Cinnamon Bear Bakery & Cafe

Bakery: Cinnamon Bear Bakery & Cafe
Address: 8342 20 Ave, Coleman AB
Website: n/a
Style: Canadian 
Price: $$ 

Right in the heart of the Frank Slide area, there's Cinnamon Bear an at times bustling bakery-cafe famous, as it seems, for their cinnamon buns. With their wooden decor and rustic, hearty, semi-healthy baked goods and lunch items, it is without a doubt a mountain bakery, though they are first and foremost a lunch destination with people running for their soups, savoury scones, and quiches. Beyond that, they have a selection of cookies, some squares, and cakes at varying price points. Some items were a little pricey in my opinion.

Nevertheless, back to those cinnamon buns! Having purchased something savoury, the question "white or whole wheat?" was, I assumed for the other item; I only discovered later that they do indeed have white and whole wheat cinnamon buns. And I ended up with the whole wheat. Two things irked me a bit: everything in-store is labelled and priced except for the cinnamon buns (how much did they cost? I think $2-something?) and you have to pay $0.75 extra for icing, which is a first.

However, these don't need icing. With a bit of glaze on top and filled with sunflower and sesame seeds and whole grain flour, these have good texture and are perfect for those who don't like excessively sweet baked goods. Heck, you could almost say they're healthy... and that's reason enough to have another one. :)

Rating: ***