2019 Update: It was discovered that the company links were no longer live so they have been turned off on this post.
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Last week I received this box.
Holey Donuts had sent me a variety of 12 donuts and 4 huge blueberry cinnamon rolls to try out. But wait- thats not even the best news. What brought us two together was the fact I had read about these donuts on another blog and they aren’t just “any” donut. These donuts are figure friendly. Almost sounded too good to be true. I mean, look at them!
Want to know what my favorites were in the box above? The middle one in the bottom row (was a creme filled kind), the strawberry filled one next to it (I think it might have been strawberry shortcake), and then almost all the others. Let’s talk about the blueberry cinnamon rolls below. They taste more like cinnamon rolls than blueberry. I like that. I wasn’t sure about a blueberry cinnamon roll but they were great for being a healthier version and they are huge!
Another thing I really appreciate about these donuts we tried (and I tried them all 😉 – I didn’t eat them all by myself tho) was that they weren’t too sweet. I like a good creme stick, etc…but some regular fatty kinds come with this “almost paralyzing” sugar shock taste, know what I mean? Not the donuts by Holey Donuts. They are honestly the best tasting low fat kinds of sweets I can ever remember tasting.
Everything was eaten up over the next few days. They came packaged in a styrofoam cooler with dry ice. We had some fun with the dry ice. But I’ll save that for another post.
Some info from Holey Donuts themselves…
Did you know the average donut has much as 480 calories?
Holey Donuts! donuts are hand-made, flash frozen and delivered via express mail to arrive at your door, picture perfect and delicious! Keep in your freezer for a great low fat and low calorie treat anytime!
Our patented cooking process avoids deep frying, creating a light, fluffy donut with as little as 3-4 grams of fat and 150-250 calories.
You’d actually have to eat 4 of our full-sized, delicious donuts to get the amount of fat in just one traditional donut. What’s more amazing is that we do not use any artificial sweeteners or fat substitutes to make our great tasting donuts. Unlike other “lite” or low fat foods, nothing about these donuts tastes low fat.
NOTE: CONTEST IS OVER.
Now- the really really good part. Here’s an email I got from Holey Donuts and its referring to Thursday February 18th only.
“Tomorrow there will be a 1 day,24 hour sale you wont want to miss! All Holey Donuts! yummy Low Fat Gourmet Donuts will be only $5.99 per assortment!!!! (Regular prices are from
$11.95 – $18.95).These prices are so low your shipping may actually cost more than the donuts! What a deal!! We want you to see how amazing these LOW FAT donuts are that we are willing to offer this below cost special!
Want to try some of our most expensive and best selling 100 calorie Low Fat Cinnamon Bun Middles that everyone is raving about which usually sell for $18.95 a box? Well we have great news all Holey Donuts! Low Fat Cinnamon Buns and 100 calorie Low Fat Cinnamon Bun Middles will be on sale at an amazing 50% off!
With this super low one time offer there will be a strict limit of 5 boxes (assortments) MAXIMUM. Please do not order more than 5 or we will not be able to accept your order. The demand will be huge and we want to satisfy everyone. The usual minimum purchase of three assortments will apply, but can you imagine only paying $5.99?
No coupon codes will be necessary. You’ll see these super low prices on our site at www.holeydonuts.net this Thursday only. Order early and if our site is down please try again later in the day as we expect a huge amount of web traffic.”
Hear from a few more fans…
*Message: All your donuts are totally amazing and delicious! I gained about 80 pounds eating unhealthy snacks during my last pregnancy. With the help of Holey Donuts and Weight Watchers, I’ve lost almost 100 pounds in the last year and want to continue my success! Plus I’m totally dying to try the chocolate chip ones! Yum!!!
*Message:I have been battling with my weight my whole life and I am always looking for treats you can eat without feeling guilty or have hidden fat/calories. My favorite donuts are your cinnamon rolls and now that you have 100 calorie one’s OMG! Even if I don’t win I want to say thank you for creating these yummy donuts so that we can still feel we can eat something yummy and not feel bad.
*Message: I love your donuts! They’re amazing and a great way to stay on track on my diet, allowing me to indulge in all my cravings without having a negative impact on my scale! Thanks so much! Yum!
*Message: As a faithful lifetime Weight Watchers member I LOVE being able to enjoy a Holey Donuts! donut while staying on program.
Hop on over to HoleyDonuts.net and see for yourself all that they have to offer!
You got to read the HoleyDonuts Story as well. If you are in business for yourself you will probaby appreciate this story as much as I do!
3 Cheers for the successful small businesses out there keeping the American entrepreneurial spirit alive. We need more businesses like this starting up and helping the economy verses fostering a dependence on the federal government to bail this country out. {There’s my political rant for the day 😉 }
PS:
There is a contest going on at Holey Donuts. You and I could win big. You do need to sign up for their newsletter list and mention my blog Hall of Fame Moms.com for both of us to have a chance to win.
Holey Donuts told me, ” We will be giving away a PRIZE PACK to one lucky reader, of our very special February Love Assortment consisting of 4 boxes of our latest, best selling, super yummy Holey Donuts! Low Fat Treats and $250 Holey Donuts! store credit good for 1 year.” To have a chance for yourself you need to go to their Contact Us page and sign up for their emails.
And come back to read our post about what we learned about “dry ice”!