Ellie’s Old Fashioned Doughnuts

Wow. These are some good doughnuts. Fried mini cake doughnuts with delightful toppings (maple glazed, strawberry and cinnamon/​sugar). Fast friendly service, warm doughnuts, quality taste and texture. Winner winner doughnut dinner!

Always incredible, super moist cake donuts. They are like fried angel halos. They have great varieties at the Franklin Farmer’s market every Saturday, with my favorites being blueberry pancake and strawberry shortcake, but a MUST if you go there just once is to get a fresh, hot cinnamon sugar donut. They pull it out of the fryer, dunk it in a cinnamon sugar mix and hand it right to you. There are few things better.

Well, hello there. This was a welcome surprise from my time at the FFM. As I wandered the crowd and contemplated which fancy soaps I was going to buy (all of them; this is becoming an issue), I kept seeing all these people walking around with the donuts that should have been mine. If you’ve read my reviews for any amount of time, you know that this was a situation I couldn’t just let be. I had to find the source of these donuts and have them all. What can I say? I’m an only child.
I found a small hut churning out delectable baked goods at a fever pitch. Yes. Yes, this would do. I waited in line, made my way to the front and… ?? The demeanor of the person taking orders could be described as disinterested at best, rude at worst. I’d just seen him smiley and chatty with the patrons before me. I hadn’t seen him receive bad news in the time in between me and them. But, without a doubt, my reception was much much cooler. Ordinarily, this would have been enough for me to get out of line, leave and never return. But, it was breakfast time, I was hungry and I wanted donuts. It is the reason why I can’t rate this business any higher than four stars, however.
And it’s too bad for the snafu at the counter because the product is fantastic! I’m a fan of the donut stand at the Nashville Farmer’s Market as well… but these… these donuts took me to a new dimension of fat kid glee. I’m sure that my sugar levels were in the danger zone for hours after this snack but it was a risk I had to take. The chocolate cake and pumpkin cinnamon donuts were symphonies of fried wonder. With every bite I was more and more in disbelief as to what I was eating. In fact, I had to sit down. I kid you not, I looked for seating because I was weak in the knees from these donuts. I washed them down with a nicely-​spiced hot apple cider (appropriate for mid-​autumn) and made sure that I’d stay jittery for the foreseeable future. Happiness is warm, delicious donuts on a chilly morning.
I really wished I’d had a better experience at the order window.

These donuts are the best. I had been coming to the Franklin Farmers Market for years and had never tried these donuts until a nice lady gave me one of hers and insisted that I taste them. My life changed with one bite. They serve them warm and they melt in your mouth. Stick to the original cinnamon sugar for an out of body experience. ELLIE’S ROCKS!!!

I’ve always hated «cake doughnuts.» Found them dry, rather lacking in flavor and just — naw, not doughnuts! My favorites were Krispy Cremes or Dunkin’ Donuts.
When I was at the Berry Hills Farmers’ Market today, I asked the people in the truck: «are these cake doughnuts?» and they replied «yes.» I said, I didn’t like those and started to turn away, when the sales person smiled at me and said, here, try. And I did. And I became a convert. Those are the most awesome doughnuts I have ever tasted. The texture is chewy (not dry, as in store-​bought cake doughnuts), and much more satisfying than the airy feel I used to enjoy. I’m a convert! I scarfed down six before I got home! Next Tuesday at Berry Hills Farmers Market: better have a very goodly supply at hand, my kids will be back in town and I’m coming!

Awesome doughnuts. First time was about 5 minutes ago and it was pumpkin cinnamon sugar and WOW! I learned the hard way they don’t take cards so bring cash. If you love hot fresh tasty doughnuts then this is your stop. Located at the Franklin farmers market. Go see Josh for a treat!

This place is so good I can’t wait to write a review… as I’m chowing down on a double chocolate piece of heaven my heart is transported to a land of sugary sweet (but not overpowering!) joy.
Friendly people, amazing donuts it’s no wonder that there was a long line on this chilly farmer’s market day. Seriously these are probably the best donuts I’ve had in the South ever. Might have to stock up on a stash for the week… if a dozen can last that long!

These things are AWESOME! I cannot believe they are only doing this once a week. I live 3 hours away and I keep trying to find an excuse to give my wife to drive back to Franklin.
The donuts are fresh and just melt in your mouth. I only had two, but could have ate a dozen.

