New York Bakery Co Review: Limited Edition Blueberry Bagels and new Fruit & Oat and Red Onion & Chive Bagels

Good news for bagel fans. New York Bakery Co have released two new bagel varieties, Fruit & Oat and Red Onion & Chive, as well as one Limited Edition bagel variety, Blueberry.

The blueberry bagels are especially exciting news, as it is surprisingly hard to find this flavour of bagel (Sainsbury's used to sell a delicious blueberry bagel but they were sadly discontinued). As soon as I opened the packet I could tell that these New York Bakery Co Blueberry bagels were not going to disappoint, the abundant smell of blueberries was immediately evident.

Blueberry

The overall flavour is just delicious, full of sweet fruitiness. They tasted amazing with some added blueberry jam on top! There was also quite a lot of fruit in each bagel. The blueberries were all different sizes, there were some whole large pieces of fruit and other smaller bits. I loved the the sweet burst of flavour from the larger blueberries! The only thing I don't like (and I don't often say this!) is that they are only a 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 were all succulent and sweet, but I couldn't particularly tell the raisins from the cranberries. Despite that, these bagels are extremely delicious, and if you like fruity bagels or oats then you will definitely enjoy these.

Fruit & Oat

They don't contain any cinnamon or spices, so they are very 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 flavour is very strong! It's not the most original of bagel flavours, as it's fairly easy to find onion bagels. The chives, however, do add a little extra flavour which comes through after the initial onion flavour. 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).