Takeout Tuesday - Sunday Rose Macaron from Sunday Morning Bakehouse

This beautiful dessert was one of the Mother's Day specials at Sunday Morning Bakehouse - I had to pick one up after seeing it posted online because it was so pretty!  This Sunday Rose macaron consists of a giant macaron with rose buttercream, lychee, raspberries, white chocolate, gold leaf, and rose petals.  The fresh fruits made this dessert really special, and the flavors were strong without being overwhelming, especially the rose buttercream.  What a fun and creative take on a regular macaron! 

 

Sunday Morning Bakehouse

11869 Grand Park Avenue

North Bethesda, MD 20852

Takeout Tuesday - Cookies and Cream Brioche Doughnut From Sunday Morning Bakehouse

If you love Oreos you will definitely enjoy this cookies and cream Brioche doughnut from Sunday Morning Bakehouse!  I got this one a while back but I am hoping that it comes back again soon into the rotating doughnut menu.  The filling was delicious and I love the look of the cookie crumb topping as well.  I also look forward to seeing what the next special doughnut is! 

 

Takeout Tuesday - Strawberries n' Cream Croissant from Sunday Morning Bakehouse

This Strawberries n' Cream croissant from Sunday Morning Bakehouse is the perfect springtime treat!  These twice baked croissants look so pretty with the fruit and edible flower details, and are such a unique menu item.  I love the contrast of the cream filling and the crispy outer layers of the croissant.  They have had a few variations of these in the past and this one is great for representing the start of warm weather and blooming flowers.  Give it a try if you are in the area!   

 Sunday Morning Bakehouse

11869 Grand Park Avenue

North Bethesda, MD 20852

Takeout Tuesday - French Ham and Butter Sandwich from Sunday Morning Bakehouse

 

Do not sleep on this French ham and butter sandwich from Sunday Morning Bakehouse! It might sound simple but the components all come together to make a really delicious sandwich.  This consists of "thinly sliced ham, Swiss cheese, and Cornichon pickle slices on a buttered baguette".  The crispy outer layer of the baguette works so well with the softer cheese and ham, and the tiny pickles added a nice briny touch.  It's easy to forget about the "regular" sandwiches with so many fun sweets they regularly have out on display, but this one is a great lunch option! 

Takeout Tuesday - Valentine's Box from Sunday Morning Bakehouse

 

I ordered the Valentine's treat box from Sunday Morning Bakehouse again this year, and again it did not disappoint in both cuteness and taste!  There's a little bit of everything in terms of sweets in this Valentine's day themed box - cookies, Rice Krispy treats, brownies, and more.  I love how festive these all look packed together! Lots of the items freeze well too which is helpful so I'm not eating everything at once, haha.  I hope they keep continuing to do these fun themed pre-order boxes! 

Takeout Tuesday - National Croissant Day at Sunday Morning Bakehouse

 

I personally love all of the random National food holidays - especially when you can get something fun to celebrate!  Yesterday was apparently National Croissant Day, and to celebrate Sunday Morning Bakehouse offered a free mini croissant with every purchase.  

I bought the new Nutella twist which is delicious and a fun take on a traditional croissant.  The Nutella and hazelnut pieces twisted into the flaky dough is really good!  The free mini croissant was bigger than I was expecting and will definitely make for a tasty sandwich soon.  

Sunday Morning Bakehouse

11869 Grand Park Avenue

North Bethesda, MD 20852

Takeout Tuesday - Cranberry Orange Doughnut from Sunday Morning Bakehouse

While I love citrus fruits themselves, I'm not usually a fan of citrus-based pastries in general.  Of course if anyone could convince me to try one out it will be Sunday Morning Bakehouse!  

I just couldn't resist the pretty pink frosting on this Cranberry Orange doughnut and had to get one.  The bright flavor of the fruit jam with the pastry cream was really delicious, and the crumble on top was a nice layer of texture.  Especially in these dreary winter months, a pop of color in something sweet is always a nice way to brighten up the day! 

 

Sunday Morning Bakehouse 

11869 Grand Park Avenue 

North Bethesda, MD 20852

Takeout Tuesday - Halloween Box from Sunday Morning Bakehouse

 

I hope everyone had a great Halloween weekend! When I saw that Sunday Morning Bakehouse was doing pre-orders for a Halloween treat box again this year, of course I had to get one again - so cute!

  This box consisted of a homemade Oreo, brownie, pumpkin shaped Krispie treat, a meringue ghost, a Reese's pieces chocolate cookie, and pumpkin shaped sugar cookies along with some fun sized candy.  Everything was so fun to look at and a really festive way to enjoy Halloween!  I am saving most of these in the freezer for later, but I love how there's so many different types of treats if you were sharing with a group.  I can't wait to see what holiday items they come out with later! 

Sunday Morning Bakehouse 

11869 Grand Park Avenue

North Bethesda, MD 20852

Takeout Tuesday - Sunday Morning Bakehouse's Pumpkin Loaf

 

Happy National Pumpkin Day!  What better way to celebrate than by sharing this delicious pumpkin loaf from Sunday Morning Bakehouse?  Don't let the simple looks of it fool you - this slice of pumpkin loaf was really flavorful!  The slightly crispy edges have a nice contrast with the thick middle of spiced pumpkin flavor, and this was really rich without feeling heavy.  Perfect with some tea or coffee - I enjoyed this with plain iced coffee.  I knew that I would like their pumpkin menu items to begin with, but I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised by how tasty this was! 

