Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer — and Costco’s shelves are ready for it.
The warehouse chain has been rolling out a wave of summer-ready new items throughout May, and this weekend is the perfect time to grab them before they disappear. Costco rotates its merchandise aggressively, and several of these items are already selling out at select locations. Here’s the full rundown of what’s worth hunting down on your next run.
The Viral One: Häagen-Dazs Mini Dubai Style Chocolate Ice Cream Bars ($15.49–$15.99)
The Dubai chocolate craze has officially arrived in Costco’s freezer aisle — and Häagen-Dazs is the brand delivering it.
Each 20-bar box features a creamy pistachio ice cream base, encased in milk chocolate and finished with toasted kataifi — the shredded filo pastry that gives Dubai chocolate its signature crunch. The combination is exactly what made the original trend go viral: the rich, nutty pistachio cream against the crackle of the kataifi is genuinely distinct from any other ice cream bar on the market.
At $15.49 to $15.99 for a 20-bar box, the per-bar price is well below what you’d pay for a premium bar anywhere else. One important note: Häagen-Dazs has confirmed the bars will not be sold at Costco locations in Texas or in the Southeastern United States. If you’re in those regions, check other retailers for the Häagen-Dazs Dubai bars.
The Grill Staple: Teton Waters Ranch Jalapeño Cheddar Bratwursts ($18.99)
Just in time for Memorial Day cookouts, Teton Waters Ranch’s 100% Grass-Fed Beef Jalapeño Cheddar Bratwurst is available in Midwest Costco locations, with additional regional rollouts planned for Los Angeles in May, the Southeast on June 1, and Texas on July 1. Each 36-ounce pack includes 12 links split into three individually wrapped packages.
They’re fully cooked and caseless, meaning they just need to be warmed on the grill — a practical detail for anyone managing a big cookout spread. The grass-fed beef base gives them a cleaner label than standard brats, and the jalapeño heat is balanced by the melted cheddar inside each link.
The Entertaining Pick: Crab Cakes with Lemon Slices (~$21.99/lb)
Four crab cakes with fresh lemon wedges, priced by the pound. It’s the kind of item that makes a casual backyard party feel like more of an occasion, and at Costco scale, the price-per-cake is hard to match anywhere else. Check the seafood section — availability varies by region.
The Snack Aisle Find: Kirkland Signature Sea Salt Popcorn ($9.99)
Thirty-six individual bags, three ingredients (popcorn, sea salt, coconut oil), and already generating serious buzz on Reddit. The Kirkland Signature Sea Salt Popcorn is a pantry staple play — clean, simple, and priced at $9.99 for a box that will stock the snack drawer for a month.
The Dessert Collab: Jeni’s Key Lime Pie Ice Cream Bars
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams — the beloved Columbus-based artisan brand known for its unusually creative flavors — is now at Costco scale with Key Lime Pie ice cream bars. Tart, creamy, and distinctly summery, these land in the freezer section as Costco’s exclusive offering from the brand. No specific price has been listed across all regions, but Jeni’s products typically retail between $12 and $15 per multipack.
The Family Buy: DeeBee’s SuperJuice Prebiotic Juice Boxes ($13.99)
A 36-pack of no-added-sugar juice boxes with 1 gram of prebiotics and 100% of the daily recommended vitamin C per serving. Available in Fruit Punch, Strawberry Lemonade, and Apple. At $13.99 for 36, it works out to under 40 cents per box — a meaningful value for parents stocking up for summer.
What to Know Before You Go
Costco inventory varies significantly by warehouse and region. Several of these items — especially the Häagen-Dazs Dubai bars and the Jalapeño Cheddar Brats — are in select markets only and are rotating in and out of stock quickly. If you spot any of them, the standard Costco advice applies: grab more than one if you want to be sure you have it all summer.
The Bottom Line
Costco’s May summer haul is one of its stronger lineups of the year. The Häagen-Dazs Dubai Chocolate Bars are the must-grab before they disappear, the Jalapeño Cheddar Brats are perfectly timed for Memorial Day grilling, and the Kirkland Sea Salt Popcorn is the low-key snack win of the month. Happy hunting this weekend.
