Desert Donuts

Looked at reviews for here and fractured prune. I haven’t tried fractured prune but this place had better reviews so I decided to give it a shot! The bacon doughnut was the BOMB!!! Literally was not a single bad doughnut in the box and we tried 12 different ones… will be back! Honestly don’t even have a desire to try fractured prune either.

Awesome, unique and delicious doughnuts. I love that they make the doughnut fresh, right in front of you. Worth every penny.
If you’re trying to make an impression, bring some of these to your next business meeting.

I’m known as a donut specialist. I’ve been all of over the world eating donuts and frankly I have had some amazing donuts. But when I came to Arizona to try desert donuts, donuts I did not expect what I got. This is the best donut ever. It was so soft, warm, and sensual! I Recommend coming here from anywhere. I came from my hometown of Alaska just to try these donuts. It was worth it.

Wow! Nothing better than a fresh donut, made to order. I’m glad I don’t live very close to here — I’d probably be twice my size! Friendly staff, incredible donuts.

Finally tried this place this morning! Wow! So many varieties of donuts. We ended up ordering 4 kinds. Lemon bar, caramel delight, black and white and banana. All were amazing! The caramel reminded me of Girl Scout Samoa cookies and the lemon bar was refreshing! The donuts are moist and warm with all the gooey goodness of all the toppings. They have so many choices of donuts that we will for sure be back! Loved every one!

A little pricy for a dozen but you really don’t need that many! They are super filling and only $ 1.50 a piece. Custom, creative, and very fresh!

Their donuts are fantastic and authentically different than anything else we have ever tried. The bacon maple syrup donut was to die for. The coffee was an average cup of Joe but if they get some gourmet coffee in there I go there every day. I’ll be going there at least once a week.

They have taken donuts to another level! I’ll admit when I walked in I was put off by the Chipotle style toppings bar. It just didn’t make sense to me how this could work for donuts. Well it does!!!
You start off by walking up to the cashier and letting her know what and how many you want. They offer prefixed signature flavors plus you can go all Fro-​yo on them and design your own donut. I ordered 3 different prefixed types, The Bacon Blast, The Caramel Delight and The Chunky Monkey. Imagine my surprise when the cashier yelled «3!» and the dropped the donut in the hot grease right there in front of me. Woah!!! Then they lady working the line dressed them up with appropriate toppings, boxed them up and sent me packing. Now that is fresh and fast!
The Caramel delight was very Girl Scout Samoan cookie like. Delish. THe Chunky monkey was a donut with banana icing, peanuts and a chocolate drizzle. So good! The star was the Bacon Blast. Now I have had several bacon maple style donuts before but this one one was phenomenal! The bacon was chewy and had a very smoked pork flavor that worked perfect on the maple icing. The best version of this donut that I have ever had.
The donuts alone are not overly sweet. The sweetness is in the toppings. The offer breakfast bowls which come with a donut with cheese bacon and an egg on top. Sounds strange but I think it would work since the donuts are not very sweet. The also offer a variety of coffee’s. The best part about this place is they are cheaper than Dunkin or Krispy Kreme.
I’m actually glad I don’t live close by or I would be fatter than I already am.

Wow what’s a great donut. Great homemade donuts in front of you and you choose your toppings. Definitely will be coming back here. If it’s busy it’s worth the wait.

I am so glad they are not down the road. I would be 600lbs. These donuts are as fresh as they get. AMAZING!
I can’t wait to go back!

Wow wow wow. It’s so cool to watch them make the donuts fresh right in front of you. There isn’t anything in a case. Your donuts are made when you order them. We ordered the Carlton, Bacon Blast, the Beast, Apple Pie, Chocolate Rainbow and the Oreo. Our eyes were bigger than our stomachs. We ordered 2 dozen and ended up taking 5 home. This is definitely going to be a regular stop whenever I’m in Phoenix.

Fam and I were eating a few doors down and heard about this place and decided to check it out after lunch. They were literally closing in 6 minutes and I hate and never want to be that person that comes in right before closing but I don’t come this north that often and we really wanted to eat donuts… cause donuts. They were soooo nice about it and accommodating. We hurried up and ordered! I got the Carmel delight and my uncle got the apple pie. They have a base donut and you can customize your donut with various toppings or choose one of their original creations. Each donut fried as you order and then they put the toppings on as you watch. It was so warm and soft and just the right amount of sweetness… not too overwhelming. Yummy. There is another donut shop down the freeway with a similar concept…(don’t wanna name names…) but I would say desert donuts is better!

