379 Grand St., New York, NY
I am not a big donut person. The sugar usually makes my stomach hurt, and once my blood sugar crashes, a headache is sure to follow. But Sunday I was in for a treat, when friends introduced us to donuts from the Doughnut Plant.Doughnut Plant takes pastry to the next level by taking an old holed standby - of Homer Simpson fame and cop jokes - and applying new flavors and ingredients that I suspect were spurred on by the continuing cupcake craze. Roasted Chestnut, Panettone, Marzipan, Pomegranate, Gingerbread ... the list goes on and on.
Oh my word. These things were heavenly. Sugar bombs, yes, but delicious sugar bombs at that. The Creme Brulee donuts appeared as small semi-flattened spheres glazed on one side with hard caramelized sugar. After biting through the sugar crust - which cracked perfectly a la traditional creme brulee - your teeth encounter a soft, light donut body, then continue on to the hidden center of frothy creme caramel.
I also had the fortune to sample the Blackout donut, which tasted like a donut/fudge love child. Meanwhile, the Peanut Butter Glaze Cake Doughnut with Blackberry Jelly was a square jam donut that tasted of peanut butter, which I found tasty but not particularly spectacular (then again, I am sure peanut lovers would fall over themselves for this one). Overall, I was impressed. The donuts were not overly sickeningly sweet (see Krispy Kreme), nor were the flavors dull and tired (see Dunkin' Donuts). Doughnut Plant, you've found a new friend in me.
(Photo credits, top to bottom: theblognut.net, keeyool.com)
Oh my word. These things were heavenly. Sugar bombs, yes, but delicious sugar bombs at that. The Creme Brulee donuts appeared as small semi-flattened spheres glazed on one side with hard caramelized sugar. After biting through the sugar crust - which cracked perfectly a la traditional creme brulee - your teeth encounter a soft, light donut body, then continue on to the hidden center of frothy creme caramel.I also had the fortune to sample the Blackout donut, which tasted like a donut/fudge love child. Meanwhile, the Peanut Butter Glaze Cake Doughnut with Blackberry Jelly was a square jam donut that tasted of peanut butter, which I found tasty but not particularly spectacular (then again, I am sure peanut lovers would fall over themselves for this one). Overall, I was impressed. The donuts were not overly sickeningly sweet (see Krispy Kreme), nor were the flavors dull and tired (see Dunkin' Donuts). Doughnut Plant, you've found a new friend in me.
(Photo credits, top to bottom: theblognut.net, keeyool.com)
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