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I have been on this humongous breakfast kick lately.
Maybe you have noticed, maybe not, but whatever the reason, I am loving any and all breakfast foods. I think it may be due to this bitter cold weather and the thought of getting out of bed to a warm (and in today’s case, sweet) breakfast. I don’t know, but there is just something about breakfast in winter, it’s cozy and perfect.
And well, lets be totally honest, there is normally carbs, some form of sweetness and most definitely some kind of fruit involved. Hello my coconut honey blood orange and whipped mascarpone crepes and banana chocolate chip chia pancakes AND roasted cashew-almond bowls with match granola….all posted within the last couple of weeks. The last two where back to back. See… breakfast kick.
And I do not intend to fall off this kick anytime soon. The good news is we gotta eat breakfast every single day, or at least I do. Please tell me you do too, you know, it’s the most important meal of the day. <–FACT
So, I am going to keep things rather short today because my mom, dad, youngest brother and little sister (the one and only) are headed off to Sweden today for some Big Air snowboard competition or something. I don’t really know what it is because I don’t tend to pay attention to all the snowboard details, but I am excited for my little bro Red! He he has been a little world traveler this season, I have barely seen the kid since Christmas. After Sweden he goes to China, which is kind of a pain in the butt to do apparently, but he is going.
Anyway, I need to find out some info from the Rents before they leave, say high to my other brother Kai, that I have not seen in almost a month (and make him his favorite meal because for some reason Kai really know how to sweet talk me). So lets talk about this cinnamon crunch bagel loaf.
I got the amazing idea to make bagels into a loaf from Izy over at Top with Cinnamon. It’s kind of a genius idea. I mean, bagels are not that hard to make or anything, but rolling, shaping and boiling all of them is just kind of tedious. With this recipe, there is zero shaping and the boiling part is EASY. Can you say, yes please?!?
Obviously, I had the thought to turn one of my all time favorite bagels (the Cinnamon Crunch bagel from Panera Bread) into a bagel loaf. It’s so good and easy that it is almost dangerous to have up my sleeve. And I made them a little healthier than my original recipe for cinnamon crunch bagel, so ya, I have a feeling that this will be a once weekly kind of thing from now until I find a new obsession.
And I may be jumping a bit ahead of myself here, but I just have to say that I think this loaf would be so perfect on the Easter brunch table. I HOPE to spend Easter in Florida, in eighty (heck I would love one hundred degrees) weather and hanging with the fam. Either way, I will still probably be baking this loaf. Even on vacation, and in the heat, I still somehow find my way into the kitchen.
People gotta eat…and they look to me, and I’m ok with that.
Oh, and I find this bread particularly delicious slathered with a little fresh mascarpone. You can totally use cream cheese, but mascarpone just feels all big girl and fancy. Bonus points if you add a little zest of lemon. I totally should have done that.
Well, I guess that’s what tomorrow is for.
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UMMM…That crunchy, sweet, cinnamony topping? IT. IS. THE. BEST.<–Truth
I’m totally feeling your breakfast love through the screen! This is one steller way to start the day! Love it!
Thanks so much!! 🙂
This looks amazing! Must try it. What kind of camera/lens do you use for these gorgeous pictures??
Thanks Emma! I use a Cannon 5D Mark iii with either a 35mm 1.4 lens or 50 mm 1.2 lens. I also highly recommend the Canon 7D or 60D.
I’ve been drooling over the idea of a bagel loaf ever since Izy shared it. It’s just such a genius idea! And cinnamon crunch are definitely my favorite kind of bagels, so this would be perfect.
It is such a genius idea! 🙂
Thanks Jessica!
This looks incredible Tieghan!! Love that it’s a loaf too which means I can toast it easily and smear it with cream cheese!
Right?! Cream cheese is made for this! THANKS!
Congrats to your brother. Such a great opportunity to travel the world. I’m loving this bagel loaf especially since I ‘m feeling I am too lazy to make bagels. Now I feel bad. . .so maybe I’ll make this bagel loaf. . .then some bagels. . .then another bagel loaf. Oh drats! What to do.
LOL! Thank you so much, Lynn!!
I live for breakfast so I must try this!
Thank you!! Hoping your week is going great!
I can not think of anything more that I want right now than this bread! That cinnamon crunch goodness would be all gone before I even touched the bread itself! Pure perfection.
Thank you so much! Hopping you are having a great week!
as soon as i am done with this darn juice cleanse…. that loaf is mine !
Haha! Ugh..juice cleanses!
Thanks Abigail! 🙂
Holy crap – bagel LOAF?!?! This is total genius. I want to try this in every bagel flavour imaginable!
Thanks Katrina!
I used to be obsessed with Cinnamon Toast Crunch! (the cereal) I know I’ll love this! 🙂
Me too! Thanks! 🙂
uhh this sounds amazing. Really want a whole to myself right about now!
Thanks Rochelle!!
Haha you’re definitely having a breakfast kick 😉 I think I’ll be making a loaf next weekend again, this one looks just too good not to try. Sunday breakfast with fresh cinnamon loaf and butter, yummy! Great combination of flavours.
Thanks so much!! Hope you are having a great weekend!! 🙂
I would really be afraid to make this recipe because I would not be able to stop eating once I started. (Made a half recipe of corn bread and ate half when it came out of the oven before the chili was done–ugh. It was so good when it was warm).
Haha! I hear yeah!! Thanks Nancy!!
Anything with cinnamon-sugar works (really well) for me. If you’re ever in southern California, Sidecar Doughnuts has an amazing cinnamon crumb doughnut that is basically cinnamon crumble packed onto one of the fluffiest doughnuts I’ve ever had.
Oh no way! That sounds delicious!! 🙂
Thanks Heather!!
This is so wonderful! I’m not a fan of white chocolate, do you think it will your as well with dark chocolate?
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I think that would be great!! THANKS!