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We’re delving into buttery goodness today because I’m reviewing the Monte Cristo Bakery Lemon Cranberry Scones! These were found in the bakery section at my Costco.
Monte Cristo Bakery Lemon Cranberry Scones
Taste
We have a pretty famous bakery in my city that sells delicious scones and as soon as my husband and I tried these Monte Cristo Bakery Lemon Cranberry Scones from Costco we both agreed that they were nearly as good as the famous bakery scones while being far cheaper. They’re soft, buttery, flavorful and just really delicious. The lemon flavor is definitely present but not overly strong and the cranberries add extra texture and tart sweetness. Although these are buttery enough I always love to add my own butter to scones, if butter is one of your top ten favorite foods like it is mine I definitely recommend slathering on some butter.
Monte Cristo Bakery Lemon Cranberry Scones Ingredients
Cost
You get 12 scones in the box and I paid $11.99 Canadian for the scones. Totally worth every penny. Scones at a bakery are about $3.75 each.
Monte Cristo Bakery Lemon Cranberry Scones Nutrition
Convenience
Each scone is individually wrapped so these are perfect to bring to work or school and also makes it easy for them to share with friends and loved ones! I gave a few to my parents to try. These can be enjoyed for breakfast, brunch, as a snack or even dessert. They also freeze really well!
My favorite way to enjoy a scone! Extra butter!
Nutrition
I highly recommend skipping past this part! If you must know…one scone is 390 calories, nine grams of fat, 20 grams of sugar, seven grams of protein, three grams of fibre, 54 grams of carbohydrates, and 410 mg of sodium. The ingredients list is all the things I’d expect to be in scones. These contain eggs, milk and wheat.
12 of these are going to last awhile in our house because I like to ration them out and save them for weekends, I wouldn’t hesitate to buy them again. They’d be perfect to offer someone coming over for tea or just to make your weekend brunch a bit tastier.
Taste: 9/10
Cost: 9/10
Convenience: 10/10
Nutrition: 0/10
What’s your favorite flavor of scone?! Chocolate orange? Raspberry white chocolate? Blueberry lemon? Plain? Cheddar?
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Costcuisine is giving away a $100 Costco Shop Card to a lucky winner!
To enter: 1) follow Costcuisine on Instagram, and 2) comment on this post and tag two friends who enjoy Costco food.
Prize: One 100 Canadian dollar Costco Shop Card.
The contest ends on October 11th, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. (MDT). The winner will be announced on Instagram on October 12th, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. (MDT). The winner will be contacted by 5:00 p.m. (MDT) on October 12th, 2020 with instructions on how to claim the prize.
Conditions apply: This contest is open only to residents of the United States of America and Canada who are 18 years of age or older. One entry per person.
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Costco baked items with the exception of cookies and cakes are all awful. In contrast, the US Costco is the opposite. These scones also fall within the terrible and dry taste too. But seeing the comments, nobody agrees with me. lol.
Bought 2 packs of these scones. One for a sisters weekend in Canmore and one for my family. They are delicious!! Love that they are individually packaged and we froze the ones we didn’t devour!! Easy to pop the frozen ones into the microwave. Definitely buying again!
If the scones seem familiar it’s because Monte Cristo used to be the local baking supplier to Starbucks!
Ooo those scones look yummy! Thanks for the chance to win
Costco baked items with the exception of cookies and cakes are all awful. In contrast, the US Costco is the opposite. These scones also fall within the terrible and dry taste too. But seeing the comments, nobody agrees with me. lol.
LOVE these, however too easy to eat, lol!
should these be eaten right out of the box or should it be toasted?
These are so good. I freeze them and pull up when I want one for breakfast-lunch-snack. They freeze well.
I love the rating for nutritional value
Oh my gosh I haven’t been able to find this at Costco. I really want to try them. Lemon is my favourite!
Awesome scones. Love Monte Cristo products!
Thanks for the opportunity to win. Tagged on Facebook
Liked the costcocuisine page on FB and sharing the FB page as tagging here doesn’t seem to work. Good luck all!
I love scone. I am a big fan of Costco’s bakery. The idea of individual pack is brilliant because it is perfect to pack in the lunch kit. I love it.
I love scones. Will give them a try next time.
I have never tried these but I love scones and would like to give this brand a try they look delicious
Love these reviews especially since there are no longer samples tontry!
Love these. Definitely worth the price
Bought 2 packs of these scones. One for a sisters weekend in Canmore and one for my family. They are delicious!! Love that they are individually packaged and we froze the ones we didn’t devour!! Easy to pop the frozen ones into the microwave. Definitely buying again!