It’s National Donut Day!
New England loves their donuts like no other region, after all, Dunkin Donuts was born in Quincy, Massachusetts back in 1950.
Founder William Rosenberg founded his first coffee and donut shop back in 1948 and it was originally called the Open Kettle, that name doesn’t sound as fun does it? I mean would America run on Kettles? Nope.
Two years later the name was changed because it is said that an architect came up with the name after he was enjoying dunking his donut into his coffee. Perfect!
70 years later there are over 12,500 Dunks worldwide
America runs on donuts!
There are lots of different donut specialty shops all over the country now. In Massachusetts we have all kinds of donut shops.
Taste of Mass listed their Sweet 16 best coffee shops in the Bay State.
Here are their top 5
Mrs. Murphy’s Donuts Southwick
Donut Dip West Springfield
Rocco’s Doughnut Co. Millbury
Kanye’s Donuts Saugus/Boston
Donna’s Donuts Tewksbury
It’s kind of revealing that Dunks didn’t make the list, it shows you how the small mom and pops can really build up a great fan base by committing to their passion of focusing primarily on their donut craft.
Shane Co has put together a nationwide survey of every state’s favorite donut.
We will keep it simple and focus on our New England neighbors
Maine
Maine loves the glazed donut most!
sugar glazed doughnut or donut isolated on white background
New Hampshire
The Granite State loves to sink their teeth into a delicious Chocolate Glazed
Small chocolate covered donuts with a glass of milk
Rhode Island
The Ocean State loves to dunk their Glazed Donuts
sugar glazed doughnut or donut isolated on white background
Vermont
The Green Mountain State loves their Apple Cider donuts more than anything else
Homemade Sugared Apple Cider Donuts with Cinnamon
Connecticut
The Nutmeg State prefers a yummy Chocolate Glazed donut, perhaps with nutmeg?
Small chocolate covered donuts with a glass of milk
Massachusetts
Is there any surprise that Bay Staters are huge fans of Boston Cream donuts? Nope!
Chocolate pershing icing covered boston cream donut