Frickin’ Delights Donuts

Alright so I like donuts. I don’t like them as much as brownies or well made leather shoes but if there’s a donut around I’ll try it. Unless it’s a dry vegan corn husk of a donut.
But wait… these donuts ARE vegan! I was converted to vegan pastry 100% after I tried Mandy’s donuts. They are moist, fluffy and flavoured perfectly. She’s inventive with flavouring and I know first hand all the work that goes into the flavours and frostings.
These are made fresh for every market day, and I appreciate the effort. Mandy is thinking about her clients and offering fresh baked goods rather than making them the day before and having a day old donut… they are made at 5 am! It’s hard to believe that you could be satisfied with a tim hortons donut after eating one of these.

Put all of these donuts in my face. I don’t even LIKE coconut, but their lemon coconut donut is probably my favourite. This is how vegans stay fat.

I absolutely adore Mandy, and her donuts are fricking divinely delightful.
Every flavour is unique and with out of this world flavour. No other donuts around compare and the pricing is more than reasonable for the flavour, the food experience, and supporting of a local business.
Catch her at the Strathcona Market or contact her through social media and you too can enjoy these out unbelievable donuts that are the perfect treat for anyone and for any reason!

RUN!!! DONT WALK!!! You must try these donuts!!! i literally went to bed thinking about them… and woke up thinking about them… HOW AM I GOING TO LAST WAITING TIL NEXT SATURDAY??? I was slightly frantic racing up and down the isles looking for their stand. When I finally found it, I was slightly skeptical. HOW GOOD CAN A DONUT REALLY BE??? Well I almost dont have words… They are DIVINE!!! Moist… beyond measure! Perhaps these donuts are so amazing because we are so used to the dry processesed confections. Just get one. I can’t figure out why they are so good but I must focus my energy on getting my hands on more! If you thought mini donuts were tasty then you have no idea what you are in for. I want to keep rambling about them but I better get you to stop reading this so you can get out there and try them. GOOOOO!!! I wish I had a donut award! Well done!!!

Frickin’ Delights. More like These Are So Frickin’ Delicious I’m Gonna Eat Like 3 Donuts In a Row And Now I’m In a Food Coma.
As the other Unilocal review mentions this is not the address for the business, but Frickin’ Delights Donuts are at the Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market (OFSM) and available for delivery.
I went to the OSFM on Saturday after a coworker talked up these donuts (really he had me at donuts). Whether or not they’re vegan had no bearing on my opinion. If you’re thinking, «yuck they’re probably all tofu donuts with kale,» then you need to check that attitude at the door because these donuts are delicious. It’s just none of the ingredients they use are animal based. In fact I know Frickin’ Delights tries to use organic, and locally sourced ingredients whenever possible, so that’s awesome. I spoke with Mandy (the owner) and she was a delight to talk to, super friendly.
I got a 7 pack of donuts for $ 10. It includes 3 of the vanilla based donuts and 3 of the chocolate based donuts. These aren’t just plain chocolate or vanilla though. In the vanilla variety there was chai latter, mango coconut and blueberry. In the chocolate variety there was raspberry, peanut butter, and cinnamon. The flavours available at the farmers’ market will vary, but you can always place an order in advance for any of their regular flavours. That 7^th donut in the pack is a gourmet donut. This week it was a banana donut covered in chocolate with salted peanuts. It was like donut crack.
Frickin’ Delights aren’t like any donut I’ve had before, and I mean that in the best way possible. They’re very, very moist (how could I ever think a dry, stale donut from Timmy’s was remotely edible?), and the flavours are superb. I didn’t eat all the donuts in the pack (I did share them), but some flavours were more prominent than others. The banana one was awesome, but so was the chocolate cinnamon one. These donuts were also super fresh. It’s probably best to eat them within the day of purchase or at least by the next day, but chances are you’ll have these donuts finished before that’s even an issue.

Tried these donuts recently at the farmers market, and haven’t been able to stop thinking about them. They are so delicious.
Don’t let the fact that these are vegan keep you away!

