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Costco Shoppers Just Discovered This Pull Apart Cheese Bread

By Mackenzie Schieck

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Updated: Jan. 16, 2023

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It's so perfect for a last-minute get-together!

Costco’s glorious Pull-Apart Cheese Bread (aka Pain Au Fromage) is here! It’s just in time for all your holiday dinners and happy hours, too. Honestly, this Costco cheese bread looks so good you might even look forward to unexpected guests, just so you have an excuse to pop one in the oven.

Psst: Find more last-minute holiday apps.

We Have All the Cheesy Need-to-Know Info

First discovered by Instagram accounts @costcobuys and @costcoguy4you, these pre-sliced crusty loaves are filled with Brie, Emmental and mozzarella cheese. Each loaf will give you about 52 pieces. (Plus that crusty bottom layer. Don’t forget to call dibs!) It will be gooey goodness after only 14 to 16 minutes in the oven, and the best news is you get two loaves in each package.

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You’ll find the cheese bread in Costco’s refrigerated section, but we’d recommend grabbing a few and throwing the extras in your freezer. It’s cold out there—and you never know when you’ll be craving a cheesy warm-up! Learn how to make cheesy pull-apart bread at home.

Is this one of the things chefs buy at Costco? Probably not. But we’ll love it anyway.

More Apps to Serve with Your Bread

Planning ahead for a get-together? Look at you! Let us help out with some appetizer ideas. You could start with bacon-wrapped water chestnuts—an easy classic—and a savory roasted vegetable dip. Then, fill out your spread with a handful of 5-ingredient appetizers and you’re ready for a party. Enjoy!

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Teriyaki Salmon BundlesIf you're bored with the same old appetizers, give this one a try. I serve the little salmon bundles on skewers for easy dipping. Standing the skewers in a small vase filled with table salt creates a festive presentation. —Diane Halferty, Corpus Christi, Texas

Crab Phyllo Cups

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Originally Published: October 23, 2019

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Mackenzie Schieck

Mackenzie is a Seattle-based writer and photographer focused on food and lifestyle editorial content, as well as digital marketing. Previously a senior editor at Allrecipes, her work now appears on sites like Taste of Home, Apartment Therapy, The FeedFeed and more. She is always in search of the perfect macaron or working on a new marshmallow recip...

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