just do it! They will disappear in the blink of an eye – they’re that popular.

Who knows when they will come back if you don’t jump on the opportunity and test them out?

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Jess Smith

Hi, my name is Jess Smith, and I love cooking in my spare time. Around three years ago, I decided to give up my day job as a teacher to pursue my passion for food. While I have enjoyed sharing tips and tricks on Social Media, I have decided to expand my horizons through this blog.

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