Good news for bagel fans. New York Bakery Co has released two new bagel varieties, Fruit & Oat and Red Onion & Chive, and one Limited Edition bagel variety, Blueberry.
These blueberry bagels are great news for the many bagel fans who still miss Sainsbury's delicious, but discontinued, blueberry bagels (me being one of them!). As soon as I opened the packet I could tell these were not going to disappoint, the delicious smell of the blueberries was immediately evident.
Blueberry
The flavor in these is just delicious, full of fruitiness and they taste perfect with some added blueberry jam on top! The blueberry pieces come in all different sizes, there were some whole large pieces of fruit and other smaller bits. I loved them! The only thing I don't like, and I don't often say this, is that they are limited edition. I would love these to be added to the permanent range as I can see them being very popular.
The Fruit & Oat bagels are a mix of raisins, cranberries, sunflower seeds, all topped with oats. The fruit pieces in these all taste moist and sweet but I couldn't particularly tell the raisins from the cranberries. That's not to say they taste bad, as these bagels are still very delicious, and if you like sweet fruity bagels then you will enjoy these.
Fruit & Oat
There isn't any cinnamon or spices in them, so they do taste different from the Raisin & Cinnamon bagels that New York Bakery Co. already sell. The oats and sunflower seeds give the bagels an added crunch and texture which I loved.
The only savoury option in this batch of new additions are these Red Onion & Chive bagels. They have visible bits of chive throughout but I couldn't detect too many pieces of onion, apart from a few small flecks.
Red Onion & Chive
There is no doubting these are onion bagels when it comes to the taste though, as the onion flavor is very strong! It's not the most original of bagel flavours, and it's fairly easy to find onion bagels. The chives, however, do add a little extra flavor which comes through after the initial onion flavor. These would be absolutely delicious with various fillings, especially cheese.
L to R: Fruit & Oat, Blueberry, Red Onion & Chive
The texture in all three of the bagels was fantastic. Once toasted, they stayed soft in the middle and had a delicious and slightly chewy outer crust, without being too chewy. All of these bagels are suitable for vegetarians and vegans.Grocery Gems Verdict: New York Bakery Co: Blueberry, Fruit & Oat, Red Onion & Chive
RATING: 9 out of 10.
Buy them again?: I'm stocking up on the blueberry!
Nutrition (Blueberry): 255 calories, 9.7g protein, 49.3g carbohydrate (8.2g sugars), 1.3g fat.
Nutrition (Fruit & Oat): 262 calories, 9.7g protein, 48.1g carbohydrate (10.5g sugars), 2.4g fat.
Nutrition (Red Onion): 250 calories, 10.4g protein, 47.2g carbohydrate (7.2g sugars), 1.3g fat.
Purchased: Sainsbury's.
Price: £1.65 or 2 packs for £2.50 (4 bagels in each pack).
