If you love coffee, raise your hand. If you love cinnamon rolls, raise your hand. If you can not imagine anything better than a sweet, soft, warm cinnamon roll dipped into coffee that has a little bit of spice and a lot of deep, rich, coffee flavor, then clap those hands together because I have discovered the perfect breakfast combination that will keep you warm all holiday season long!
Starbucks Holiday Blend Coffee and Artisan Sweet Rolls are just that breakfast…. snack… afternoon treat…. late night munch. Well, you get it! Seriously, I even have my neighbors hooked on this wonderful black coffee and cinnamon roll combo and we ALL like to dress our coffee with cream and sugar. So this is H U G E!
In anticipation of finding something new and exciting and of serving my neighbors breakfast as a small THANK YOU for all they have done for me and my kids over the last year, I headed to Sam’s to pick up once of my favorite brands of in home brew coffee, Starbucks. I have always found that the Starbucks brew coffees have deeper, richer flavors than most that I find on shelves. So, given the choice, I pick a bag of Starbucks these days and enjoy a cup – BIG cup – every morning. So when I saw the NEW Holiday Blend on the shelf, I grabbed a bag. Now, there is supposed to be a display in stores but mine did not have it up yet. Luckily, everything I wanted was on shelves anyway!
I pushed the cart around for a while listening to my kids tell me that they wanted for Christmas – a stand up fireplace? – and then made my way to the bakery. Oh the pastries were calling my name. But a weakness of mine are the Artisan Fresh Cinnamon Rolls. I have had them before and almost can not go to Sam’s without picking up a package of them. I could not wait to share the Starbucks Holiday Blend with the cinnamon rolls!
I made my way home and sent a message to my neighbors that breakfast was on me. We have a weekend tradition where we go sit on my neighbors swing and literally watch the cows go by in the pasture next to her house. We love country living and it is a great way to start the day!
But before I treated my friends I wanted to try the Starbucks Holiday Blend and see how the cinnamon rolls would pair. I brewed a large pot and – leaving my traditional cream and sugar out – gave it a taste.
I have to say, I never thought I would like black coffee but the warm hints of cinnamon and ginger and cloves broke through and made this a cup I could enjoyed authentically. This might be the only way to enjoy it. It brews not too strong with a hint of sweet and no aftertaste. And then I took a piece of the Artisan Cinnamon Rolls and dipped it into the coffee.
Biting into the coffee soaked sweet, creamy, soft cinnamon roll was just delicious. Something about the sweet of the cinnamon roll with the underlying spicy and sweet flavor of the coffee is just complimentary. The flavor combination melted in my mouth and they married perfectly. I had a hard time forcing myself to share with my neighbors, I am not going to lie!
But I did share, just as they have shared their time and support with me. And as we sat {I had to SWEAR not to show photos of us in our morning robes!} dipping our cinnamon rolls into our black Starbucks Holiday Blend Coffee, watching for the morning walk of the cows, we talked about the day and how perfect it was to start out with such #DeliciousPairings.
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I love this! Waving my hands in the air! And feet, too! LOL!
And ZOMG, I snorted looking at that gigantor cinnamon roll trying to make it’s way into that coffee cup, HAHA! That thing is MASSIVE. And, DUDE – I NEED IT IN MY FACE, STAT!
What a great way to celebrate the day! Anything with cinnamon rolls makes a terrific pairing for me!