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The Best Donuts In Delaware Are Down At The Beaches

Author Diana Beasley

National Donut Day is fast approaching, according to National Day Calendar. So, that makes this the perfect time to tell you about a small shop at the Delaware beaches that is being called one of the best, by Yelp!

National Donut Day

First, let’s get a little background about National Donut Day. Each year the donut holidays falls on the first Friday in June, making this Friday, June 7th National Donut Day here in Delaware. According to National Calendar Day, the origins of the donut date back to World War One and the Salvation Army Lassies, women who baked the donuts and served them to the troops. The lassies were hoping to give the men a sense of home with the fresh baked goods.

1st January 1941: Salvation Army canteen workers in Brighton operating a doughnut machine flown in from Canada to satisfy Canadian troops appetites for donuts. Best Donuts in Delaware
Photo by Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images

Best Donuts In Delaware

So, just where is Yelp saying has the best donuts in Delaware? You may have guessed, it’s none other than Sandy Pony Donuts.

Sandy Pony Donuts now has two locations down at the Delaware Beaches.

  • Bethany Beach – 115 Garfield Pkwy Unit 2 Bethany Beach, DE 19930. This location is seasonal with a new drive-thru.
  • Dewey Beach – 1905 Coastal Hwy #5 Dewey DE 19971. Dewey location is open daily from 7am – 3pm with Late Night Munchy hours on Fridays and Saturdays from 10pm – 2pm.

There are two other Sandy Pony locations, one in Annapolis, Maryland and Chincoteague Island, Virginia

Sandy Pony Donuts originated back in Virginia less than 10 years ago, serving donuts out of a food truck in 2015. The name, Sandy Pony Donuts, was inspired by the Chincoteague ponies on the shores of Chincoteague Island.

Best Donuts In Delaware
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND, VA – JULY 21: Wild ponies are rounded up and herded to a holding pen before making next weeks annual swim across the Assateague Channel to Chincoteague Island, on July 21, 2012 in Assateague Island, Virginia. Each year the wild ponies are auctioned off by the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Sandy Pony menu offers something for everyone. One in particular that is catching my eye is the Porky Pony, described as a honey glaze, cinnamon sugar and bacon donut. 😋

Donuts aren’t all they’ve got on the menu. You’ll also find the ever popular Bubble Tea, Smoothies and Acai Bowls.

These 12 Ice Cream Shops In Delaware Are Where The Locals Go For A Scoop

  • UDairy Creamery

    Clearly a Delaware favorite.  UDairy is on the campus of the UDel, and their ice cream is made with milk from the cows on the on-campus farm, and flavors are developed, produced and sold by students..  Serving up original flavors like, 1st State Cobbler, peach ice cream with a blueberry swirl and cinnamon crumble pieces and Blue Hen Tracks, vanilla ice cream with peanut butter cups, fudge swirl and blue/yellow sprinkles.

     

  • Sweet Lucy's Ice Cream & Treats

    3201 Concord Pike , Wilmington, DE 19803

    Sweet Lucy’s Ice Cream & Treats is a charming and colorful ice cream parlor that’s become a family favorite in Wilmington!

     

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  • Woodside Farm Creamery

    1310 Little Baltimore Road Hockessin, DE 19707

    Once named a must try ice cream shop in America. They’ve also been named as Delaware’s Best Ice Cream by Delaware Today.  And they’re serving up some out of the box flavors.  Their menu lists Bacon, Peanut Butter and Jelly and Motor Oil!  Motor Oil?  What’s that?  According to the flavor list, motor oil is Coffee ice cream with a caramel & fudge swirl.  And the caramel is GREEN!

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  • Bruster's

    2394 Pulaski Highway in Glasgow

    465 West Main St. in Middletown

    3616 Kirkwood Highway in Wilmington

     At least 24 ever-changing flavors made fresh in our ice cream shops daily. With over 150 handcrafted flavor recipes in rotation, Bruster’s is a community staple where you can treat yourself.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CuMslZxMRon/

     

  • Dairy Palace

    2 Jay Dr, New Castle, DE 19720

    Traditional, locally owned business since 1956. Joy Parker continues her family’s love for ice cream.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CtNPFQctw46/?hl=en

  • Marmy's

    133 N Dupont Blvd, Smyrna, DE 19977

    It’s new but was mentioned as a fave by many!

    Marmy’s Creamery is owned and operated by The McCracken Family of Smyrna, DE.  They put a modern day spin on the classic old-time creamery experience.  Offering a variety of items from the classic sundae (stacker) to ice cream nachos.

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  • The Ice Cream Shoppe

    700 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington, DE 19809

    The Ice Cream Shoppe was by far mentioned most when we asked where Delawareans go for ice cream.

    Serving Up Plenty of Fun!!!  Along with serving up the best that ice cream has to offer, they also serve up plenty of fun hosting car shows and other events.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb8ivGoLSze/

     

     

  • Somerset Farm Ice Cream

    3198 Frazer Rd, Newark, DE 19702

    Not only do they serve Woodside’s Ice Cream, according to a Facebook comment, they have the best salted caramel too.

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  • DQ

    I mean, I think everyone knows about DQ.  In this case, sometimes you can’t beat the classics.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CuH7Biasrh0/

  • MomMom's Ice Cream Shop

    900 East Division Street  Dover, DE  19901

    Providing homemade ice creams and hand crafted desserts to friends and local families to become the favorite dessert shop with a personal touch.

     

     

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CuZqsEuOsud/

  • Scoops Ice Cream & Water Ice

    204 Christiana Rd #3010, New Castle, DE 19720

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CrZkNBRrc9B/?hl=en

  • Hopkins Farm Creamery

     18186 Dairy Farm Rd, Lewes, DE 19958

    Hopkins Farm Creamery opened in 2008, and has been creating new flavors of ice cream and selling them to the public ever since.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/Chk2iw4PFFV/

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