If I could give this place 10 stars, I would! Found Desert Donuts on Unilocal and it is on my drive to work so I figured, why not. Staff is SO friendly, very informative and really helpful. The cashier helped explain how the process works, what toppings and provided great customer service.
The smell was amazing when you walk in. You could smell the donuts cooking, and the fresh organic coffee was out of this world.
The donuts are made fresh to order, topped how you like, or you can order one of their speciality flavors. I got Caramel Delight, chocolate coma, peanut butter cup and bacon blast. They were AHHH-​MAYYY-​ZINGGGG. I’m coming back tomorrow with the kiddos. Desert Donuts has a customer for life!

Great donut shop if you’re in the area!
They make it fresh to order.
Indoor and outdoor seating.
Get the glazed and chocolate!
I’m a fan!

This is a family donut shop with a crazy assortment of flavors that my daughter and I like to sneak away to while her mom sleeps in (but we bring her home warm donuts).
When you come in move to the back where the cash register is to order. If you’ve not been here before, take your time and look at the suggestions taped to the case.
When you order, start with how many donuts (a dozen, go for it) and the cashier will call out the number so they can start making your donuts. As they begin to make your donuts you can tell the cashier what you want. On our first visit we asked them to «surprise us». On that visit one donut had cheese and Fritos it (the only one from here we ever haven’t liked).
Once they have your order and have made fresh donuts, one of the guys behind the counter loads up a plate with your donuts and tops them appropriately (or inappropriately if you like cheese and Fritos).
Finally, loaded in a box, they ask you if you want the box taped (or if you will be consuming the dozen, directly, at one of the tables immediately).
It is a little bit of a drive from our house but has been worth it each time. Of course, that makes it that much more treat. I like the donuts warm, and they sell half dozens, but they are good the second day (so go for the whole dozen).
But I’d avoid the Fritos and cheese.

What can you say about a place that does made to order donuts? Great concept!
What you do is you go into this establishment and, if you’ve never been here before, you can see photos of their various specialities. Then, you pick your poison.
The donuts are all absolutely fresh and you can watch them creating your choice (s). When they’re done the call your name. Super Fresh. Probably like no donut you’ve ever had.
The also have the various drinks; coffee, of course, and good lattes.
They are located in a large shopping center right off of Highway 17 so access is easy and there is plenty of parking.
Fun place ! Recommended !

Donut Shops are on the rise in the Metro Phoenix Area and Desert Donuts is certainly unique. The Donuts are made fresh to order. At the time of this review the sweet fresh donuts are priced at $ 1.50 each and you get a fresh cooked to order vanilla cake donut that you can have with a variety of toppings and or fillings. They also offer breakfast donuts topped with eggs and bacon.
I looked at all the choices and went blank so I got one I saw on the menu, the Boston cream. My donut was hot and fresh. It was a light cake batter that wasn’t too sweet and the toppings were tasty.
Maybe as this Donut Shop gets more popular they can offer a couple more flavors of donuts like chocolate or cinnamon?
The people working there were very helpful and friendly.

I have never dared dream of such a place, let alone hear of this becoming a new tread. MADE TO ORDER DONUTS WITH CUSTOM TOPPINGS.
Boy am I glad that my husband wanted donuts that morning, on our way up I17. We saw the sign for Desert Donuts and took the exit.
Friendly welcoming and quick explanation, 5 mins and we were out the door with a box of fresh cake donuts with custom toppings. FANTASTIC!
I am glad we were just visiting though — or I would be here getting donuts for every office birthday, school function, or whatever reason I could come up with to get Desert Donuts. They aren’t cheap but they are affordable and worth it!
Located in the strip mall, a couple doors down from Albertson’s. — which is handy if you need a nearby restroom.

This place seems popular because it’s fresh — made to order donuts.
We stopped by Desert Donuts and bought a few for the road. I bit into one right away. The donuts are great and all but I don’t really notice any difference between a regular donut and the donuts here.
They’re good though, but all donuts are good.

Dear Desert Donuts,
Seriously.Maple Bacon Donut!!! Amazing!
Sincerely,
A New Yorker who happened to visit this place considered heaven on earth and hopes one day you open a location here.
–Donuts were freshly made, this place was packed and bustling (for obvious reasons). These were the best donuts I’ve ever had.