This is the best apple cider donut in New Jersey
The results are in, New Jersey!
In a landslide victory, Demarest Farms has been named — by you — home of the state’s best apple cider donut.
Beating runner-up Windy Brow Farms (who put up a formidable fight in the Final Four) by more than 70%, the Hillsdale spot is undeniably locals’ favorite place to grab a sugar-dusted ring of fall-spiced dough.
So raise a glass of hot cider, Bergen County, for your new claim to fame.
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The best apple cider donuts in New Jersey
Demarest Farms has been a staple in the North Jersey community since it was founded in 1886. Known as a “jewel of Bergen County,” the rustic spot is widely regarded for its PYO fields, family-friendly seasonal activities and charming market full of produce and baked goods.
The top-selling item at the longstanding farm, however, is its aforementioned donuts.
According to co-owner Jason DeGise (who co-bought the farm from 90 year-old Elizabeth Demarest after working on it since he was a teenager), the bakery staff makes thousands of apple cider donuts a day.
Demarest Farms in Hillsdale makes apple cider donuts daily in three varieties, cinnamon and sugar, plain and powdered sugar.
“There’s nothing better on a cold, crisp fall morning than biting into a hot apple cinnamon donut,” says DeGise.
Especially — might we add — when they’re made with Demarest’s own fresh cider, and served in three varieties (cinnamon sugar, plain and powdered sugar).
Fluffy, cakey treats at Demarest Farms
Donuts are pushed out of the fryer at Demarest Farms in Hillsdale.
To many Jersey residents, grabbing a melt-in-your-mouth cider donut is a quintessential autumn endeavor. At farms from Abma’s to Alstede, the deep-fried treats fly off the shelves like KitKats from a trick-or-treat basket. Being the best in the industry, then, requires vendors to make theirs in-house, from scratch and on-the-daily.
And, since Demarest does all of those things, a victory for its fluffy, cakey donuts — it seems — was inevitable.
Demarest Farms is located at 244 Werimus Rd., Hillsdale. Donuts can be bought in its farm store from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Kara VanDooijeweert is a food writer for NorthJersey.com and The Record. If you can’t find her in Jersey’s best restaurants, she’s probably off running a race course in the mountains. Catch her on Instagram: @karanicolev & @northjerseyeats, and sign up for her North Jersey Eats newsletter.
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Best apple cider donut in NJ: The results of our poll
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