"There are two types of people in this world: people who like raisins and those who don't. But even those people who fall into the second camp - the ones who pick the dried-up grapes out of their trail mix and question the existence of the Sun-Maid brand - have to admit that combining raisins with sweet swirls of cinnamon inside a chewy bagel does make them more enticing."
"While the history of the bagel dates back centuries ago, it's presumed that the cinnamon raisin bagel didn't get its sweet start until much later, in the 1950s. This is when the Lender Brothers began packing their own bagels with the spice and chewy morsels, creating an instant classic, and one that is still very much alive and well today, both at the grocery store and also at chain bakeries and coffee shops."
People divide into those who like raisins and those who do not, yet cinnamon swirls and chewy raisins make cinnamon raisin bagels more appealing even to skeptics. The cinnamon raisin bagel likely emerged in the 1950s when the Lender Brothers began adding cinnamon and raisins to bagels, creating a lasting sweet variant available in grocery stores and chain bakeries and coffee shops such as Dunkin', Einstein Bros., and Panera Bread. Consumers must take care not to confuse cinnamon raisin with blueberry or chocolate chip varieties. A taste test compared five chain cinnamon raisin bagels, ranking them by texture, cinnamon sweetness, raisin quantity, and raisin flavor. Dunkin's version proved elusive at multiple locations, often listed online but out of stock, and was judged subpar with a very dark complexion.
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