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Indulge in Deliciousness with the Best Donuts this Fall (and Year-Round!)
A slightly crisp exterior, and mouth-watering cake that melts inside your mouth.
Donut or Doughnut? Filled or unfilled?
However you spell it, or whatever your filling preference is, they don’t last long.
That’s perfect because you will want an embark on one of our favorite fall activities: buying the best donuts that Southwest Michigan has to offer.
Read on for seasonal fall farm donuts plus year-round favorites in Kalamazoo and surrounding areas:

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Fall Donut & Cider Farms
Sure, you can indulge in donuts any time of the year, but fall offers the added delight of the bright fall foliage paired with pumpkin or apple cinnamon donuts and fresh-pressed apple cider.
Find your seasonal donut and apple cider spots here:
Bumbleberry Acres
What You'll Find: Donuts available seasonally on Saturday mornings. Fresh cider available during the Fall.
Fall Activities at Bumbleberry Acres
Donuts, Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch
Donuts, Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch
Corey Lake Orchards
(269) 244-5690
What You'll Find: Stop by for freshly made hot donuts on Saturdays and Sundays. Fall flavors are Apple Cider, Buttermilk, and Pumpkin.
Fall Activities at Corey Lake Orchards
Donuts, Apple Orchard
Donuts, Apple Orchard
Cotant's Farm Market
What You'll Find: Donuts are made daily with many toppings. The market is full of seasonal produce, jellies, canned fruits, and salsas.
Fall Activities at Cotant's Farm Market
Donuts, Pumpkin Patch, Apple Orchard
Donuts, Pumpkin Patch, Apple Orchard
Earth First Farms
(269) 815-3370
What You'll Find: Cider donuts available seasonally.
Certified organic apples available market purchase or Upick. Fresh apple cider, caramel apples, jams and more are also available in the market.
Certified organic apples available market purchase or Upick. Fresh apple cider, caramel apples, jams and more are also available in the market.
Fall Activities at Earth First Farms
Donuts, Apple Orchard
Donuts, Apple Orchard
Gull Meadow Farms
(269) 629-4214
What You'll Find: Choose from 3 different flavors (plain, apple, or pumpkin) and then select your topping (plain, iced, or cinnamon sugar) made fresh daily onsite.
Families will love all of the activities the farm has to offer, including a corn maze, animal barn, apple picking and zip line.
Families will love all of the activities the farm has to offer, including a corn maze, animal barn, apple picking and zip line.
Fall Activities at Gull Meadow Farms
Donuts, Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch, Apple Orchard
Donuts, Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch, Apple Orchard
Harvest Moon Acres
What You'll Find: Plain, cinnamon sugar, and salted caramel icing donuts are perfect for eating as kids enjoy the farm animals, hayrides, corn maze, and fun zone complete with slides and their saloon shootout.
Fall Activities at Harvest Moon Acres
Donuts, Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch
Donuts, Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch
Husted's Market
(269) 372-1237
What You'll Find: Donut varieties vary daily, but you can find pumpkin, apple, and chocolate donuts.
Don’t forget to try their ciders and berry ciders.
Don’t forget to try their ciders and berry ciders.
Fall Activities at Husted's Market
Donuts, Pumpkin Patch, Apple Orchard
Donuts, Pumpkin Patch, Apple Orchard
Jollay Orchards
(269) 468-3075
What You'll Find: Try a standard plain or chocolate with a caramel apple slushie, or look for one of their specialty donuts like the spicy mango.
Cash only.
Cash only.
Fall Activities at Jollay Orchards
Donuts, Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch, Apple Orchard
Donuts, Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch, Apple Orchard
Overhiser Orchards
(269) 236-6312
What You'll Find: Handcrafted mini cider donuts on the weekends in the Fall.
Fall Activities at Overhiser Orchards
Donuts, Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch, Apple Orchard
Donuts, Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch, Apple Orchard
Schultz Fruitridge Farms
(269) 668-3724
What You'll Find: Stop at their Donut Depot to pick up warm apple cinnamon donuts and a cup or gallon of cider.
If you go on the weekend, take a wagon ride through the orchard.
If you go on the weekend, take a wagon ride through the orchard.
Fall Activities at Schultz Fruitridge Farms
Donuts, Pumpkin Patch, Apple Orchard
Donuts, Pumpkin Patch, Apple Orchard
VerHage Fruit Farms & Cider Mill
(269) 375-0153
What You'll Find: Try a donut from the many different flavors that they make fresh daily. Be sure to grab a cider slushy on weekends.
Fall Activities at VerHage Fruit Farms & Cider Mill
Donuts, Apple Orchard
Donuts, Apple Orchard
Year-Round Donut Shops
Why limit your donut indulgence to just the fall? These donut spots in Southwest Michigan are open year-round and offer tasty options.
We’ve curated a list of delicious donuts around Kalamazoo, as well as a few worth-the-drive donut places.