***NOTE*** Address of business is (I believe) her home address. Mandy currently takes online orders via her website and offers delivery. Otherwise, you can buy her products at her booth at Old Strathcona Farmer’s Market on Saturdays!
Did you know that Canadians, per capita, consume the most donuts? Better add Frickin Delights to your donut list. Frickin Delights is pretty appropriately named, seeing that last weekend I got a chance to try their frickin’ delicious vegan donuts. Yes, you heard me, they’re vegan. I think some people are scared by terms such as «vegan» or «gluten-​free» and they have this preconceived idea that whatever was added in replacement of traditional ingredients, will make the product less pleasant. WRONG!
I first heard about Frickin Delights via Instagram, a Valentine’s Day contest for a free dozen of donuts if you participated in sharing. Social media sure has its pull on me… I wanted to try them all; they all looked delicious! So Saturday morning rolled around and I patiently waited for Joe to wake up and start our weekly date together. He’s a sleeper that one, and by 11:30am, I couldn’t wait any longer. I headed out to the Old Strathcona Farmer’s Market, and headed straight for the booth (in the far left row if you’re entering from the front). It was lovely meeting Mandy, owner and donut maker of Frickin Delights and her kind soul even put aside a batch for me when I tweeted that I was on my way. Love you!
Mandy’s love for her product is undeniable. She works from midnight til dawn making fifty (50?! did I hear that right?) dozen donuts for the weekly market, and also does orders and delivery throughout the week. All donuts are of two bases, vanilla or chocolate, and made with locally sourced organic ingredients, including Gold Forest Grain’s soft white wheat flour. No food coloring is added, what you see is pure ingredients. Beautiful! She even chugs on after her fryer pooped out on her the week before Valentine’s Day and got everything together just in time. Absolute dedication from this lady.
By the time I was in the car, Joe was awake and wondering if I had eaten lunch yet. No… but… look! The assorted pack of donuts (7 for $ 10) were begging to be eaten. I had to really fight off the urge to stuff my face in the car while waiting for him to come downstairs.
From the center bottom, clockwise: cinnamon, Earl Grey, chocolate coconut, orange creamsicle, cherry, lemon-​lemon, and blackberry in the center. Drool-​worthy. The dough itself isn’t overly sweet, and the glazes have enough sugar so that you don’t yearn for it. Beautifully moist like your traditional cake donut would be but think about it: there’s no dairy in this! Thank goodness for apple sauce. My favorite of them all? Hard to say. I enjoyed the lemon-​lemon, the blackberry, and the cherry. Ohh… but the chocolate coconut… I can’t pick a favorite. I do wish the Early Grey would have had more punch in flavor, perhaps mixed into the dough? It was a hard flavour to find.
I’ve had a few friends ask me how I stay so small. I taste, friends, I taste. I’d like to think I had one donut for that night. Although taste testing lasted until Monday as I brought in half cut donuts for my coworkers to try. My manager is one of those «ohh… vegan…» folks. After his first bite, he said, «It tastes like vegan.» What does «vegan» even taste like? He tried a couple more bites… he took back what he said. He loved them! Favorite was lemon-​lemon, packed full of flavor. He did ask about a nutritional label. Is it healthier than a regular donut? Good question boss! I’ll have to ask next time I see her, but he shrugged it off and replied, «Not like that would stop me from eating them.» Good point. Jessica, my other coworker, was battling an allergy attack, but that didn’t stop her from tasting either. Five stars all around! Most notable comment was the texture. Moist! Even after two days of refrigeration.
Head out to Old Strathcona Farmer’s Market and visit the booth. Guaranteed you’re in for good eats. Frickin Delights even had a booth at the City Market on 104 St last summer, I’m such a fool for missing it. You can also order online on their website and they are still trying to find a location to set up shop. Still have yet to try other flavors though, I spot Chai and raspberry on the list of ingredients. I will see you soon Mandy!