Do-nut Skip This Blog: Local Spots to Satisfy Your Donut Cravings!

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Local Donut Spots Across the Kansas City Area

There are many "guilty pleasures" when it comes to food, but rarely is one as delicious as a donut. Of course, donuts, as tasty as they are, are not exactly health-conscious .... but we need not focus on the caloric count of each pillow of doughy goodness at this moment, right?

The history of donuts is hard to pinpoint as it seems every region around the globe has its own version of one. Beignet, bomboloni, koeksister, puff-puff, youtiao, and more are the rest of the world's words for what we call donuts. According to the Smithsonian, the traditional name was adopted by one of its earliest creators, Elizabeth Gregory, a mid-19th century ship captain's mother, who baked her early version to contain nuts and spices in the center of a hunk of dough. Hence the word dough-nut. The shape was adapted as a means to secure a sailor's breakfast to the spoke of a ship's wheel. Wherever or however the donut was invented, many tummies around the world are certainly delighted they came into existence, waistlines - not so much.

Donuts are the ultimate pairing with a cup of coffee. The phrase "coffee & donuts" has been widely used for decades. In fact, the reason they are so popular as breakfast food is actually metabolic. After a night of fasting during sleep, your body is actually craving sugar (by producing acetylcholine) to jumpstart your brain to learn and remember, and a cup of coffee provides the caffeine so that your attention improves. (Check out our blog of awesome small business coffee shops you should visit here). So do our bodies actually call out for some glutinous gluttony first thing in the morning? All signs point to yes (or at least that is what we can tell ourselves)!

Donuts are also the perfect creative culinary vehicle for all sorts of flavors and toppings, donuts are far from boring - maple & bacon, matcha, bavarian cream, Nutella, blueberry, sprinkled and so many more satisfy no matter what flavor you are craving. Seriously, the sky's the limit for the creation of flavors and variations.

Thankfully for us, the Kansas City area is just chock full of places to indulge. So here is a list so you can make a beeline straight for them. Be sure to check out any of these area favorites, and if you know of one we didn't mention be sure to let us know.

As always, if you are craving to live just a wee bit closer to your donut shop of choice, be sure to let us know. We will help you find that perfect home for you nearby so that you can be guaranteed to secure your favorite flavor each and every time you are craving one!

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