Donut Frier

What: Glazed Croissant

When: April 28th, 2018

Where: Gatlinburg, TN

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Gatlinburg is a little overwhelming. Especially if you have no ideas about it before you arrive and see all the people and all the stores and all the general hubub. But it was fun. I thought I'd hate it, but it kind of reminded me of what a family friendly Vegas would be. Although, I've never been to Vegas so if anyone has been to both, how's my analogy?

While walking around after breakfast one morning, we saw a sign for The Donut Frier in a shopping area slightly off the main drag. Figured we'd check it out. It was a tiny store where you could see them baking in the back and we got in line behind some ladies that had on matching shirts. I couldn't read the shirts.

They had a fair selection left for being later in the day, but as soon as I heard about the frosted croissant I figured that was the one to try. Frosted croissants are quite excellent. This one was a little on the small side, but a good specimen. I'd give it a 4/5 and it was gone before we made it into The Great Smokey Mountains National Park that day!

Smoke and Donuts

What: Brisket slider, vanilla glazed, maple glazed

Where: Food truck in the Orlando area

When: Saturday, February 24th, 2018
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I can't even remember where I heard about Smoke and Donuts, but I immediately looked them up so that I could go check them out! And it was amazing. The donuts are cooked to order and come out warm. They are cake donuts with different glazes and toppings available. Also, available as the bun on a slider because the food trucks other specialty is bbq. Just writing this makes me want to look up when they'll be close by again.

The slider was amazing, nice warm donuts and good bbq. The glazed donuts were also amazing, but I couldn't really tell the differences between the flavorings in the glaze. You could also get it with brisket as a topping which one of my friends did. 5/5, you have to try them!

Donnie's Donuts

What: maple bacon, coconut chocolate, peanut butter, apple something or other, etc etc

Where: 200 E Granada Blvd, Ormand Beach FL

When: Friday, March 2nd, 2018

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My uncle graciously brought a whole dozen donuts to share when we all went up to South Carolina recently. My bff, who works near their store, has also been bugging me to try them, so try I did! 

They were all cake donuts, and not ginormous (which, aforementioned bff means you can eat a whole one without feeling like you stuffed yourself!). My favorite was surprisingly not the maple bacon one but the coconut chocolate one on the left in the photo below. 

The unfrosted ones on the right were also a nice break from toppings overload. I'd give them a 4/5 as a bakery. If you prefer cake donuts to raised, you'd probably give them a 5/5 so make sure you try some if you're ever on the Florida coast!

The Shoe Bakery

Sorry for the long hiatus, I would like to say I gave up donuts for my weight, but I just got lazy about updating. I definitely have still been eating donuts...

But this isn't one you eat! This is for wearing only! Check out their website and then droll over some lovely footwear. 

Photo from shoebakery.com

Sun Lakes Resort

What: Maple bar
When: Friday, August 11, 2017

Where: Sun Lakes Resort, near Sun Lakes Dry Falls State Park, near Coulee City, WA

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This may be my favorite state part not in Nebraska. There is a large state park right next to a smaller, old fashioned family resort with cabins that has a snack bar and a golf course and boat rentals and mini golf and who knows what else, we were only there a couple days! We did take advantage of the snack bar and golf course, and of course had to get a donut! It was just a generic maple bar but I'd give it a 4/5 for the environment of getting to eat it in a cool resort. This resort was so cool, you can still send reservation forms through the mail to get a spot for the next summer!

Big Dog Donuts & Deli

What: Maple old fashioned, blueberry cake
When: Tuesday, September 5th, 2017
Where: Florence, OR

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On our first full day in Florence, OR we decided to hit up the local donut place which happened to have one of the best names ever, Big Dog! Sadly, it was pretty late in the day so the donut selection was pretty slim. The maple old fashioned was ok, but I don't really like old fashioned donuts anyways, so I don't know why I got it. I'm not going to rate it because it wouldn't be fair. The blueberry was much better, great blueberry flavor. I'd give that one a 4/5.

Dundee's Donuts

What: Maple cake donut and a Holy Moly

When: August 29th, 2017

Where: Seaside, OR

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While in one of the cutest towns ever on the Oregon coast, we found Dundee Donuts. It was next too the Dundee Restaurant and looked like it had opened recently as an offshoot of the restaurant. They didn't have the biggest selection (did I tell you we've been having trouble getting up early recently? We gotta work on not sleeping away half the day!). I got the maple cake, sort of obviously, and hubby got the Holy Moly which was just a string of donut holes on a stick and frosted. It was pretty good, more memorable than my cake donut! I'd give the cake donut a 2.5/5 and the Holy Moly a 4/5 because who doesn't love food on a stick?