Product: Glutino Glazed Chocolate Donuts – $6.99+
While I love making my own gluten-free donuts at home, it’s quite time consuming and often can be stressful and frustrating. Donuts that stick to the pan are a recipe for culinary disaster and much cussing and tears. Trust me. The last time I made my own donuts, this was the result…until they stopped sticking.
Knowing there are gluten-free donuts available on the market is a relief. Especially when craving something sweet. I had previously delved into the store-bought gluten-free donuts once before, when I picked up a box of Kinnikinnick’s Chocolate Dipped Donuts. I had been quite impressed with them, so I was more than eager to give Glutino’s take on the donut a try.
Depending on which store I am in, my gluten-free donut options are limited. This time…there was only the Glazed Chocolate variety by Glutino. I was okay with that, because I’m female, and chocolate is one of my favorite vices. Purchase made. Done deal.
Sunday always seems like the ideal warm donut day. And yesterday was no exception. I opened up the box and heated the donut up from frozen in the microwave as directed. I always forget that I’m working with ancient kitchen equipment, so my donut was still a little chilled in the center, but not frozen. Next time…a few seconds longer.
But that didn’t take away from the fact that I was holding onto a donut that looked like the kind of donut you can pick up at donut shops everywhere. It looked like a classic, chocolate cake donut. It felt like a classic, chocolate cake donut. So…it all came down to taste.
I eagerly dug in. While this donut, warmed in the microwave, resembles a hot, fresh, cake donut…it wasn’t quite what I was expecting. First of all, the glaze over the cake-like donut was just a sticky mess. I don’t know if it really added to the flavor of the donut, but it did get my fingers coated. The texture was good, though not as cakey as Kinnikinnick’s variety. And while this one was a chocolate base, unlike Kinnikinnick, which was a yellow cake base dipped in chocolate, I found that I actually preferred the softer, chocolate coated version over this one.
Not saying Glutino’s donuts aren’t good. The glazed chocolate donut does warm to a moist, cake-like perfection that I associate with the fresh donuts I used to be able to eat. It’s just that Kinnikinnick did theirs better. I wouldn’t turn up my nose at Glutino’s donuts should the craving hit and it be all that my local grocery store has. Not at all. I wasn’t disappointed with the product. I just happened to have something I liked better prior to noshing on this breakfast pastry.
Glutino does continue to turn out fantastic gluten-free products time and time again. While the donuts were good, they just didn’t wow me like other Glutino items in the past. Perhaps it is unfair to compare to a different brand that I had before, but that’s what this blog is all about, right? But, I will not say no to the opportunity to eat these donuts again. In fact, I can’t wait for Sunday to break out another one from my freezer to enjoy after I hit the gym.
Kudos to Glutino for marching into the donut-making process and offering the gluten-free community something sweet and sinful for breakfast. While I liked their Glazed Chocolate Donuts well enough, I didn’t love them. But, in the end, it was a chocolate donut and therefore, devoured and enjoyed down to the very last bite.
The Celiathlete 