What Is on the Shelf
| Item | Price | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin | $4.75 (1 Serving) | 350 cal |
| Chocolate Pistachio Loaf | $4.35 (1 Serving) | 400 cal |
| Banana, Walnut & Pecan Loaf | $4.35 (1 Piece) | 380 cal |
| Iced Lemon Loaf | $4.35 (1 Serving) | 410 cal |
| Pumpkin & Pepita Loaf | $4.35 (1 Serving) | 360 cal |
| Cinnamon Coffee Cake | $4.75 (1 Serving) | 380 cal |
| Blueberry Streusel Muffin | $4.35 (1 Serving) | 370 cal |
| Petite Vanilla Bean Scone | $2.55 (1 Serving) | 140 cal |
The Loaves
Iced Lemon Loaf
The Iced Lemon Loaf is a lemon pound cake with a sweet icing, and it is the single most searched Starbucks bakery item. 410 calories, 36 g of sugar, $4.35. It is also the heaviest slice on the shelf.
- Best for: a treat with a plain coffee; it is a dessert, not a breakfast.
Banana, Walnut & Pecan Loaf
The Banana, Walnut & Pecan Loaf is a classic banana bread with two kinds of nuts, 380 calories and 26 g of sugar at $4.35. It declares Egg, Pecans, Soy, Walnuts, Wheat.
- Best for: the least sweet loaf, and the one that works warmed with butter.
Pumpkin & Pepita Loaf
The Pumpkin & Pepita Loaf is the fall loaf, spiced pumpkin bread with pumpkin seeds on top, 360 calories, $4.35, and dairy free as built. It arrives with the Pumpkin Spice Latte in late August and leaves in November.
- Best for: a pumpkin order without milk; pairs with the Pumpkin Spice Latte.
Chocolate Pistachio Loaf
The Chocolate Pistachio Loaf is a marbled chocolate and pistachio cake with a pistachio topping, 400 calories, 30 g of sugar, $4.35. It declares pistachio along with the usual line.
- Best for: winter, alongside the pistachio latte.
Muffins, Coffee Cake and the Scone
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin
The Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin is a spiced pumpkin muffin with a cream cheese center and spiced pepitas, 350 calories and 34 g of sugar at $4.75. It is the fall bakery item people line up for.
Blueberry Streusel Muffin
The Blueberry Streusel Muffin is the year-round muffin, blueberries and vanilla under a cinnamon streusel, 370 calories, $4.35.
Cinnamon Coffee Cake
The Cinnamon Coffee Cake is a buttery cake with a cinnamon sugar swirl and streusel top, 380 calories, 35 g of sugar, $4.75. It is built for coffee, as the name says.
Petite Vanilla Bean Scone
The Petite Vanilla Bean Scone is a two-bite scone with vanilla bean and a glaze, 140 calories and 9 g of sugar for $2.55. It is the lightest and cheapest thing on the shelf by a wide margin.
Calories, Sugar and Fat
| Item | Size | Calories | Fat | Carbs | Sugar | Protein | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petite Vanilla Bean Scone | 1 Serving | 140 | 6g | 20g | 9g | 2g | 100mg |
| Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin | 1 Serving | 350 | 14g | 53g | 34g | 5g | 430mg |
| Pumpkin & Pepita Loaf | 1 Serving | 360 | 14g | 52g | 31g | 6g | 460mg |
| Blueberry Streusel Muffin | 1 Serving | 370 | 18g | 47g | 27g | 5g | 330mg |
| Banana, Walnut & Pecan Loaf | 1 Piece | 380 | 20g | 46g | 26g | 6g | 300mg |
| Cinnamon Coffee Cake | 1 Serving | 380 | 15g | 57g | 35g | 4g | 270mg |
| Chocolate Pistachio Loaf | 1 Serving | 400 | 21g | 49g | 30g | 6g | 310mg |
| Iced Lemon Loaf | 1 Serving | 410 | 17g | 59g | 36g | 5g | 270mg |
Seasonal Calendar for the Sweet Shelf
Two of the eight items are seasonal. The Pumpkin & Pepita Loaf and the Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin arrive with the fall drinks in late August and leave when the holiday bakes replace them in November. The Chocolate Pistachio Loaf is a winter item that has stayed on the board into spring at many stores. The lemon loaf, banana bread, blueberry muffin, coffee cake and scone are year round, and the lemon loaf is the one that never leaves.
Best Drink With Each Bake
- Lemon loaf: black coffee or an Americano; it is sweet enough on its own.
- Banana bread: a cappuccino, warmed together.
- Pumpkin loaf or muffin: the Pumpkin Spice Latte for the full season, or a chai latte for less caffeine.
- Blueberry muffin: a flat white.
- Coffee cake: brewed coffee, as designed.
- Vanilla scone: a London Fog or an Earl Grey tea.
- Chocolate pistachio loaf: a cortado, which is small enough not to compete with a rich slice.
Are These a Healthy Breakfast?
No. Apart from the scone every item is 350 calories or more with 26 to 36 g of sugar and little protein, which makes them cake rather than breakfast. That is fine if they are treated as a treat. The vanilla scone at 140 calories is the one that fits alongside a full breakfast; the loaves are best split, and the muffins are a meal's worth of calories on their own.
| Item | Declared Allergens |
|---|---|
| Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin | Egg, Milk, Soy, Wheat |
| Chocolate Pistachio Loaf | Egg, Milk, Pistachios, Soy, Wheat |
| Banana, Walnut & Pecan Loaf | Egg, Pecans, Soy, Walnuts, Wheat |
| Iced Lemon Loaf | Egg, Milk, Soy, Wheat |
| Pumpkin & Pepita Loaf | Egg, Soy, Wheat |
| Cinnamon Coffee Cake | Egg, Milk, Soy, Wheat |
| Blueberry Streusel Muffin | Egg, Milk, Soy, Wheat |
| Petite Vanilla Bean Scone | Egg, Milk, Soy, Wheat |
Every item declares wheat, egg and soy; most declare milk. The banana loaf carries walnuts and pecans and the pistachio loaf carries pistachio, and they sit on the same shelf and tongs as everything else, so the whole shelf is a tree nut cross-contact risk. The pumpkin loaf is the only dairy-free bake here.