{"id":2861,"date":"2014-09-05T13:26:57","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T17:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/?p=2861"},"modified":"2026-04-11T13:15:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T17:15:47","slug":"pajama-food-donuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/pajama-food-donuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Pajama Food: Donuts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Donuts definitely fall in the category of yummy pajama foods! \u00a0There are so may varieties and who can resist a glazed or jelly filled delight with a delicious cup of coffee? \u00a0There’s no denying that they’re typically high in sugar, fat, and calories, but this doesn’t mean you can’t indulge every now and again, right?!<\/p>\n

Go Local<\/strong><\/p>\n

Independent donut shops have popped up quite a bit in the last few years, and chances are you have a local donut place near you, so scout them out. \u00a0And, if you’re travelling, check out Travel + Leisure’s list of America’s Best Donuts<\/a>\u00a0for donut shops to visit in several cities!<\/p>\n

Make Your Own<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are tons of creative and delicious donut recipes out there as well, so why not try your hand at a homemade batch! \u00a0Here are some great recipes…<\/p>\n

Classic Glazed Donuts from Epicurious<\/p>\n

Cookies ‘N Cream Donuts from Shugary Sweets<\/a><\/p>\n

Donut Holes from Tablespoon<\/a><\/p>\n

Vanilla Creme-Filled Donuts from Brown Eyed Baker<\/a><\/p>\n

Lemon Glazed Blueberry Donuts from A Kitchen Addiction<\/a><\/p>\n

Triple Chocolate Donuts from Style Me Pretty<\/a><\/p>\n

Take the Krispy Kreme Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you’ve never heard of it, the Krispy Kreme Challenge is an annual charity race that takes place in Raleigh, NC, that started as a dare between a few NC State students. \u00a0It soon got national coverage with people coming in from all over the country. \u00a0As they say, the challenge “epitomizes the test of physical fitness and gastrointestinal fortitude”. \u00a0Its a 5 mile run, but halfway through participants are challenged to eat a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts, and then run the rest of the race. \u00a0Now that’s a challenge!<\/p>\n

Photo Credit: kennymatic via Compfight cc<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Donuts definitely fall in the category of yummy pajama foods! \u00a0There are so may varieties and who can resist a glazed or jelly filled delight with a delicious cup of coffee? \u00a0There’s no denying that they’re typically high in sugar, fat, and calories, but this doesn’t mean you can’t indulge every now and again, right?! […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[399,539,375],"tags":[459,477],"class_list":["post-2861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-favorite-things-to-do-in-pajamas","category-pajama-food-2","category-yummy-recipe","tag-donuts","tag-pajama-food"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2861"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10558,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2861\/revisions\/10558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}