Donut…or cream puffs? It’s dessert-ception. First off, I’m really not that big a fan of donuts, I find them too sweet and dense, and basically 2 bites will fill me up–so not my ideal dessert. When I saw this sugary guy in the display of the Lower Haight’s tiny French bakery Choux Pastry, I wrote it off at first.
But then I saw that it had passion fruit–one of my favorite things on earth to eat…so I asked the 2 lovely ladies working there what kind of donut this was. They responded simply with, “It’s not a donut! It’s a cream puff, shaped like a donut.” They call them “chounuts”–I was floored. My friend and I ended up ordering 5 of the pseudo-donuts “chounuts” and a 6-pack of the mini cream puffs. The cream puff pastries (that actually look like what they’re advertised as) were so adorable. We chose a variety of different flavors and I immediately did an impromptu photoshoot on the chairs they had in the tiny shop.
All of them were delicious, although my favorite mini cream puff flavor was raspberry (berries & cream). They change up their “featured flavors” weekly, so there’s always something new to try! Chounuts were about ~$5 each, and I think the mini cream puffs were $15 for a 6-pack. Not the cheapest goodies, but worth the splurge to try once, and treat yourself every once in awhile if you fall in love with them like I did!
Address: 248 Fillmore St, San Francisco (Lower Haight)
Hours: Sat-Sun, 10:30am-7pm / Tues-Fri, 11:30am-7pm (Closed Mondays)
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The first 2 passion fruit cream puff “donuts” (omg so damn good) and our 6 minis!

The cutest wrapping paper I have ever seen. I even asked for one to take for keepsake!
Oh my goodness these look so delicious! โค๏ธ
They were, definitely check them out if you visit SF!! Hopefully I’ll find some delicious ones in Paris too ๐