Sunday Morning Bakehouse

11869 Grand Park Avenue

North Bethesda, MD 20852

Takeout Tuesday - Mocha Brioche Donut from Sunday Morning Bakehouse

I always love coffee-based sweets and baked goods, so of course I enjoyed this Mocha Brioche doughnut from Sunday Morning Bakehouse!  This fluffy doughnut was filled with a delicious mocha cream and topped with chocolate glaze and chocolate pearls on top.  There was a strong coffee flavor in the filling, and I love the chocolate pearls on top for texture.  This was delicious with a latte (for even more coffee flavor, haha) and anyone that loves Mochas will love this one! 

Sunday Morning Bakehouse

11869 Grand Park Avenue

North Bethesda, MD 20852

Takeout Tuesday - Sunday Morning Bakehouse's Banana Caramel Twice Baked Croissant

 

Yum, what a decadent croissant from Sunday Morning Bakehouse!  They have come out with a few versions of a "twice-baked" croissant recently, and this Banana Caramel one was delicious!  Similar to a twice baked potato concept, the croissant is filled with vanilla creme, bananas, housemade caramel, and brown sugar crumble and baked again before being topped with vanilla buttercream, caramel, and more of the crumble.  There's so much flavor and texture in every bite with all the different layers, like an elevated banana cream pie inside of a flaky croissant.  I love that they continue to come out with lots of creative menu items like this one!

Sunday Morning Bakehouse

11869 Grand Park Avenue 

North Bethesda, MD 20852

Takeout Tuesday - Sunday Morning Bakehouse's Cruffin

 

I've enjoyed the Cruffin from Sunday Morning Bakehouse before, but I hadn't seen it available recently so I had to pick one up! The Cruffin comes from a combination of Croissant + Muffin, making for a crispy outer shell and buttery soft center.  The extra touch of cinnamon sugar around the outside makes this perfect with a cup of coffee.  I lightly toasted this in my toaster oven at home and it definitely added to the texture.  It might look very simple compared to some of their more colorful pastries but I would definitely recommend trying one! 

Sunday Morning Bakehouse

11869 Grand Park Avenue

North Bethesda, MD 20852

Takeout Tuesday - Sunday Morning Bakehouse's PB&J Tart and Hot Cocoa Bomb

I love all of the creative items that continue to be created at Sunday Morning Bakehouse, there's always some new items to enjoy.  Although it's been feeling much more like spring lately, I really liked the whole hot cocoa bomb trend that was around when it was colder out in the last few months.  This version at Sunday Morning Bakehouse reminded me of a pretty snowball, but filled with delicious hot cocoa and sprinkles.  The PB&J tart is such a unique take on a classic peanut butter and jelly sweet.  There's lots of texture and layers to this small tart, and even though I like peanut butter much more than fruit/jelly, I loved how they all balanced each other out in each bite.  I look forward to seeing even more fun items in the display cases! 

Sunday Morning Bakehouse

11869 Grand Park Avenue

North Bethesda, MD 20852

Takeout Tuesday - Sunday Morning Bakehouse's Valentine Box

How cute is this Valentine's Day themed sweets box from Sunday Morning Bakehouse?  This was a special pre-order along with a few other themed items this past weekend, and I loved the variety of sweets that the box included.  This box included a brownie, two meringues, a Linzer cookie, a brown sugar cinnamon "Pop-Tart", a homemade "Oreo", two sugar cookies, and a Rice Krispie treat.  So festive and everything I've had so far has been delicious! 

 

Takeout Tuesday - Sunday Morning Bakehouse's Pumpkin Pie Twice Baked Croissant

I'm a big fan of pumpkin items, so of course I had to go check out this new pumpkin pie twice baked croissant from Sunday Morning Bakehouse that came out recently!  

It's a big and light croissant filled with pumpkin and cinnamon frangipane, and has so much of that rich pumpkin pie flavor packed inside.  This was perfect with a cold brew coffee and a great way to get some fall flavor appreciation started, haha.  If you also love pumpkin or pumpkin pie, this croissant should definitely be on your list!

Sunday Morning Bakehouse

11869 Grand Park Avenue

North Bethesda, MD 20852

 

Sunday Morning Bakehouse - Coffee Cream Brioche Doughnut

I have really been enjoying all of the new flavors that Sunday Morning Bakehouse has been putting out recently - especially the fun doughnut variations!  

I saw these Coffee Cream Brioche doughnuts on their Instagram page over the weekend, and of course I had to go try one since I love coffee flavored sweets.  

 

Their regular Brioche doughnut is already delicious, but the addition of the rich coffee cream inside really made this a perfect weekend treat!  I really loved how smooth the cream was, and I love that it was like tasting a coffee and doughnut in one bite.  I hope they bring this one back again as I'm sure it'll quickly become a crowd favorite!

Piketoberfest at Pike & Rose

Yesterday was Pike and Rose's annual Piketoberfest, and it was a great day to celebrate fall!  There were lots of people enjoying the festival right when it started, and the crowd kept getting bigger as the afternoon went on.  Of course one of my main objectives was getting some of Sunday Morning Bakehouse's soft pretzels - so soft and delicious! Lots of stores from the area participated with food and giveaways, as well as live music and kids' activities.  I hope they continue to host fun events like this throughout the year!