Comments on: Malasadas (Hawaiian Donuts)

By: Nahea

Nahea — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:34:01 +0000

Aloha Sues, yes yes yes, is all I can say! Mahalo for bringing the your recipe and lovely experience out for all to see. Home,yes I miss home and growing up making Malasadas with my mother and aunts. My sister has the old recipe that your story has reminded me of… and yes, some of the other comments are correct, the recipe is from Portugal, my Great Great Grandmother brought her recipe (and lots more fried stuff too) from the Azores when they came to Hawaii (Big Island), they were the first wave of portuguese emigrants to the islands in the late 1800. Mixing is tough and that’s why I helped make them, I was the muscle for my mom. such fond memories~ now I’m stuck here in Chicago too! Thank you so much or as we say in Hawaii, ‘Mahalo nui loa’

By: Shonda

Shonda — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:35:04 +0000

I have been to the same bakery in Hawaii too and I was wondering if you have any ideas how they flavor the dough? We got several. The passion fruit and guava malasadas were AMAZING!!! They were not filled though – the dough was pink and then they also made the same flavor of glaze.
Your malasadas look the most similar to Pu’unaluau’s. Thank you for sharing the recipe. What a treat!

By: MAG

MAG — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 02:06:19 +0000

I couldn’t get enough of these when I was in Hawaii this past May-June. We visit Hawaii once or twice a year & always look for these at the farmers market. If anyone going, they have farmers market almost everyday (at different places). They are to die for.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:39:21 +0000

I went to UH a long time ago and fell in love with malasadas. I have moved to Boston and looked all over for them…. just found a place that carries them in Somerville: Cross Street Market & Deli. They serve them only on Sat & Sun, though.

By: Angie

Angie — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:19:45 +0000

My grandmother is Portuguese and actually from New Bedford, MA. I know the bakeries down there make them. We roll ours in cinnamon sugar, but the powdered sugar looks yummy too. I’ll see if I can dig up her orginial recipe if you’d like it, since I use a semi-homemade recipe where you can make them from canned biscuits.

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:36:06 +0000

these look soo good! i don’t know what could be better than a cross between a donut and fried dough! (and i hope you make them again soon)

By: megan

megan — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:27:18 +0000

oh yum, these look delicious! I’ve never made any sort of donut before, but I’ve always wanted to try.

By: Sophie @ yumventures

Sophie @ yumventures — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:30:59 +0000

These look amazing! I loooove your blog, and your recipes! I just moved to Boston, so I know what you mean about wanting something warm for the cold days

By: Art and Appetite

Art and Appetite — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:36:25 +0000

These stunned me so much, I just had to lick the screen.

I’ve never heard of hawaiin donuts before but they sure looks good. Yummm yummm yoooo.

Thanks for sharing!

By: The Duo Dishes

The Duo Dishes — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:34:00 +0000

Not afraid to fry! They’d be worth it.