North Carolina Donut Shop Spooky Box Assortment Is Available Now

Did someone say donuts?  It's that time again.  One of our favorite North Carolina donut shops Spooky Box assortment is back and available for a limited time now.  Duck Donuts spooky box assortment offers up the special seasonal variety of "spooky" themed donuts now through October 31.  So, what's in the spooky box?

Well, I'm glad you asked.  Customers can look forward to the "Dirt 'N Worm" donut, with chocolate icing, chocolate sandwich cookie pieces and gummy worms, "Ants Marching," a glazed with chocolate sprinkles, "Halloween Pumpkin," featuring pumpkin icing and spooky sprinkles.  Plus, there's "The Werewolf," a maple iced donut with chopped bacon & raspberry drizzle.  Then, there's "Spider Web," with cinnamon sugar and vanilla drizzle.  The "Full Moon" is powdered sugar.  There's also "Brain Bits" with apple, a "Halloween Ghost," "Boo-Berry," "Halloween Bat," "So Mummy," with vanilla icing, shredded coconut and hot fudge drizzle.  And, finally, the "Halloween Mist," glazed with sprinkles.

And, don't forget about other seasonal favorites at Duck Donuts.  The "Sweet as Pie" assortment features apple and pumpkin pie for the season.  Plus, it includes other favorite pie classic inspired donuts like the "Peanut Butter Pie" and "Coconut Cream Pie."  And, there's a "Pumpkin Macchiato" to wash it down.

Duck Donuts got its  name from the town of Duck, North Carolina on the Outer Banks.  One of the first Duck Donuts shops opened there in 2007.  And, I found on their website that they do cater.  I know lately it seems more weddings are turning to fun reception foods like walls of donuts.   And, they support the community with various fundraisers through the "Quack Gives Back" initiative.    So, see the website and social media for more about their seasonal offerings including the limited time Duck Donuts spooky box assortment.  And, visit at the many shops throughout the Carolinas.

Friday, June 2 is National Donut Day, and ahead of the celebration, Yelp released its second annual Top 100 US Donut Shops list. And apparently, NC has some delicious donuts. One North Carolina Donut shop was named the second-best in the entire country. The highly praised donuts come to us from Asheville. And 2nd best, that's some high praise. They weren't alone as 5 total North Carolina places made Yelp's list. This includes donuts from Asheville, Fayetteville, and Concord among others.

Did you know there are donut trends? There sure are! According to Yelp the biggest donut trends in 2023 are:

While my current favorite donut spot, The Salty, didn't make the cut, I'll be sure to check out a couple of these locations. I enjoy a good gourmet donut but I also can't turn down a hot now Krispy Kreme glazed donut. There just might not be anything better! The best donut I've had lately- a butterbeer one from the previously mentioned The Salty. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately for my waistline) it was a limited-time offering. So how did Yelp come up with these ratings that ranked a North Carolina Donut Shop 2nd best in the country? According to Yelp, they "identified businesses in the donuts category, then ranked those spots using a number of factors, including the total volume and ratings of reviews between January 1st, 2022 and March 31st, 2023."

Keep reading to see the top 10 donut shops in the US and the other North Carolina locations that were recognized.

Have you tried HOLE? I haven't but I typically visit Asheville at least once a year so I will definitely be adding this to my list for my next visit!

This is the second time Superior Bakery in Fayetteville has made the top 100 list, though that took a substantial jump this year.

Apparently, I'm not up on my donuts, while Raleigh is my second home, I've never tried Baker's Dozen either.