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Saint Honoré Doughnuts & Beignets

Oh Lordy! I thought I was 'Extra'! These donuts have me totally beat! I had come into Saint Honore with a pretty full stomach since I had just finished brunching with some lovely ladies. We decided to strut across the parking lot to Saint Honore to check out those instagramable donuts. When I first glanced at those beautiful looking creatures (the donuts) I lost contact with reality. I seriously zoned out and asked the young lady behind the counter to repeat herself. Visually these donuts are beautiful! I chose a couple of donuts to take home- the La Grande Dame and the Pont Alexandre. If I was not so full, I probably would have also tried the maple donut and a couple of beignets. I truly have no shame! As for the donuts I thought they were lovely especially the La Grande Dame. I enjoyed the lightness of it although it looks smothered in pink icing. The donut itself was not heavy and the sweetness was perfect for my palate. Now the Pont Alexandre was another story! I pulled it out of the box and thought it was much heavier than the Rose Champagne pink donut. Well it was fully filled with cream. I should have realized that and being a donut without a hole that usually means it is filled. The filling was not bad, there was just a lot of it. I had to eat around the cream filling because it overpowered the donut. I will say that the rest of the donut was delicious though! I loved the donut itself, the vanilla bean icing and the candied pecans were amazing.