Prepare to pay more this year for fastnachts.
Like nearly everything these days, prices for the Shrove Tuesday treats have increased by a few dollars. Some places are selling them for more than $13 a dozen.
Still, the doughnuts with the funny name and Pennsylvania Dutch roots are an annual tradition, so it’s hard to resist.
Every year on the Tuesday before the Lenten season, bakeries, grocery stores and churches sell the deep-fried doughnuts in a variety of flavors, from plain to cinnamon sugar. This year, it falls on Feb. 21.
In other parts of the country, the day is honored as Fat Tuesday, Mardis Gras or Pancake Day.
The tradition of eating fastnachts started with the Pennsylvania Dutch, who were looking for recipes to use up fat, such as lard, in the house before Lent. Fastnacht is a German word meaning “night before the fast.”
To ensure you don’t miss out on the doughnut tradition, here’s a list of places in and around the Harrisburg region selling them in the coming days:
Cornerstone Coffeehouse, 2133 Market St., Camp Hill, 717-737-5026
The coffee house is selling glazed, powdered sugar and granulated sugar varieties for $17.50 a dozen.
Desserts Etc., 840 E. Chocolate Ave., Hershey, 717-999-7996
The bakery in Hershey carries glazed, cinnamon sugar, powdered and plain varieties for $3.25 a piece. It is also selling gluten-free glazed doughnuts and Keto cinnamon sugar for $3.95 a piece. Preorder for large orders is recommended.
Giant, multiple locations
The grocery stores are selling plain, granulated sugar, powdered sugar and glazed doughnuts for $10 a dozen. Customers can preorder by calling their local Giant bakery.
Karns Foods, multiple locations
Karns is selling fastnachts in plain, glazed, powdered sugar, cinnamon sugar and granulated sugar made with potato flour. Price is $5.89 for a six-pack. Pre-orders are being accepted and can be picked up starting after 9 a.m. Feb. 19.
Maple Donuts is selling fastnachts at its four bakeries in York County. If you want three dozen or more, you must pre-order them.
The bakeries are selling powdered, granulated sugar, plain and glazed for $1.29 apiece, $7.59 a half dozen and $12.99 a dozen. They also carry paczki, a type of Polish doughnuts with different fillings including cream, custard, apple and jelly for the same price. The doughnuts will be sold Feb. 20-21.
Locations include:
- 3455 E. Market St. (East York) 717-757-7826 204
- St. Charles Way (South York) 717-747-9147
- 970 Loucks Road (West York) 717-843-4276
- 50 Robinhood Drive, Goldsboro (North York) 717-938-5544
Oak Grove Farms, 846 Fisher Road, Monroe Township, 717-766-2216
The farm market outside of Mechanicsburg is selling fastnachts. Preorders can be picked up starting Feb. 20. The market is selling plain, glazed, granulated sugar, powdered sugar and cinnamon sugar for $1.50 per doughnut, $7.99 a half dozen and $13.99 a dozen. It opens 6 a.m. Feb. 21.
Order in the store or via the market’s printable order form.
Paulus Farm Market, 1216 S. York St., Mechanicsburg
Homemade potato doughnuts in glazed and cinnamon sugar by pre-order for pickup 6:30-10 a.m. Feb. 21. Price is $6.75 for a half dozen and $13.25 for a dozen.
The Pennsylvania Bakery, 1713 Market St., Camp Hill, 717-763-7755
The bakery is selling fastnachts for $16.25 a dozen in plain, powdered sugar, cinnamon sugar, granulated sugar and glazed. Also, pick up fastnacht cupcakes made with buttermilk, cinnamon, and brown sugar cake, topped with a cinnamon sugar buttercream, rolled in sugar and topped with a piece of made-from-scratch fastnacht. They sell for $3.25 apiece. The bakery also carries Mardis Gras cakes for $18.25.
St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church, 120 E. Lehman St., Lebanon
The sale returns for two days only from Feb. 18-19. Price is $14 per dozen with a limit of six dozen. No preorders accepted. Sales start at midnight Friday, Feb. 17 and run until they are sold out on Feb. 19.
Weis Markets, multiple locations
The stores are selling glazed, powdered, granulated sugar and plain for $4.50 a half dozen and $7.99 a dozen. It also carries paczkis in Boston creme, lemon or raspberry filled for four for $6.
Wegmans, 6416 Carlisle Pike, Silver Spring Township, 717-791-4500
The grocery store is selling powdered sugar, cinnamon sugar and glazed in four-packs for $5 and by the dozen for $12.50. A single donut is $1.25.
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