morning bun

New Costco bakery items always create a buzz, and the latest twist on a fan favorite is already getting shoppers excited. The newest offering is raspberry-flavored morning buns, now popping up in some stores.

Costco's Fan-Favorite Morning Buns Spotted In A Fruity New Flavor - Tasting Table Emery Pearson 2024

None of that dissuaded Odessa Piper. The pioneering chef cut her teeth at Ovens of Brittany, creating the famous gooey, caramelly Morning Bun pastries (waay before the cronut was a twinkle in anyone’s eye, a heavenly mix of cinnamon roll and croissant was born).

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The morning bun recipe we make uses a croissant dough and the only difference from a croissant is the roll--you fill it with cinnamon sugar before rolling. It proofs more like a croissant, whereas you don't do a final proof for kouign-amann and just put it into the oven after folding it.

Morning Bun vs Kouig Amann sabsab510 2025

Morning buns are made with croissant dough that’s light, flaky, and extremely buttery, rather than a chewier, more bread-like dough. They are sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar, occasionally orange zest, and peel apart in delicate, fluffy layers.

Morning Buns: What They Are, and Why We Love Them 2025