Voodoo Doughnut Put A Spell On Me

The day after we arrived in California, we had a fun filled day at Universal Studios Hollywood. We kept seeing people walk by with big pink boxes. Of course, anything pink and girly always grabs my attention, so I had to know where these boxes were coming from. Once we saw a huge line wrapping around Voodoo Doughnuts, we knew we found the source. Since I live in the Midwest, I had never even heard of Voodoo Doughnuts before, but the bright pink boxes and huge voodoo doughnut statue outside, I was immediately hooked and knew I wasn't leaving without a box of my own.

The store's tagline is "Good things come in pink boxes". They sure aren't kidding because I have never tasted so much deliciousness coming from a box before. I'll be honest and say that the signature voodoo doughnut is what drew me in. I mean, how cute is this guy? A little voodoo doll doughnut with a pretzel rod stake sticking out of his chest. And the raspberry jam filling is such a nice touch to finish the poor guy off.

While I was only going to buy that adorable little doughnut, after reading the menu, I couldn't resist having a box filled with more of their tempting doughnut flavors. There are a ton to choose from, but we stuck with:

Butterfingering: chocolate cake doughnut topped with vanilla frosting and Butterfinger candy bar chunks

Marshall Mathers: plain cake doughnut with vanilla frosting and M&M candies

Dirt: my favorite! A raised yeast doughnut topped with vanilla frosting and Oreo cookies

Old Dirty Bastard: Jason's fave. A raised yeast doughnut topped with chocolate frosting, Oreo cookies, and peanut butter. 

We were actually surprised that the prices were very reasonable. The doughnuts range in price from about $1.50 for the basic doughnuts to $3 each for the specialty flavors. The ones we got were about $2.50 each and well worth it.

There were so many delicious looking options, it was hard to narrow it down, but I don't think you could go wrong with any of the choices. There were even a few naughty doughnuts on the list that had Jason and I giggling.

You could even buy a coffin full of doughnuts (3 dozen) for $130. This would make such a fun Halloween party treat, I think!

The store itself was so charming. All decked out in girly touches and lots of pink, it was totally my jam!

I was pretty bummed to find out that they are only located on the west coast and have no plans of branching out further. I almost begged them to open a store in Chicago because I'd totally make the 2 hour drive from my house quite often to load up on these delightful nuggets of yum. If you find yourself on the west coast, I highly recommend stopping in and loading up on some pink box deliciousness for yourself.

Have you ever had Voodoo Doughnut? What doughnut would you like to try first?