gluten free // baked not fried
we open up online ordering monthly for personal / bulk orders, but in the meantime check out our partnering businesses below, we stock them with fresh donuts weekly :) and we offer gluten free cakes for special occasions (head to our *cake* tab)
we will open ordering again june 12th
follow us on instagram @alyssashealthydonuts and/or sign up for our email list to be notified when that happens (we have pickup locations in worthington, downtown cbus, heath/newark and baltic)
happy you're here
xx -alyssa
I WANT YOUR DONUTS ASAP
below is a list of our partnering businesses stocked weekly:
granville / heath
Tuscarawas / holmes county area + others
dundee market place
beacon cafe (winesburg)
sweet smyles bakery (roscoe village)
hannah marie's bakery (coshocton)
new grounds cafe (cambridge)
true north cafe (lancaster)
our story:
I grew up almost exclusively eating pixy stix, reese cups, anything my aunt baked (shoutout to her peanut butter bars) and no joke, tubes of straight up icing (ask my parents) and then I fell in love with everything health and fitness
I wanted to nourish my body well and feel clear and energetic while also enjoying sweet treats (often)
I started making healthier versions of pancakes, waffles, cheesecake, and anything else I was craving, then one day I made a healthier version of a donut
at the time, I was a personal trainer and started bringing them in as a fun treat for everyone after my fitness classes or to celebrate someone's birthday, engagement, etc
then one day when I was driving, I intentionally decided not to turn on music or a podcast - I let there just be space and silence. it was 'national donut day' and the thought came in that asked “why don’t you sell your donuts today?”
one thought & one instagram post later, I was selling donuts because well… why not? but I didnt think it would become an actual business, the intention was playful, not at all strategic
it grew quickly & organically with minimal "marketing" (aka a tiny email list + instagram/facebook) accompanied by alot of messy action and figuring things out as we went
I took orders via email, instagram DMs, facebook messages, texts - it was chaotic to say the least
as things grew, my mom (like the angel she is) jumped in to help me bake since I was still personal training full time and now had a side hustle I didn’t plan on having
our pickup location for donut orders was various different parking lots for about a year (lol) where we literally sold them out of the back of our cars
and now we are here - full time selling donuts and I get to have the unique experience of building a business with my mom which is so beautiful. my mom and I have always been close but this has created another level in which we can learn to connect on
whatever this turns into our intention is very simple - to serve and love and to bring ourselves to spaces of silence so we can hear the voice telling us where to go next
"we are all just walking each other home" -rumi