Go nuts for National Donut Day at these Indianapolis-area shops
The Indianapolis area has plenty of local favorite doughnut shops — some of which have been around for generations, while others made their debuts during the pandemic.
Check out treats at these locally owned shops offering experiences from wine bars and board game centers to Hawaiian-inspired getaways.
BB&B Bread Truck
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Catch this Books Bourbon & Bacon food truck posted around the area for its stuffed fried bourbon buttermilk brown butter brioche doughnut, regularly filled with chocolate hazelnut cream, vanilla confetti or peanut butter marshmallow fluff. It’s hefty, made with Hotel Tango bourbon and comes as part of a trio. Catch other flavors that change weekly throughout the year, including strawberry-rhubarb, horchata cream with passion fruit and a vegan coconut cream Oreo option.
BreadWorks at Broad Ripple
1050 E. 54th St., Indianapolis, 317-756-9224
Yeast and cake doughtnuts and pastries are brought in daily from the Greencastle bakery to this Broad Ripple outpost. The bakery turns out flavors suchs as cinnamon cream cheese and strawberry milkshake and compliments Bridges Wine Bar, whose executive chef, Sal Fernandez, attended the Culinary Institute of America to help open.
BreadWorks is giving away a free doughnut with each purchase on National Donut Day.
Doughnuts & Dragons
3838 E. 82nd St., Indianapolis, 317-288-0554,
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Harry Potter fans must try the Butterbeer doughnut, a vanilla and cream soda-flavored cake doughnut with a butterscotch topping. It’s always on the menu at this shop that is also a wine and beer bar and a board game center.
Long's Bakery
1453 N. Tremont St., Indianapolis, 317-632-3741, facebook.com/longsbakery
A random Saturday will see lines of 20-plus to pick up glazed yeast and blueberry cake doughnuts. So bring your patience. And cash. No plastic accepted.
You never know who you might run into there.
Ohanalulu
11640 Brooks School Road, Fishers, 317-288-0922
106 W. State St., Pendleton, 765-267-1762
This Hawaiian island-themed cake doughnut shop lets you choose your own icing and toppings combos if you’re not into its most popular signature flavors like the cinnamon sugar with a cream cheese drizzle or the maple bacon doughnut that uses real bacon crumbles and maple icing.
Pana Donuts
5370 E. Thompson Rd., Indianapolis, 317-757-3933
3269 W. 86th St., Indianapolis, 317-757-2103
7810 E. 96th St., Fishers, 317-588 9326
Cronuts and glazed yeast are among the varieties at these shops.
Rise 'n Roll Bakery
107 E. New York St., Indianapolis, 317-220-8416
6311 E. Westfield Blvd., 317-956-5944
1255 N. State Rd. 135, Greenwood, 317-300-1841
9705 Fishers District Dr., Fishers, 317-845-5533
9263 E. U.S. Hwy 36, Avon, 317-384-1024
The pillowy cinnamon caramel doughnut is king at this Amish-style bakery. It’s covered in a sweet caramel sauce and dusted in cinnamon sugar.
Taylor’s Bakery
6216 Allisonville Road, Indianapolis, 317-251-9575
8395 E. 116th St., Fishers, 317-596-2253
Doughnuts come in yeast and cake varieties. The best-seller at this community staple is a glazed yeast, but the deep-fried danish is also melt-in-your-mouth deliciousness.
Titus Bakery & Deli
17471 Wheeler Road Westfield, 317-763-1700
820 W. South St., Lebanon, 765-482-1740
This third-generation business has a full lineup of goodies, but it’s known for its Pershing maple iced cinnamon doughnut and maple bacon Long Johns.
Vida
601 E. New York St., Indianapolis, 317-420-2323, vida-restaurant.com
OK, there’s one doughnut on the menu. But it’s pretty much perfect. The ricotta doughnut hole comes in a set of three with a bourbon maple glaze atop maple cream, candied bacon and brown butter crumble, and is served with caramel ice cream.
Contact IndyStar reporter Cheryl V. Jackson at cheryl.jackson@indystar.com or 317-444-6264. Follow her on Twitter: @cherylvjackson.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: National Donut Day Indianapolis: Here's where you can celebrate