When I was younger, I would eat those pre-​packaged «dunking sticks» and powdered «donettes» from the school vending machine. I would visit my grandparents in L.A. and they’d bring us hot Krispy Kreme doughnuts, which melted in your mouth. My Dad would bring home French crullers from Dunkin Donuts. I love a good doughnut, or even a bad one… but now I’m ruined for them.
I ate Ellie’s Old-​Fashioned Doughnuts at the Franklin Farmers Market. I can never eat a regular, processed «donut» again. These old-​fashioned, fantastic creations are as good as the small-​town apple fritters we would have in Indiana. They are delightfully cake-​y without being cake. The flavors are delectable but not overwhelmingly sweet or artificial like big chains.
Dan and I were at the Farmers Market, and the Ellie’s truck always has a line. In the summer, you literally have to wait forever in the heat to get one. For me, the Winter Market (though smaller) is more enjoyable because of the smaller crowds. It also means I get to visit the food trucks and not have to wait!
I chose to take home a half-​dozen, two each of that day’s flavors. They were all fantastic, but the one that Dan and I went nuts for was the Blueberry Pancake. (In fact, I only got to eat half of one, because Dan ate half of mine!) The blueberries tasted so fresh!
The maple glaze was very sweet, so I assumed the cinnamon-​sugar would be my favorite… but in the end of the delicious combo of the glaze with the doughnut blew me away. They didn’t last 24 hours, and Dan asked me when we could get some more. The look on his face when I told him they’re only on Saturdays was so funny… he went to Dunkin Donuts to attempt to feed his craving, but told me that he knew it would be the worst letdown.
Something tells me we’ll be waiting in those long lines come summer, just to get some Ellie’s.

Fresh hot cake donuts from Danny’s family recipe. Danny’s family efficiently turns out delicious cake donuts right there on the spot at the Franklin Farmers Market on Saturdays.
You can buy just one or two dozen for those you love. The serendipitous joy is that come Fall, Danny cycles through a variety of flavors: pumpkin, blueberry maple glazed (my personal favorite), chocolate glazed, and cinnamon sugar.
I highly recommend eating one of these (try to do it slowly) at the market, perched on a bench, watching people on a cool Fall morning with a bracing cup of coffee.
Simple but oh so good.

Donuts that are AMAZING!!! Fresh as fresh can be with amazing flavors! If you can get to the Franklin Farmer’s Market at The Factory or the Spring Hill Farmer’s Market, do it! You will not be disappointed! Just get there early enough because their weekly flavors go fast, and for good reason!

So I enjoy a good hot donut, and I was pleasantly surprised to have a hot pumpkin donut on a nice cool Saturday morning. Not much I can say outside of that since they just do donuts, but when you do that one thing to perfection, theirs not much you need to do or change and still be successful. Keep it up guys!

oh, the glory of it all. there was a time when i became excited about getting into my possession a krispy kreme doughnut while the «hot doughnuts now» sign was lit… nay it be any longer. there is no going back. there is no more settling for store bought doughnuts, there is no more dunkin’, no more krispy, no more. anything but this: ellie’s old fashioned doughnuts. they can be found at the franklin farmer’s market.
the hubs and i made it to the ffm (franklin farmer’s maker for those of you not in the know) just before it closed – he insisted on going to the nashville one first and did not believe me that this one closed at 12 (we’ve only been married a year so he hasn’t yet learned the wife is always right). we were speedily making our rounds when we saw this quaint little cart. they didn’t need much flash and show, they had the secret recipe for glory. glory with a hole in the center.
these are no those doughy/​chewy/​gummy doughnuts, these are fluffy. fluffily like the clouds angels rest on. fluffily like the mane of unicorns. fluffy like what you’ve only dreamed doughnuts should be like, but didn’t know was possible.
i had the cinnamon sugar pumpkin doughnut. how did i live before this? how did i accept anything less than these prior to this experience? if i was the dr, and traveled to this time, and landed in front of this doughnut stand, i’d crush my sonic screwdriver to never have to leave again.
your foodie life is not complete until you have one of these.
franklin farmers market.
unassuming doughnut cart.
life changing doughnuts.
you’re welcome.
you can pay me in doughnuts.

I had these at the Franklin Farmer’s Market.
Donuts are melt in your mouth delicious! It is like DD and KC had a baby doughnut, and all the best aspects of each formed into an even more delicious fresh, not over processed item. The flavor and texture was just so good. We tried the sugar coated and chocolate glazed. Fair prices too. 2 for $ 3 or $ 7 for a ½ dozen Will definitely buy from them again.