Blue Kitchella
(269) 888-2039
What You'll Find: Blue Kitchella opened in June 2023 as an innovative Fast-FRESH-Food company that specializes in delicious gourmet offerings for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, along with inspired artisan CROnuts.
What is a cronut exactly? While technically not a "donut," these delicious pastries combine the qualities of a croissant and donut.
Plus, they brought back donuts in October - just in time for fall! In a rush? Get your food even faster with their drive-thru on Portage Road.
What is a cronut exactly? While technically not a "donut," these delicious pastries combine the qualities of a croissant and donut.
Plus, they brought back donuts in October - just in time for fall! In a rush? Get your food even faster with their drive-thru on Portage Road.
D&W Fresh Market
What You'll Find: Donut Dohjo's specialty gourmet donuts are made fresh daily and use creative flavor combinations to create exclusive flavors you find anywhere else.
From Classic Mix flavors like the Hi-Ya Cinnamon Sugar Twist Donut and Raspberry Filled Bismarck to Inspired Mix flavors like PB & J Bismarck and Pinkie Swear Vanilla Cake Donut.
From Classic Mix flavors like the Hi-Ya Cinnamon Sugar Twist Donut and Raspberry Filled Bismarck to Inspired Mix flavors like PB & J Bismarck and Pinkie Swear Vanilla Cake Donut.
Fourth Coast Cafe & Bakery
(269) 383-0202
What You'll Find: Located downstairs from full-service restaurant Crow's Nest, this cafe and bake shop makes all of its goodies on site.
The shop offers gluten-free and vegan options (including chocolate-dipped donuts, shown).
The shop offers gluten-free and vegan options (including chocolate-dipped donuts, shown).
Harding’s Friendly Market
(269) 329-3041
What You'll Find: Local grocer Harding's makes their own fresh donuts on-site in their bakery (even Darth is a fan!).
Louie’s Bakery
What You'll Find: Louie's best-selling donut is the nut roll.
Other options include caramel rolls, jelly, custard-filled, apple fritters, and traditional yeast and cake donuts all round out the menu. They also serve paczkis for Fat Tuesday.
Stop by on Fridays for their specialty bacon donut.
Other options include caramel rolls, jelly, custard-filled, apple fritters, and traditional yeast and cake donuts all round out the menu. They also serve paczkis for Fat Tuesday.
Stop by on Fridays for their specialty bacon donut.
Mochinut Kalamazoo
(269) 743-7012
What You'll Find: A newcomer to the SWMI donut scene, Mochinut Kalamazoo opened in the summer of 2024.
Mochi donuts are a mix between American donuts and Japanese mochi. They have a light, soft, bouncy, and chewy texture topped with a variety of sweet glazes and toppings.
Mochi donuts are a mix between American donuts and Japanese mochi. They have a light, soft, bouncy, and chewy texture topped with a variety of sweet glazes and toppings.
Peace, Love, and Little Donuts
(269) 459-9938
What You'll Find: PLLD is perfect for little appetites and always made fresh to order. Gluten-friendly donuts are offered once a month; call ahead to confirm availability.
Red Coach Donuts
(269) 281-0276
What You'll Find: Sour cream donuts with various frostings, bismarks, and the duos (with two fillings) are all worth the drive to Stevensville.
Make sure to try their buttermilk bar, and their turtle donut, covered with chocolate, salted caramel, and pecans.
Make sure to try their buttermilk bar, and their turtle donut, covered with chocolate, salted caramel, and pecans.
Renzema’s Bakery
(269) 349-2086
What You'll Find: This bakery in Parchment makes all of its donuts from scratch.
Be sure to try their other baked goods including frosted cookies.
Be sure to try their other baked goods including frosted cookies.
Station 66
(269) 979-5766
What You'll Find: Housed in a 1940s gas station, Station 66 offers apple, blueberry, pumpkin, chocolate, and plain flavors with toppings (blueberry and pumpkin are seasonal).
Try their signature apple donut or the apple donut topped with vanilla ice cream for a truly melt in your mouth experience.
You can also enjoy the themed hayride in the Fall.
Try their signature apple donut or the apple donut topped with vanilla ice cream for a truly melt in your mouth experience.
You can also enjoy the themed hayride in the Fall.
SW’s Donut Mill
(269) 225-1025
What You'll Find: Sweetwater’s expanded its delicious donut footprint with this franchise in Plainwell. They offer many of the favorites from the Kalamazoo Sweetwater’s locations.
Sweetwater's Donut Mill
What You'll Find: Founded in 1983, this long-standing Kalamazoo favorite offers over 50 donut varieties. Be sure to try their Donut of the Week (follow them on Facebook for details).
Wesco
What You'll Find: Albeit an unconventional add to our list of donut places, several readers recommended this gas station offering freshly made donuts, including a chocolate donut covered with a cloud of peanut butter icing.
Sweetwater’s Donut Mill
Locally owned for over 40 years, Sweetwater’s donuts are a Kalamazoo area staple for multiple generations:
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