I stumbled upon Cinnaholic with my friend Audrica Banks, a lifestyle blogger of Style and Living Profile, a month ago. To be clear, I am not a vegan, but it’s great that they have this place because there are few options for those with a very restrictive diet. So I was kind of excited. We walked in the front entrance and the sweet baked smell hits you.
Keep in mind that the Atlanta location is small with little indoor or outdoor seating. This is not your typical cinnamon bun store. Each bun is made to order. I was overwhelmed at first when we saw the large menu. They have at least 24 different frostings like chai tea, butter pecan, caramel, and raspberry. Then there are 21 toppings to choose from, like strawberry, blueberry, cookie dough, brownie bits, and walnuts. I also learned they used beet sugar instead of regular sugar because it’s never processed with bone char. Ross, the manager on site, directed us to a display of top sellers on the front of the register.
The buns had catchy names like “peanut butter and jealous,” which consisted of peanut butter frosting and fresh strawberries.
The “gimme s’more” consisted of marshmallow frosting topped with graham crackers and more marshmallows.
We eventually decided on one called “show me the dough.” This cinnamon bun was topped with vanilla frosting with vegan cookie dough, along with vegan-free chocolate chips that are also cholesterol free. When it came out, we saw a generous bun sized for two. After eating, I was surprised that we did not feel heavy or tired.
In addition to the buns, I sampled their vegan brownies and cookies. One word: amazing! You could not tell the difference in taste from a non-vegan pastry.
The verdict: Cinnaholic was fanstastic!!. And as a non-vegan, the best part, of course, is that you cannot tell that the buns, cookies, and brownies are all 100% vegan.
Cinnaholic
1230 Caroline St NE b110, Atlanta, GA 30307
http://www.cinnaholic.com/
Special thanks to Audrica Banks with Style And Living Profile
http://styleandlivingprofile.com/
