In my opinion, biting into a soft sugary pastry (usually with a hole in the middle) accompanied by a coffee is the ideal way to begin a lovely autumn day and it’s nice to treat yourself and/or your crew every so often.
Glazed & Confuzed Tahoe Donuts
I was fortunate enough to meet owners Anthony and Mara Cavallaro when they opened Glazed & Confuzed Tahoe Donuts in 2018 — their offerings have only gotten better. After moving to their current location in the Bijou Shopping Center on the South Shore, the pair opened the soup-based Ladles by the Lake.
The store is bright and fun with walls filled with brightly colored local art and framed pictures of Glazed & Confuzed’s signature Pink Floyd the Donut. Cases are full of mouthwatering edible gems such as crullers, Tutti Fruttis and Floyds.
The green tea mochi donut was a little more pillowy, while the “Starfish and Shark” specialty topped with blue raspberry frosting and gummy candy could be all you needed to get your sugar fix.
I couldn’t resist getting a Floyd, biting into the glazed donut with crazy, crunchy, candy eyes and rainbow-sugared fruit strip vomiting out of the donut hole mouth. Many other Floyds have been scarfed down just as quickly and is so popular it has its own Instagram account @floydthedonut. | glazedandconfuzedtahoedonut.com
TV Donuts
Over at the Y next to Raley’s on Emerald Bay Road on the South Shore, TV Donuts has an impressive selection of sweet doughy treats. Manager Karen admits that people come all the way from the North Shore to stock up on donut holes, bacon maple bars, apple fritters, mochi donuts and specialty confections such as The Bomb, consisting of a glazed bar with chocolate icing on top filled with homemade whipped cream and fresh strawberries. It’s been in business since 2019.
Everyone in my household liked the basic, pink-sprinkled doughnut and talked about it for days. It was kind of crumbly, buttery and sweet, the perfect size. The smell and taste lingered for a while. The green tea mochi donut was a little more pillowy, while the Starfish and Shark specialty topped with blue raspberry frosting and gummy candy could be all you needed to get your sugar fix.
It’s also worth noting that the apple fritter was the best I have ever had, like biting into a brown sugared/candied cinnamon apple. Karen said that one donut reviewer travelled all over the country looking for the perfect apple fritter and found it at TV Donuts. | @TV Donuts
White Rabbit Ramen + Donut
White Rabbit Ramen + Donut in the Village at Northstar California specializes in mochi donuts but keeps inconsistent hours during off season, preventing me from visiting for this story. Let us know what you think when you visit; tag us @thetahoeweekly.
Suzie Scoops in Incline Village, Nev., was making doughnuts, but someone complained about the smell, so they had to halt operations. | whiterabbitnorthstar.com
