A heavenly piece of dough with a hole in the middle – doughnuts are having a moment. As with food trucks, markets, burgers and even ice-cream, doughnuts have gone gourmet. Meet some local purveyors of this sweet treat:

Dope Donuts – Jozi

Not to wax poetic about pastry, but where have these guys been all our lives? Trust us you have never tasted a doughnut quite like it. The Peanut Butter Legs, Battery Acid, Curious George and Boonut will blow your mind.

Wicked Donuts - Durban

With flavours like Mocha Choca, Nutella or Nothing, and Caramel Sutra, the new kid on the block, Wicked Donuts, is well on its way to pastry greatness. Catch them at the next I Heart Durban market, and try the Surprise Filling they created just for market goers! They get extra points for regularly giving away – and delivering! – 100 doughnuts in their drop-off contests.

Jason Bakery – Cape Town

Yes, we’ve awarded this place before, but there is no denying that they make a great doughnut! Or doughssant, to be more specific. It’s the perfect marriage: croissant pastry in a sweet, lovingly decorated doughnut form. Try its signature pastry in the lavender rosemary white chocolate, ginger and lemon, or Oreo flavours.

Words: Modupe Oloruntoba
Images: Instagram