Munch on this: Munchy Donut

Out with the old, in with the new. And that was probably what Munchy Donut did.

Before the idea of freshly served donuts and donut parlours hit the local food scene, there were donuts around to keep donut-lovers occupied until their next overseas trip to Krispy Kremes or Dunkin’ Donuts. These were usually pre-fried, pre-topped and delivered to supermarkets or 7-11 to be sold. They tasted just alright, but a donut right out of the oven would be swell.

And then there was Donut Factory, which initiated a nationwide craze over donuts and in no time, a swift cascade of several other donut shops, each competing with their own range of donuts and the quirkiest name one could imagine. They knew Singaporeans wanted their donuts, and heck, they’re giving it to us.

Good ol' rainbow sprinkle and white chocolate

Donuts on a stick!

With many new kids on the block, there was a familiar brand with the facelift that probably saved its life. And this is assuming it was the Munchy Donut during my secondary school days. And then the taste-testing began…

The donuts are actually more colourful than what you see (blame a chocolate lover for buying more chocolate donuts why don’t you!). What I love about Munchy Donuts is that the toppings stay moist because they’re usually snapped up even before the next batch comes in. The dough is soft and fluffy, more like soft bread than donut though.

Choz O’nutter and Choz O’cream are chocolate-topped donuts with peanut butter and custard filling respectively. The chocolate topping taste more semi-sweet than sweet, and the bittersweet chocoloate topping should be left for true dark chocolate fans to experience the “shiok” in O’shiok.

Smart advertising!

More sweeter versions are cinnamon-topped Silly-Mon (told’ja they came up with silly names, literally) and Typhoon Oreo, both with white-chocolate base and veeery sweet. And for the conservative tastebuds, try the old school strawberry and chocolate donuts with rainbow sprinkles and nuts or lightly glazed originals.

Unlikely marriage of green-tea flavoured white chocolate with red bean filling - Putting Green - shows that Munchy Donuts are clearly putting in the effort to explore other flavours, but I’d leave that for others to try for now. Putting aside the brave attempt, they do stay true to more traditional recipes. For the crowd who seek old favourites, this is one of them donut shops.

With shops at each end - Causeway Point and Tanjong Katong (opp. Tanjong Katong Girls’) and more opening soon, it’s difficult not to get some. If this was the Munchy I once knew, they have come a long way.

Any relations between the two? Probably, coz somebody took a bite outta both of em!

Munchy Donut outlets:

226 Tanjong Katong Rd S437015 (Tel: 6344 0880)

Causeway Point (Cold storage)1 Woodlands Square#B1-22/31/32 Causeway Point S738099


Eastwood (Cold storage) 20 East Wood Road #01-07/09 East Wood Centre S486442

United Square (Cold storage) 101 Thomson Road #B1-52 S307596