Von Doughnuts to Close out the Doughnut Tour!

A Dozen Von Doughnuts!

Doughnuts left to right, top to bottom:  Peanut Butter Jelly Time, The Sappy Pig, Crème Brûlée (x2), Triple Chocolate, Macaroon, Caramel Salt 'N' Pepa, Rhubarb, Not Your Granny's Fritter, One Night Stand, Pucker Up Sucker, Triple Chocolate (again).

Von Doughnuts celebrated National Doughnut Day by giving away a free Von Kabob (think doughnut holes on a stick) with the purchase of a dozen doughnuts.  It was technically our first stop on our doughnut tour but we decided to consume them after our tour was over.  Unfortunately, Von Doughnuts didn't have the Kabobs ready that early in the morning (it was 8am-ish) but we bought a dozen anyway!  :D

Our Favourites

• Crème Brûlée 
• A familiar concept that is reinvented over and over again.
• It's the first time I've seen it in doughnut form... and it comes with a nice vanilla bean filling.
• They actually take a torch to the top of the doughnut and create an irresistible crispy top layer!

• Caramel Salt 'N' Pepa
• See Jelly Modern Doughnuts... you can't go wrong with a sweet and salty flavour profile... and this one's got a bite of pepper!

• Peanut Butter Jelly Time
• This doughnut was true to form... it was comforting in that it made you nostalgic and recall all those childhood memories!  
• This doughnut showcases what you can achieve with in-house homemade fillings! 

Most Creative

• Pucker Up Sucker
• This doughnut is a clear winner!
• An awesome slice of baked meringue sandwiched in between a doughnut base that gives it that extra texture component.
• The tart lemon custard and drizzle makes you crave more!

• One Night Stand
•  You can really pick out all the flavours on this boozy doughnut containing triple sec and tequila with salt and lime as the chasers!
• It's a clean and refreshing doughnut.

• Rhubarb
• Who would have thought acidic rhubarb would work in a doughnut?

• Sappy Pig
• This doughnut has a delicious savoury component in the form of crispy bacon!  The dark chocolate prevents this doughnut from becoming a super salty experience though.  Throw in some sweet maple and you have a match made in heaven.

Krispy Kreme on Harbord (Round 2): Stop 3 on National Doughnut Tour!

This was my second stop at a Krispy Kreme on National Doughnut Day... And my third stop on the doughnut tour. That's right, I have no shame! :P

The doughnuts that I got were the Chocolate Iced Glazed with Sprinkles & Glazed Raspberry Filled Doughnuts. 

The chocolate sitting below the sprinkles was a nice touch for the chocolate iced glazed doughnut and there was an amazing explosion of raspberry filling in the latter!

#noshame

Jelly Modern Doughnuts: Stop 2 on the National Doughnut Day Tour!

Jelly Modern Doughnuts gave us a free doughnut sampler consisting of Coconut, Jelly, S'mores, Salted Caramel, and Chocolate mini doughnuts!

I loved the added touch of chocolate shavings on the already chocolate glazed mini doughnut.  The salted caramel has always been my favourite here just because of the wondrous salty, sweet flavour profile.  The coconut doughnut had coconut shavings on top but also exploded with coconut filling!  The powdered raspberry jelly doughnut was good but it could have taken a cue from the coconut doughnut with respect to filling.  The S'mores doughnut was tasty, but it didn't really replicate the full experience. Despite having graham cracker powder on top, there was an absence of any graham cracker flavour and texture.  Also, how about blow torching the marshmallow next time, Jelly?  Overall, this sampler made my day!  Thank you Jelly Modern!

Doughnut Sampler

Are Jelly Modern Doughnuts the Best Doughnuts anyone in Canada has ever Tasted?

Jelly Modern Doughnuts

376 College Street

Toronto, ON M5S 2M8

www.jellymoderndoughnuts.com

The Kensington Market is now home to Jelly Modern Doughnuts, a Canadian doughnut shop originating from Calgary with a vision to create the best doughnut anyone in Canada has ever tasted.  It's quite a tall order but it seems like Jelly has the right practices in place to achieve it. According to their website, the hand crafted doughnuts are made fresh (never frozen or partially baked) throughout the day with the finest quality ingredients - locally sourced and organic whenever possible.  They also offer quite the assortment of unique and gourmet doughnut flavours in a store with a clean, minimalist look using splashes of pink on white elements.

The featured doughnuts on display today (in 3 bite and full sized options) were Creme Brulee, Classic Jelly, Madagascar Vanilla, Skor Bar, S'mores, Maple Bacon, Chocolate, Coconut, Salted Caramel and Gluten-free options. 

They were all artistically designed but how did they stack up in the taste department?

Maple Bacon - The glaze had a great smoky taste and the bacon gave the doughnut a complementary savoury component to something otherwise sweet.

Creme Brulee - This doughnut had rich custard with delicious crunchy burnt components.  

Classic Jelly - This doughnut had an excellent texture to the jelly.

S'mores - The least impressive doughnut of the four.  You can't really taste the graham cracker powder and the marshmallow didn't have a roasted taste.

So the toppings were fantastic...  however, the dough base of each doughnut ruined the experience - too dense, too doughy and too dry.

They are definitely not the best doughnuts in Canada but hopefully they can continue to strive towards that ideal.  Jelly is definitely on the right track.