Sweet swellness: Glory Hole Doughnuts

August 29, 2012

If you like fancy schmancy doughnuts, make your way over to Glory Hole Doughnuts. The cute doughnut shop just opened up this past weekend in Parkdale. I popped in on the first day and they had only two flavours left (it was close to the end of the day): banana cream pie and lemon meringue. I opted for the banana cream pie ($4.20). It’s the kind of doughnut you need to be alone to eat — it’s ginormous so it’s a bit messy — alas, the only seating is at the front window where everyone on the streetcar can watch as you get whipped cream on your nose as you bite into the oversized sweets.

The doughnut was good — you’d have to be a fan of whipped cream, for sure, except it was much too large — the one doughnut easily could’ve been three servings for me. It’s a pretty darn decadent doughnut — I don’t tend to feel guilty about treats I have, but even this made me feel a bit bad (I was relieved I’d run that morning and had a long training run the next day!). Also, there was no saving any leftovers (or taking one of the lemon meringue to go) as single doughnuts are served in an open cardboard boat (no way for me to trek by foot with that!).

I’ll just have to stroll on back to try other flavours then…

Glory Hole Doughnuts, 1596 Queen St. W., Toronto, 416-420-5169

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