Thunder Roads Colorado Magazine Volume 10 - Issue 11 | Seite 24

Will Ride for Food Donut Hut Café The Donut Hut Café just might have the best apple fritters in town, but I am getting ahead of myself. The Donut Hut Café is located at 5816 S. Lowell Blvd in Littleton, CO. Ask anyone who grew up in the area and they will wax nostalgic about the doughnuts they remember as a kid. Although the ownership changed hands about 12 years ago, the new owners knew that this was a successful business and if it isn’t broke, don’t fix it. Most of the recipes haven’t changed since it opened almost 40 years ago! Now, back to the apple fritters, they are these huge wheels of browned and glazed perfection. The size of a dessert plate, every bite of crunchy, appley (is that a word?) sweetness is just about perfect with just the right amount of cinnamon--simply delicious. The fritters aren’t the only awesome doughnut they offer, the stuffed full long johns are a must try, they are stuffed with your choice of tasty fillings. Be prepared when you purchase one, these aren’t the same pre-filled ones you find in most pla