The 5 Best Spots For Apple Cider Doughnuts In Chicago
By P. CraneBy P. Crane|October 28, 2024|Food & Drink, Feature, Features, Food & Drink, Featured, Guides,
Fall is finally here, and it’s the perfect time to enjoy seasonal favorites. We’ve compiled the five best spots for apple cider donuts in and around Chicago.
This small-batch doughnut shop features coffee, vegan options and seasonal treats, including seasonal fan-favorite apple cider doughnuts. These cake doughnuts give you a taste of fall itself. They’re double-dipped in apple cinnamon glaze each morning and sold out by 2 p.m., so make sure to get them bright and early.
This fourth-generation family farm is known for its crisp apples, fresh-pressed apple cider and mouthwatering apple cider doughnuts. Open September through November, the seasonal destination features a charming farm market and apple, pumpkin and berry picking.
Firecakes features ice cream made daily, Sparrow coffee and can’t-miss doughnuts, including indulgent apple cider doughnuts. With one bite, the rich apple taste and chilly autumn wind will remind you why, when the temperatures drop, these are the treats we return to year after year.
Stan’s Donuts is a Chicago classic, offering everything from craft coffees and pastries to breakfast staples and decadent doughnuts. Their seasonal apple cider doughnuts are cakey and delicious, with a thin, well-balanced glaze.
To get a real taste of the season, head to this farm northwest of Chicago, filled with everything from apple cannons to a bunny village, stands All Seasons Orchard’s lemonade and churro wagon, selling knockout farm-made apple cider doughnuts. Guests can also visit the spot’s ice cream shop for a doughnut ice cream sandwich or find an observation window time to watch them get made.