STL Donut Blog

What a magical time of year. Doesn't STL look perfect in the fall? We can't talk about fall without conjuring scents of pumpkin, pecan pies, & bonfires. But which donut best compliments this magical season? Hang on, stop drooling. I haven't even said which one yet. Okay: Cider Donuts , "made fresh" with Eckert's own Apple Cider, are a reason to go to Eckert's all on their own. No, we are not giants. These are mini cider donuts (think super moist cake donut consistency) dusted with sugar. THESE ARE VERY, VERY, VERY DELICIOUS! Apples are involved, so these count as 1 serving of fruit. Yep. That's how that works. Go to Eckert's, pick a bunch of apples, bake me a pie, and bring me some of these Cider Donuts . Our friendship will flourish if you follow these steps carefully. & Big thanks to Steph for demonstrating impossible self control and saving me one from her apple picking journey. <3  If you have any other fall do...

Right as I began the donut blog, Donut House mysteriously shut down. Was I surprised? Not really- the former owners were a couple that didn't seem to ever sleep. 24 hours a day they were there, ready to give me donuts.  Under new owners, Donut House has re-emerged! The interior is newly decorated and has plenty of seating! It's cute, bright yellow, and clean.  A+ on selection - Saturday morning @ 10:30ish Steph, Hannah, Michael, and I stopped in around 10:30 and selection was great.   Steph got a  Chocolate Long John & Donut Holes . Hannah got a  Carmel Long John & Chocolate Iced Old Fashioned , Michael got a  non-donut breakfast sandwich , and I got a  Glazed Twist . Top- our confusion- what should we do with these donut holes? Eat them? Feed them to each other?   Our verdict on these donuts- for the most part, they're okay . Steph and Hannah weren't crazy about their Long Johns- they'd had better. My Gla...

Michael recently developed a fondness for Fried Croissants and of course they are delicious. So I get it. But I feel one of my favorite types of doughnuts is being overlooked- the Fried Danish Cruller - the figure 8 shaped doughnut with twisty middle. And my main question: do these actually exist in Denmark? So we taste tested them from Schnuck's bakery one day & agreed the Fried Croissant was better. I still think the Danish from Federhoffer's tops it, but will have to do further research to be sure. If you know anywhere that makes delicious Fried Croissants or Danish Crullers, please comment below!

Blueberry Donut from World's Fair Donuts (she thinks) Melissa said "It was blueberry, one of my favorite kinds. It was perfect: light with sweet blueberries! It hardly crumbled from biting". Great shot of the ambiance at the Jazz Bistro! Happy Donut Day, Mel! Sarah prefers extra large, shiny donuts full of air.

Who has the BEST donut in St. Louis? We have an answer... well, kind of. The judges did a swell job today, but I still think this question is too tough to nail down an official answer.  Do you like classic donuts? Or fancy, specialty donuts? Do you want them fresh and hot? Cake donut or yeast donut? What about fritters? See?! If I were held at gunpoint and forced to say my absolute favorite donut, I would probably go with Federhofer's Chocolate Long John, and it is either because I was raised eating them or maybe they're just that good. A few Affton pals that may agree with me. I had a lovely morning at Jazz at the Bistro's National Donut Day competition! Unfortunately I did not get to try all the donuts, since I was somehow not selected to be a judge (hint hint ahrrmmmm ;)). Nevertheless, I did enjoy several donuts from various bakeries in STL. There were 15 present for the competition, Oberweis milk, and Mississippi Mud Coffee. I liked the sy...

Eating a donut or 5, that's what. And I, your loyal Donut Queen am here to guide you on your journey to celebrating this beautiful Friday, June 5th. 1. I ran across this article from 2013 Donut Day and am betting many of the promotions are still the same. Choose wisely, grasshoppers. 2. Strange Donuts is putting on their annual Strange Donut Day party and tickets can be found here! 3. Jazz St. Louis is also having a donut event- check out more info on their Facebook event ! 4. Lastly, here is a bit of donut history courtesy of Fox 2 News: Comment below with any other Donut Day promotions & events and let me know how you'll be celebrating!