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REGIONAL ITEM HISTORY

Costco twisted churro

A long, twisted pastry with a cinnamon-sugar surface, the standalone churro has repeatedly left and returned to Costco’s U.S. menu. [8] [1]

Costco announced a limited U.S. return on September 18, 2026, with launch dates varying by warehouse. Local California customer reports followed; check local availability.

REPORTED PRICE$1.50One twisted churro · San Luis Obispo, California · report published 2026-09-26; sale date unknown
HISTORICAL NUTRITION570 kcalOne churro (179 g) · United States; photographed warehouse unspecified
Costco churro photographed by Joel Washing, uploaded October 10, 2015. Exact capture date, warehouse and country are unspecified. Historical illustration, not a photo of the September 2026 serving.
Costco churro photographed by Joel Washing, uploaded October 10, 2015. Exact capture date, warehouse and country are unspecified. Historical illustration, not a photo of the September 2026 serving. · Photo: Joel Washing, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr. No editorial alterations. · License · Resized for web display.
THE RECORD

identity

Costco announced a limited return in September 2026, with timing varying by warehouse. [8] [1]

THE RECORD

history

Antioch’s March 2012 menu already listed a twisted churro. Joel Washing’s photograph, uploaded in October 2015, shows the braided shape too. The twist therefore predates the 2021 return after the pandemic-era menu reduction. [2] [8] [3]

Axios reported a cookie replacing the churro in January 2024. Costco announced the subsequent limited return on September 18, 2026. A September 25 Sunnyvale customer post and a separate San Luis Obispo purchase report supply local comeback observations, without one national first-sale or end date. [4] [1] [7] [6]

THE RECORD

nutrition

The table contains the January 2024 chart’s historical serving. It has not been matched to the September 2026 return. Earlier portion declarations and the separate customer-service calorie discrepancy remain in the evidence below. [9] [1] [5] [11]

Documented nutrition for Twisted churro
NutrientOne churro (179 g)United States; photographed warehouse unspecified
Calories570 kcal
fat20 g
saturated fat8 g
trans fat0 g
cholesterol0 mg
sodium550 mg
carbohydrate88 g
fiber2 g
total sugars25 g
added sugars25 g
protein8 g
vitamin D0 mcg
calcium35 mg
iron5 mg
potassium5 mg
  • One churro (179 g): Chart printed January 17, 2024; posted March 1. Exact warehouse, capture date and recipe-effective date unknown. Historical 179 g serving, not verified nutrition for the September 2026 return. Source ↗
THE RECORD

prices

The dated table separates Antioch and Folsom’s earlier menu prices, the guide’s January 2024 report and the San Luis Obispo comeback purchase. They do not establish one nationwide price schedule. [2] [10] [5] [6]

THE RECORD

distinctions

Texture and sweetness help explain the divided reactions to the return. Umpire_Excellent’s Sunnyvale tasting found the churro too doughy and not sweet enough. In the same discussion, Burdensome_Banshee liked its lighter sweetness, though that commenter did not name a store. These are individual preferences; they do not establish a shared verdict or prove whether Costco reused a previous formula. [7]

DATE & PLACE

Local evidence

Price observations

  • $1.00 · One twisted churro · Antioch, California · report published 2012-03-14; sale date unknown. Historical Antioch menu transcription; not a national price. [2]
  • $1.49 · One twisted churro · United States · report published 2024-01-16; sale date unknown. Historical guide price; updated page date, not a verified purchase date or 2026 price. [5]
  • $1.50 · One twisted churro · San Luis Obispo, California · report published 2026-09-26; sale date unknown. Customer-reported local price. Date is UTC comment publication, not an exact verified purchase date. [6]
  • $1.00 · Twisted churro · Costco Folsom, California · kiosk photographed September 29, 2018; uploaded October 6, 2018; first sale and price-effective date unknown. Historical local price; not a current or national offer. [10]

Nutrition observations

Read the scoped nutrition table and source limits in Nutrition ↑

Last checked 2026-10-15 UTC. A listing is not a live stock check.

