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Plain donut holes (munchkins) are the nut low, right? Please share your opinion.

The wholesale store near me has a great bakery. They sell an assortment of donut holes; 3 flavors - powdered sugar, cinnamon sugar and plain. Who the hell eats a plain donut hole? I’ve always thought plain donuts were pretty stupid, but at least you can dunk those in your coffee. But you can’t do anything with a plain donut hole except choke on it. Tell me I’m wrong.
 
Plain donut holes are not the same as the glazed ones, correct?

If so:
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I asked the expert:



The short version: pinch it, dip it, don’t lose it.


Here’s the actually useful, real‑world way to dunk a Munchkin without it vanishing into the abyss of your coffee:



☕ The stable, no‑splash method​


  • Use the “claw grip.” Thumb + index + middle finger. You want surface area, not a dainty pinch.
  • Dunk only halfway. A full submersion turns it into a caffeinated sponge that will slip right out of your fingers.
  • Hold for 1–2 seconds max. Munchkins hydrate fast. Any longer and you’re fishing.
  • Rotate as you lift. This lets excess coffee drip off instead of streaking down your hand.
  • Pop it immediately. A dunked Munchkin has a short half‑life before structural collapse.


🍩 If you want zero risk of losing it​


  • Skewer it with a stir stick (like a tiny donut kebab).
  • Use the lid opening as a “ledge” to rest your fingers and stabilize the dunk.
  • Or just bite → sip → bite. The “deconstructed dunk” is the coward’s method, but it works.


🧠 Pro tip​


Glazed Munchkins dunk best. Powdered sugar ones dissolve like chalk in a rainstorm.


If you want, I can break down the optimal dunk time by Munchkin type—glazed, chocolate, jelly, old fashioned—because yes, they behave differently.
 
ChipFinderSK said:
Plain donut holes are not the same as the glazed ones, correct?

If so:
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suchj0sh said:
Yeah, need some clarification here. I’m not even familiar with the idea of an unglazed donut hole.

Plain, glazed donut hole is good in my book.
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There is no glaze on a plain donut hole. It is a boring dry ball of sadness.
DrStrange said:
A donut hole, even plain, can be a delightful addition to a meal. What? you would rather be eating dry white toast?
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I suppose if I'm hungry enough, I'll eat a lot of things. But under normal conditions, I'll pass.
 
Cinnamon for the win, then powdered, then cake (plain). Glazed stays in the box.

Fight me!
 
Frogzilla said:
I didn’t realize plain donut holes sans glaze is a thing. In my mind glazed is the plain one. And the glazed plain one is good. But why would it not be glazed. That’s madness
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Glazed are too sweet, like an intravenous shot of sugar - lol. They make me feel like crap after I eat them.

The local donut shops around me are always sold out of the plain cake donuts by the time I get there :mad:.
 
You mentioned this is at a wholesale place. Is the intention that you buy them and flavor yourself?
 
Labrat said:
I asked the expert:



The short version: pinch it, dip it, don’t lose it.


Here’s the actually useful, real‑world way to dunk a Munchkin without it vanishing into the abyss of your coffee:



☕ The stable, no‑splash method​


  • Use the “claw grip.” Thumb + index + middle finger. You want surface area, not a dainty pinch.
  • Dunk only halfway. A full submersion turns it into a caffeinated sponge that will slip right out of your fingers.
  • Hold for 1–2 seconds max. Munchkins hydrate fast. Any longer and you’re fishing.
  • Rotate as you lift. This lets excess coffee drip off instead of streaking down your hand.
  • Pop it immediately. A dunked Munchkin has a short half‑life before structural collapse.


🍩 If you want zero risk of losing it​


  • Skewer it with a stir stick (like a tiny donut kebab).
  • Use the lid opening as a “ledge” to rest your fingers and stabilize the dunk.
  • Or just bite → sip → bite. The “deconstructed dunk” is the coward’s method, but it works.


🧠 Pro tip​


Glazed Munchkins dunk best. Powdered sugar ones dissolve like chalk in a rainstorm.


If you want, I can break down the optimal dunk time by Munchkin type—glazed, chocolate, jelly, old fashioned—because yes, they behave differently.
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I want to quote in the out-of-context thread, but I don’t know where to start.
 
FestiveKnight said:
You mentioned this is at a wholesale place. Is the intention that you buy them and flavor yourself?
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Ha. That sounds like a fun project my mom would come up with. But no, they come in an assortment pack along with the good flavors.
 
i enjoy plain donuts - always have. same for black licorice/jellybeans, which if i'm guessing, will fall in the same category.
 
kaimat said:
I don't think you need to dunk them. Pop one in your mouth, take a big sip of coffee, and let the magic happen.
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one time i was high in college and i wanted cereal. i lived in a sty, so we didn't have any clean bowls. so i just sat on the couch with the box of cereal and a half gallon of milk, would toss in a small handful, then add a swig of milk. every bite was the perfect first bite of a bowl, i felt like a genius.

30 years later, i still do this sometimes.
 
An excellent donut shop can make a very good plain donut/donut hole.
 
I have a related donut question.

I lived for 7 years in Connecticut. Compared to other northeastern states, there were an outrageous number of donut shops.

In the relatively small town where I went to high school in the 1980s, there were like four locally-owned donut shops. Then there were all the chain donut stores—Dunkin, Twin Donut, Bess Eaton Donuts, more.

Plus all the convenience stores and delis and diners serving donuts.

You couldn’t find a bagel or buttered hard roll to save your life—though these were more widely available than donuts in most of neighboring New York.

I have wondered for years—who the hell was eating all the Connecticut donuts? Across nearly six decades, I can count on one hand the times I’ve actually gone to a donut shop for an actual donut, as opposed to just coffee.

I also have never had friends who were inveterate, regular consumers of donut products.

SO WHO ARE THESE INVISIBLE NUTMEG STATE DONUT-EATERS AND DOES THIS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH RUMORS OF EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE???!???!!
 

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