Fractured Prune
French Toast – maple glaze + cinnamon sugar
Strawberry Shortcake – strawberry glaze + graham crackers + powdered sugar
Rocky Shores – honey glaze + cinnamon sugar + mini chocolate chips
Pig Pen – sweet bbq glaze, bacon, tajin spice
Embracing the ongoing doughnut renaissance through expanding operation that has seen franchises opened from Colorado to the East Coast and back it was en route to University of Phoenix Stadium that I popped in to Fractured Prune and with fans both Buckeye and Irish standing in wait for hot n’ fresh fried rings the smell alone was enough to raise expectations, and almost inexhaustible array of options for customization doing the same.
“Always HOT since 1976” with a clever name explained both on the walls above the fryer and available online the concept behind Fractured Prune is a rather simple conveyor belt process sending dough from left to right and register to consumer, more than a dozen glazes and far more toppings to be selected from a list of “Our Favorites” or customized by a simple paper ordering slip, each one carefully finished by hand for $1.89 with discounts on a half-dozen or more.
Uncertain as to how or why concepts like this or Southeast’s Duck Donuts have not gained more of a foothold on the market, though price likely plays a part, it was with four selections made that a short wait ensued and taking the quartet to a windowside seat it was not long before indulgence began, first bites of “French Toast” showing a high quality soft crumb beneath the cinnamon sugar dust and bold maple glaze.
Far less oily than feared, the levity of the batter a surprise given the texture within, teeth next plunged into the recently launched “Pig Pen” with restrained heat peaking amidst flavors more similar to pulled pork than bacon, the Strawberry Shortcake not quite as fruity as would have been hoped while “Rocky Shores” was a bold balance of honey sweetness and bitter chocolate chips.
http://fracturedprune.com/location/glendale-az/
