Taste the Goodness of Three Amazing Quad Cities Bakers!

For locals and visitors, these delightfully yummy bakers will offer you unique flavors and fabulous sustenance.

You don’t want to miss this handmade sourdough bread from Rock Island. Try their naturally leavened, slow fermented, 100% organic breads.

You’ll be getting a product without all the artificial sweeteners, softeners and preservatives. Instead, you’ll get a bread made with four main ingredients: flour, water, salt and yeast. Blue Spruce dough ferments between 18-24 hours. The breads are made with organic flours and are much healthier for you than most bread purchased at a store.

You can order single loaves of a variety of flavors such as multigrain, pumpkin and sunflower, white, cherry and cinnamon, jalapeño cheddar and more. You can also order 4 loaves over 4 weeks or 2 loaves over 4 weeks. Oh, and recently Blue Spruce added donuts to the menu. Yum! The orders will be delivered to your home.

“After seeing many Instagram posts of friends enjoying Blue Spruce Bakery, I decided to give them a try. I am never disappointed. Going on our fourth month of subscription and delivery, I wish I ordered two loaves a week! The bread is often still warm when delivered and stays fresh for a few days - possibly longer but it doesn't last very long in our house. Brandon, the baker, has excellent customer service and is extremely knowledgeable about baking and using whole grain ingredients. I highly recommend trying Blue Spruce Bakery!” says Sarah M.

Order on the Blue Spruce Bakery website. Delivery is included, though you can also pick up if that's preferred.

QC Sweet Boutique

133 1st Ave W, Milan, IL

This amazing bakery is only open for pre-ordered purchases on Saturdays from 7 am - 12 noon. The options available are simply delightful. Recent examples will have your mouth watering: banana chocolate chip, cookie dough, carrot and pumpkin cupcakes, cookie dough pops, Rebecca’s famous buttercream sugar cookies, gooey cake, tiramisu cheesecake, and chocolate chip cookies.

They specialize in creating custom cookie and cake packages for parties and celebrations. Their special order cocoa bombs that are beyond delicious! They can also bake gluten free or keto when requested.

Shaya S. loves ordering from QC Sweet Boutique: “I am a sweets fanatic and their sugar cookies topped with buttercream frosting is the best I’ve had in the Quad Cities. Believe me I frequent all bakeries! My family has sampled quite a few items and we have loved them all. The two ladies are definitely the break away stars of 2020. We welcome this new bakery standout as our favorite!”

We are so lucky to have these amazing bakers right here in the Quad Cities. Taste them for some local flavor and make your mouth happy.

Written by Meghan Cooley

Meghan Cooley moved to the Quad Cities from St. Charles, IL, as an Augustana College student over 20 years ago. She left briefly after graduation and then returned to work in admissions and then marketing at Augustana College for 18 years. She now works as a consultant for admissions marketing and social media. She also does copy editing and writes for the Quad City Moms Blog. Now a true Quad Cities transplant, Meghan lives in Rock Island with her husband, Luke (R.O.W.V.A. and Augustana grad and Modern Woodmen employee) and four boys. She loves living in the Quad Cities and finds it the perfect place to raise a family, plan a date night, and go on adventures.