Happy National Doughnut Day!



It's a Hole-y Day! Dunkin Donuts, Krispy Kreme, Cumberland Farms and Winn-Dixie are all celebrating as well offering free donuts to their customers.
  • Dunkin' Donuts: Stop in at participating stores and get a sweet freebie with any beverage purchase. The Blueberry Cobbler doughnut is new on the summer menu.
    Cumberland Farms: Get a free dougnut with purchase of any hot or iced coffe or Chill Zone beverage.
  • Krispy Kreme: Get your hands on a free, hot and delicious confection of your choice at South Florida locations in Fort Lauderdale, Tamarac and North Miami. No purchase is necessary. Choices include new limited-edition Birthday Cake Batter and Brownie Batter doughnuts.
  • Winn-Dixie: Munch on a free jumbo cake, powdered or cinnamon doughnut hole from the bakery. Limit one per customer, while supplies last.
There's actually a lovely story behind this sweet day. In 1938 the Salvation Army  wanted a way to thank and honor the "Doughnut Lassies" from World War I who fried up doughnuts to help comfort the troops. It's a lovely story, isn't it? And quite fitting that it should fall on the 70th Anniversary of D-Day. So honor your soldiers, heroes and veterans and have a doughnut!

Or maybe you'd like to try your hand at making some yourself...



Camille Styles shares with us these perfect French Breakfast Doughnut


or make them mini-sized!



Spoon Fork Bacon gives us a cream puff doughnut. Pinch me, am I dreaming? Am I alive?
I think I've died and gone to Heaven!



Refinery 29 shares these ice cream filed doughnuts... %^$!@O#$$ Oh. My. GOD. 
If I hadn't gone to Heaven above, I am certainly now... unfortunately there is no recipe here... I may have to create my own. I promise to share with you all!



 My teenage boy has an insatiable appetite. He also loves doughnuts. He may love coconut even more. Table for Two has a recipe that he will most absolutely love!



The Sugar Hit has these amazing Blackberry Jam and Custard filled doughnuts. She describes the dough as lemony pillows. She had me at Hello. Hello Lova! (And she made these with Bonne Mamman Jam - there is NO other jam worth considering. Ever!)



A Kitchen Addiction has these wonderful looking Apple Cider Doughnut Muffins - a healthier take on the traditionally fried fare. I love apple cider. And muffins. It's a win-win in my book!



What's better than a jam-filled doughnut? A miniature version of one! Why? Because I can pop them all in my mouth and there's won't be any left for you if you're not fast enough! These were created by Dominic Chapman of Great British Chefs for children. And yeah, there's nothing healthy whatsoever about this recipe... which makes these tasty treats seem even more delicious!



Ah, fear not chocolate lovers! Dolcetto Confections has a Nutella-filled doughnut which is like a chocolate doughnut but better!