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Baked Donuts from Pan De Manila

By Milastolemyheart

Pan de Donut

Pandesal + Donut + All Pinoy Flavors = Happy Mila = Happy Mom

I really love Pan de Manila's Hot Pandesal and used to have them daily right after I get off work in the morning. It's been more than a year since I was able to visit a Pan de Manila store since there was no store near our place in Pasay. .
When we moved to Quezon City last January (oh, this reminds me I haven't shared that story yet), I can't be too happy that my jeepney drop off is a few steps from the Pan de Manila branch in Mindanao Avenue. I can get my pandesal daily again! On my first visit, instead of pandesal, I got enticed by the Pan de Donuts displayed on the counter. Baked-Not-Fried, it says. I noticed too the Pinoy flavors they have and I could not resist anymore. Nevermind that I'll be eating sweets for breakfast. Life's too short not to! :)

Baked Donuts from Pan de Manila

The aftermath. Guess which flavor she picked.

Pan de Donut

Each Pan de Donut can cause as low as P22.00

Since Hubs does not like sweets, it's just Mila and I who'd be eating the donuts so I thought I'd get just a couple. It was too hard too choose so I ended up getting six. Not bad since the price per donut would cause less too. I would not skip on Piling Pili (white choco and pili toppings) because I'm a (adaptive) Bicolana. Dulce Vita or Yema is always a favorite flavor too. I was curious how the Polvoron and Chocnut Crumbles would taste as donut flavors. I got the Nutty Crunch which has crunchy peanut butter as topping because it felt safe just in case the others would taste too unusual. Lastly, the colorful Nippy Nips I got for Mila.All the flavors worked great. A little too sweet for me yet I could still finish a couple in one sitting without having sugar-induced migrane. The bread was soft and not too doughy. I love the light, airy, cream filling that reminds me of J.Co, without the hefty price and long lines. It took me a while to finish the box and had to keep a couple in the fridge for three days. We don;t have oven and not sure how to reheat so I ate them stone cold. Still not bad but I did not enjoy it as much anymore.

Baked Donuts from Pan de Manila

Mila got the Nippy Nips without me prodding.
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Top: SuperBaby sando. Babyshower gift
Leggings: purchased from Divisoria
Gold bow headband by @mishmashbypaula

Overall, Pan de Donut is a great healthier version of our beloved donuts. Bonus points for using Filipino-inspired flavors. I'd soon go back to try other flavors too. I just need to burn out the calories I gained from our first box.

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