The Caramelized Costco Bakery Find You Should Throw Into The Air Fryer

Costco locations across the country are full of delightful treats worth trying, many of which are new and exciting items rolled out in the Kirkland Signature bakery section each month. However, there is one delicious pastry Costco fans haven't been able to get enough of in recent months, and it gets its incredibly positive reputation, in part, due to how delicious it tastes after being air-fried.

The tasty dessert in question is the Blueberry Caramelized Cheesecake Croissant, a product that we covered when it came back in mid-2026. The product is known for its sweet sugar topping and gooey blueberry interior, and it costs $14.74 for six large pastries on Costco's Same-Day website. However, it has experienced sustained popularity because of the air fryer trick.

While how long you should air fry it obviously depends on your preferred level of doneness, some consumers online have said that throwing it into the appliance for three minutes at 335 degrees Fahrenheit is the perfect amount of time for the pastry to warm up just enough to be truly delicious. Furthermore, keeping the pastries in their individual baking cups is said by some to be a key to success, as it allows the dessert to retain its caramelized edges and bottom throughout the heating process.

While the Blueberry Caramelized Cheesecake Croissant from Costco is a real heavy hitter when it's air-fried at home, it's far from the only item at the Kirkland Signature bakery that benefits from this treatment. For example, the popular chocolate hazelnut mini beignets that arrived at United States Costco locations in October 2025 are an incredible candidate for being air-fried, with many consumers online recommending the method to make the filling even more enticing. "Try air frying them and rolling in cinnamon sugar," one Redditor advised. "Total game changer!"

Alternatively, you can look toward a long-time staple of Costco's bakery and pick up any of the three year-round Danish flavors — Cherry, Almond, or Cream Cheese — and put them in the air fryer. This is considered by workers and customers alike to be an absolute must; putting the Danishes in the air fryer for around five to eight minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit can improve the texture of both the flaky bread and the filling while also giving it a warm and cozy flavor. The air fryer is just as useful for one of Costco's seasonal Danish pastries, such as the Strawberry Cheese Danish, as the appliance makes the gooey strawberry filling even more irresistible to lovers of the sugary treat.