Darling Doughnuts Opens July 29
50 flavors of handcrafted doughnuts with all locally sourced ingredients
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. — With 50 flavors to choose from, Darling Doughnuts specializes in handcrafted brioche doughnuts made from all local ingredients. The shop, located at 441 B Broadway in Saratoga Springs, will have its highly-anticipated grand opening on Wednesday, July 29. For the time being, they will operate as a grab n go counter with limited outdoor seating and a rotating weekly menu featuring 10 flavors. (As per NYS guidelines, masks are required inside and social distancing should be practiced).
Natascha Pearl-Mansman with daughter, Clementine on her first birthday
Darling Doughnuts was started by Natascha Pearl-Mansman as a pop-up shop in 2018. A reference to the song “Oh My Darling, Clementine,” the name was inspired by Pearl-Mansman’s first daughter, Clementine. After a year of pop-up events, thousands of doughnuts sold and over 70 flavors developed, Pearl-Mansman was quickly outgrowing her commercial kitchen. In 2019, she partnered with doughnut-enthusiast, Glenn Severance, and they began planning a brick-and-mortar shop in Saratoga Springs.
“People often think of doughnuts as being pretty sweet – but our doughnut dough actually contains almost no sugar (just enough to feed the yeast),” she explains. “We specialize in handcrafted yeast-raised brioche doughnuts. All the glazes are made with real ingredients rather than extracts or flavorings. The fruit glazes are made with real fruit, the coffee flavors have fresh espresso in them, and even our cake flavors have cake blended right into the glaze. All the ingredients for our dough, from the flour to the milk, butter, and eggs come from local farms and producers.”
The menu alone is delightful, with categories like: Fruit, Classic, Coffee & Tea, Sundae, Old School, Cereal, Cake, Savory, and Doughrogies (“a doughnut and a perogi met and had a gooey filled baby”). And each doughnut is as beautiful as it is delicious thanks to Pearl-Mansman’s background in fine art.
For those having a tough time choosing, two of their most popular flavors are their Reese’s doughnut (peanut glazed topped with Oreo cookie crumbles, dark chocolate drizzle, and a Reese’s cup) and the Churro (rolled in spiced sugar and topped with a cayenne-spiced dark chocolate drizzle). Pearl-Mansman’s personal favorite? Blue Strazzberry (strawberry/blueberry/raspberry glazed), which was named for the famous quote in “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory:” “the snozzberries taste like snozzberries!”
Reese’s doughnut
Customers have a range of options for ordering – from single doughnuts to minis to a box of holes. You can also get a free quote for custom orders for weddings, birthdays, showers, and other events on their website.
“I’m really so thankful for all of the support we’ve received over the last two years,” says Pearl-Mansman. “When I first started out I had no idea if people would even be into artisan doughnuts, but the business took off immediately. I sold nearly 20,000 doughnuts just doing pop-up shops and special orders for weddings and events, and now we’re just about to open our brick and mortar store. I had always had an entrepreneurial spirit, but never thought it was the right time to ‘take the leap’ – but after having my first child I wanted to prove to her that if you work hard and follow your dreams that anything is possible. My second daughter is just three weeks old now, and I’m thankful that I’ll be able to bring her to work with me and share this experience with my family. None of this would have been possible without the support of all of our customers, all the people that donated to our gofundme, and our friends and family.”
Darling Doughnuts Menu
FRUIT
- Blue Strazzberry
- Lemon Poppyseed
- Cranberry Orange
- Apple Pie
- Key Lime
- Tropicolada
CLASSIC
- Black & White
- Caramel Stroopwafel
- Churro
- Maple
- Cookie Butter
- PB&J
COFFEE & TEA
- Hot Cocoa
- Cafe Mocha
- Chai Latte
- Cafe Latte
- Matcha
- Earl Grey
SUNDAE
- Neopolitan
- Pistachio
- Galaxy Glazed
- Banana Split
- Butter Pecan
- Rainbow Sherbet
OLD SCHOOL
- Pop Tart
- Reese’s
- Dunkaroos
- S’mores
- Almond Joy
- Worms ‘N Dirt
CEREAL
- Cocoa Loco
- Charms
- Honey Bunches
- Fruit Salad
- Cookie Monster
- French Toast
CAKE
- White Wedding
- Cheesecake
- Lemon Bar
- Strawberry Shortcake
- Funfetti
- Brownie Batter
SAVORY
- Alchemy Everything Bagel
- Pizza
DOUGHROGIES
- Seasonal Fruit Doughrogi
- Chocolate Bomb
- Banoffee Doughrogi
- Apple Spice Doughrogi
- Lemon Doughrogi
- Cinnamon Roll
For more information, visit DarlingDoughnuts.com or follow them on Facebook and Instagram
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