When the weather turns chilly, fireplaces start crackling, and the thought of having your hands wrapped around a hot drink sounds absolutely heavenly, it’s time to switch up your dining game into end of the year-comfort food mode. While late fall and early winter bring about a change in seasonal dining, your breakfast game needs a bit of an upgrade too! And what better start to your day than a warm, gooey doughnut, made fresh just for your winter enjoyment? While true doughnut shops are few and far between, these delightful doughnut havens (or “donut shops” if you’re from out of state) are creative, sweet tooth-ready, and absolutely delicious. In no particular order:
Owned by a delightful husband and wife team and featuring creative, eclectic, seasonal doughnuts all made from scratch with locally-sourced ingredients, there is something truly special about this doughnut haven that sets it far above your average pastry shop. The holey delights here are rotated regularly, showcasing new flavor combinations every month that will rock your world while they fit into your seasonal cravings. For fall: Chai Caramel, Pumpkin-Coconut Chocolate Cake, Vegan Pumpkin Pie filled with an Apple Cider Glaze, and Blood Orange Basil. Don't believe how good they are? Just scroll through their Facebook feed, and you'll see what all the fuss is about.
Address: 928 W. Main Street, Suite 100. Boise, Idaho (@ the Idanha)
For a great shop to get traditional cake, glazed, maple, and buttermilk doughnuts that rise above their convenience store counterparts and are drizzled with unique toppings, this is the perfect place! The fruit-flavored creations here are especially divine -- try the lemon blueberry buttermilk bar, or the glazed long john filled with apple cinnamon and cream cheese!
Handmade, massive, and absolutely delicious, this family bakery is a bit of a hidden gem in Twin Falls for its traditional doughnuts and fried pies. Nevertheless, you'll want to get there early if you want to snag a glazed snack before they sell out-- doughnuts fly off the rack like the literal hot cakes that they are here!
What's better than one round, delicious piece of fried heaven? Try a dozen mini versions, drizzled in pure awesomeness. Buy the Dozen Donuts offers full size creations, to be sure--just try their Oreo sugar-chocolate drizzled cake doughnut!--but their mini versions are tasty munchkins perfect for breakfast. And you won't find more unique doughnuts perfectly catered to your wildest cravings, either. From Froot Loop-topped doughnuts to cherry pie filled to huckleberry, you'll love every last bite!
Because your dream wedding always involved a doughnut cake, and because you deserve delicious handmade pastries that taste every bit as good as they look, Short & Sweet Confections is everything you could possibly hope for. From strawberry raised doughnuts to coffee sugar coated doughnut holes to malted chocolate buttercream perfection, you'll fall in love with everything the talented Sarah Lipton creates, one heavenly glazed bite at a time.
This Coeur d'Alene staple is all about the customer. Featuring made-from-scratch seasonal doughnuts, like pumpkin-spice, and specialty ones filled, sprinkled, and drizzled with toppings like Butterfinger bits, to the famous Mocchiato, there's plenty of variety and freshness to make you think you've gone to doughnut heaven!
Address: 2520 N 4th St. Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
*Insert drooling Homer Simpson*
Ready to grab a box (or five) of these delicious pastries? Portland may be known for Voodoo Doughnuts, but Idaho knows how to fry up a little extra love with its favorite holey, glazed wonder food.
And to go perfectly with that fresh doughnut (and for the best cup of coffee you’ve had in your life), check out Idaho’s 10 Best Coffee Shops.
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