I've been a Panera baker for 15 years. As of January 2016, all artificial ingredients and preservatives have been deleted from the cobblestone (and as of Jan 2017, taken out of ALL of our products). The cobblestone filling (what the dough pieces are mixed with prior to portioning into muffin cups) is a mixture of honey, molasses, brown sugar, vegetable oil, spices, dried chopped apples, and raisins.

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