CHECK THE TICKET

Sources & photo rights

The photographed chart was printed January 17, 2024 and lists a 179 g churro at 570 calories. CostContessa separately reported a customer-service answer of 490 calories; whether it described another portion or recipe remains unresolved. [9] [5]

The December 2011 mirror lists J&J and California Churro rows under the same item number: 5.2 oz / 470 calories and 4.6 oz / 410 calories respectively. Their market and relationship to later churros are unknown; these are distinct portions, not numbers to average. [11]

The September 26, 2026 UTC comment reports a San Luis Obispo purchase. The older licensed photograph has an unknown location and does not depict a verified 2026 serving. Historical nutrition and imagery remain separate from the announced comeback. [6] [8] [1]

  1. 1. Limited U.S. churro return announcement Open original source

    Costco verified Instagram account · Published 2026-09-18 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. The announcement gives no end date, uniform rollout day, price, portion weight or nutrition.

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    Verified @costco caption; rendered time datetime 2026-09-18T17:49:27.000Z

  2. 2. Antioch food-court menu, March 2012 Open original source

    Sumiko / Near to Nothing · Published 2012-03-14 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Publication date is not a verified menu-effective day. This is a text transcription, not a menu photograph.

    Supporting section

    Author names Antioch menu; Twisted churro row

  3. 3. Costco Churros Are Coming Back with One Tiny Upgrade Open original source

    Naomi Tomky / The Kitchn · Published 2021-02-24 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. This report draws partly on social posts. Its account of the twisted shape conflicts with earlier menu and photo evidence. It does not establish one national relaunch day.

    Supporting section

    Article updated February 24, 2021; limited menus and forthcoming return

  4. 4. Costco makes big food court change with new cookies Open original source

    Kelly Tyko / Axios · Published 2024-01-11 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. A projected rollout does not establish one final-sale date at every warehouse.

    Supporting section

    Opening replacement report

  5. 5. Costco Churro Guide, updated January 16, 2024 Open original source

    Marie / CostContessa · Published 2023-02-11 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Originally published February 11, 2023 and updated January 16, 2024. Exact visit, store, serving weight and original nutrient label are not established. The writer’s ingredient guesses are not a verified recipe.

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    Price and calories sections; displayed original February 11, 2023 / updated January 16, 2024

  6. 6. San Luis Obispo churro purchase and price report Open original source

    LoserNinjaa / Reddit r/SLO · Published 2026-09-26 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. The date is the comment’s UTC publication time. The purchase day, receipt and local menu have not been independently verified.

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    LoserNinjaa comment rendered datetime 2026-09-26T04:16:49.009Z

  7. 7. Sunnyvale limited-release churro tasting Open original source

    Umpire_Excellent and commenters / Reddit · Published 2026-09-25 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Individual reactions, not a survey. Only the original author names Sunnyvale. The other commenter’s location and any equivalence to a previous recipe are unknown.

    Supporting section

    Original post datetime 2026-09-25T14:51:41.702Z; named commenter Burdensome_Banshee

  8. 8. Enjoying a churro and the wide eyes of customers new to Costco. Open original source

    Joel Washing / Flickr · Published 2015-10-10 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Upload date only; exact capture date and location unknown. Not documentary evidence of the 2026 formulation.

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    Creator title, October 10, 2015 upload date, CC BY 2.0 link and actual pixels

  9. 9. Photographed food-court nutrition chart, January 17, 2024 Open original source

    Ping_shark / r/Costco · Published 2024-03-01 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Customer photograph of an apparent food-court chart, not corporate-hosted. Printed timestamp is not capture date or confirmed recipe-effective date. Warehouse unknown; no photo reuse grant.

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    Full original image, column headers and Churro row

  10. 10. Costco Food Court Self-Serve Kiosk Open original source

    Devin Walker (tommyd.) / Flickr · Published 2018-10-06 · Checked 2026-10-10 UTC. CapturedSeptember29/uploadedOctober6. All21buttons inventoried; tiny calorie lines not exhaustively transcribed. Special-order pizza is an ordering option, not another food family.

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    Entire September29,2018 kiosk image,21visible buttons in three categories

  11. 11. Food Court Department 88 Nutritional Data, revised December 21, 2011 Open original source

    Publisher unverified; third-party mirror linked by Maya’s Happy Place · Published 2011-12-21 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. Not retailer-hosted or independently authenticated as issued by Costco. No country, warehouse, prices or sale dates. Exact later recipe equivalence unproven. Printed revision is document history, not product launch. Allergen cells are historical evidence only.

    Supporting section

    One-page table, all 29 rows; heading and printed revision; source chain and SHA256 in research full-table inventory