Product: Katz Gluten-Free Chocolate Frosted Donuts – $6.99
Katz Gluten-Free has done it again. This company has been winning my gluten-free heart and taste buds over with the fantastic products provided via their Web site. No joke. Whenever I see a special being offered regarding their products, I leap on the chance to use it. So, despite having two coupons for half off an order, the other day, Katz put up a special – order $30 worth of product and get donuts…free. One pack of donuts…of your choosing…free.
Well, I just happened to be heading out of town, and Katz donuts are one of my favorite things on the gluten-free market. They are amazing. No…seriously. You wouldn’t even suspect they were gluten-free if you didn’t know. In fact, you might even assume it came from a local bakery, homemade, soft, amazing.
I was absolutely stoked when Katz announced they had a new product – chocolate frosted donuts. I had been asking for chocolate donuts…and here was the closest thing I was getting to it (so far). I was thrilled with this announcement and was making plans to buy some using some of my coupons at home…until the donut deal came over my e-mail. As I was heading out of town to visit my friend Jenn, I figured I could order a few products, tack on some donuts, and take them up to Ohio with me to enjoy for breakfast with Jenn one morning of my visit.
And that’s what I did.
The donuts arrived…and I went to put them in the freezer for the time being. They were transported to Ohio via a cooler and made the journey very well. The night before the morning we decided to indulge in some donuts, we left them out on the counter to thaw. The following morning…it was time to make the donuts.
Nothing could be easier. As I like my donuts to be warm (like they were fresh baked), I gave it a quick heat in the microwave (about 10 seconds), which got the icing all gooey, delicious and warm. The donut was soft, like a yeast donut (think Krispy Kreme). The sprinkles melted in the thawing and warming process, but that was okay. They just add a little color.
The chocolate was sweet, and the perfect compliment to the light donut that it coated. Each bite was a sweet treat. But, unlike Krispy Kreme (not gluten-free!), Katz is making donuts a little easier to stomach. A chocolate frosted yeast donut (with sprinkles) at Krispy Kreme would set you back 260 calories, 12 grams of fat, and load you up with 23 grams of sugar. Compare that donut to Katz gluten-free’s nutritional stats and one donut is only 170 calories, 8 grams of fat, and only 7 grams of sugar. You can’t argue with those statistics. Katz gluten-free managed to make a healthier donut. And they don’t lack anything in texture or taste. They are…simply amazing.
Jenn, my roomie, and I happily noshed on our gluten-free chocolate frosted donuts that morning, enjoy every last bite of them. And, we were quite satisfied at the end of our breakfast. Full, even. And that’s saying something with only 2 donuts each. It was a nice way to start off the day with a morning treat.
Katz makes fantastic products…and these donuts are just another fine example of the quality of their products. I am once again impressed. I brag about this company as much as possible, because they continue to churn out the best gluten-free foods out on the market. I have yet to be let down.
Thank you, Katz…for a healthier indulgence for this donut lover. Now my sweet tooth and my chocolate cravings are satisfied all at once.
Yum.
The Celiathlete 