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Do you know of a good cinnamon roll that I should review?  Maybe one from a national chain?  Perhaps another ready-to-bake option?

Better still would be suggestions for independent shops in the USA and Canada.  I’ll be traveling around North America next summer for other reasons, and I’d love to hear about places along the way that have excellent cinnamon rolls.

Add a comment if you have a suggestion for a roll!

The short:

Great bread, excellent flavor.  A little short on frosting. 8/10

The long:

Three things struck me when I first saw the Whole Foods take on a cinnamon roll:

1. It’s huge
2. The criss-crossed icing is elegant
3. It’s surprisingly inexpensive

Thankfully, the taste lives up to the looks, too.

Whole Foods cinnamon roll

Nice bread.  Not too dry, not too moist.  Wonderful crust.  Easily separable spirals.  Great “furry” cinnamon/sugar layer between spirals.

Note the beautiful crossed icing on the Whole Foods cinnamon roll

Could have used just a bit more frosting, though I’ll concede that additional frosting might upset the wonderful balance of sweet and hearty already present.

Key stats:

• Big!
• Lightly iced, but in a beautiful criss-cross pattern
• $1.99 + tax per roll (surprisingly inexpensive for “Whole Paycheck”!)

Where to get it:

Whole Foods

3060 Excelsior Boulevard, Minneapolis, MN

(I must admit that I am unsure how consistent the Whole Foods cinnamon rolls are from store to store.  If the stores in different areas offer rolls other than the one I’ve described here, please leave a comment and let me know.  Thanks!)

Turns out there are at least a few more people out there on a quest for great cinnamon rolls.  I stumbled across the site of the Cinnamon Roll Girls today.  Looks like they’ve managed to find some tasty rolls!