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The best cider doughnuts in New England this fall 2025, according to readers
Our updated list of top reader-recommended bakeries, farms, and orchards across New England for the perfect fall cider doughnut.
As the air turns crisp, leaves change, and pumpkins line front steps, one treat seems to capture the flavor of fall in New England: the cider doughnut. Freshly made at local orchards, and best enjoyed after a day of apple picking, these sugar-coated classics are as much part of the autumn experience as fall fairs and foliage.
Readers have told us in years past that the appeal goes beyond taste.
“It brings it all together: the crisp air, the outdoors, the leaves changing color, the apples, fresh cider, warm doughnuts — it’s just typical New England,” farm store manager Lori Stephenson told us in 2023. For many, biting into a warm cider doughnut is as much about tradition and location as it is about sweetness. Across the region, people return every year to pick apples, sip cider, and bring home a dozen doughnuts still warm from the fryer.
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“These doughnuts are nostalgia in one bite,” a Boston.com reader wrote of Smolak Farms in North Andover. “We also used to make pit stops for doughnuts on our way to Camp Rotary in Boxford. The doughnuts are amazing, and I still love to get them whenever I can.”
Whether you’re visiting a bustling orchard with family activities and live music or a smaller farmstand where single batches are made outside under a tent, cider doughnuts endure as a New England staple.
Find our updated fall 2025 guide to cider doughnuts in New England below. We’ve included featured reader picks, an interactive map, and complete list of all readers recommendations since 2022. Scroll down and find where to get a cider doughnut near you.
The best cider doughnuts in Massachusetts in 2025, according to readers
Bolton Spring Farm (Bolton)
Light and fluffy cider doughnuts with a cinnamon-sugar coating, best enjoyed after apple picking and a family photo at “The Big Rock.”
Carver Hill Orchard (Stow)
A smaller orchard with fewer crowds where the doughnuts are fried longer for a little extra crunch and served in a relaxed setting.
Cider Hill Farm (Amesbury)
Soft, airy doughnuts made with fresh cider and a slight cinnamon-sugar crunch, often paired with live music and fall events on the farm.
Honey Pot Hill Orchards (Stow)
Fluffy, cider-based doughnuts that visitors love to enjoy alongside apple picking and the farm’s hedge mazes.
Smolak Farms (North Andover)
A working farm known for its variety of cider doughnuts — plain, sugar, cinnamon sugar, and glazed.
Where to find the best cider doughnuts in New England in 2025
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Connecticut:
- Bishop’s Orchards, 1355 Boston Post Rd., Guilford
- Clyde’s Cider Mill, 129 N Stonington Rd., Mystic
Maine:
- McDougal Orchards, 201 Hanson Ridge Rd., Springvale
- Thompson’s Apple Orchard, 276 Gloucester Hill Rd., New Gloucester
Massachusetts:
- Apex Orchards, 225 Peckville Rd., Shelburne Falls
- Atkins Farms Country Market, 1150 West St., Amherst
- Bartlett’s Farm, 33 Bartlett Farm Rd., Nantucket
- Bartlett’s Orchard, 575 Swamp Rd., Richmond
- Basic Batch Donuts, 206 E Main St., Milford
- Belkin Family Lookout Farm, 89 Pleasant St. S, Natick
- Berlin Farms, 200 Central St., Berlin
- Berlin Orchards, 310 Sawyer Hill Rd., Berlin
- BJ’s Wholesale Club, 278 Middlesex Ave., Medford (multiple locations)
- Bolton Orchards, 125 Still River Rd., Bolton
- Bolton Spring Farm, 149 Main St., Bolton
- Boston Hill Farm, 1370 Turnpike St., North Andover
- Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover St., Boston
- Breezeland Orchards, 1791 Southbridge Rd., Warren
- Brookfield Orchards, 12 Lincoln Rd., North Brookfield
- Brooksby Farm, 54 Felton St., Peabody
- Calareso’s Farm Stand & Garden Center, 100 Main St., Reading
- Cape Cod Donuts, 66 MA-6A, Sandwich
- Carlson Orchards, 115 Oak Hill Rd., Harvard
- Carver Hill Orchard, 101 Brookside Ave., Stow
- Cervelli Farm Stand, 247 Rounseville Rd., Rochester
- Cider Hill Farm, 45 Fern Ave., Amesbury
- Clearview Farm, 4 Kendall Hill Rd., Sterling
- C N Smith Farm, 325 South St., East Bridgewater
- Connors Farm, 30 Valley Rd., Danvers
- Country Kitchen, 745 Main St., Walpole (multiple locations)
- Davidian’s Farm Market, 500 Church St., Northborough
- Davis Farmland, 145 Redstone Hill Rd., Sterling
- Derby Ridge Farm, 438 Great Rd., Stow
- Douglas Orchard & Farm, 36 Locust St., Douglas
- Drew Farm, 31 Tadmuck Rd., Westford
- Dunkin’, 715 Boylston St., Boston (multiple locations)
- Echo Hill Orchards & Winery, 101 Wilbraham Rd., Monson
- Elliot Farm, 202 Main St., Lakeville
- Fairmount Fruit Farm, 887 Lincoln St., Franklin
- Farmer Dave’s, 437 Parker Rd., Dracut (multiple locations)
- George Hill Orchards, 582 George Hill Rd., South Lancaster
- Hager’s Farm Market, 1232 Mohawk Trail, Shelburne Falls
- Hilltop Orchards, 508 Canaan Rd., Richmond
- Hollis Hills Farm, 340 Marshall Rd., Fitchburg
- Honey Dew Donuts, 470 Meridian St., Boston (multiple locations)
- Honey Pot Hill Orchards, 16 Boon Rd., Stow
- Hornstra Farms, 246 Prospect St., Norwell
- Ingaldsby Farm, 14 Washington St., Boxford
- Jack and the Beanstalk, 800 Gifford St. Extension, Falmouth
- Jennifer Lee’s Gourmet Bakery, 100 Hanover St., Boston (multiple locations)
- Kane’s Donuts, 90 Oliver St., Boston (multiple locations)
- Kimball Farm, 400 Littleton Rd., Westford (multiple locations, only sold at Westford)
- Lakeview Orchard, 94 Old Cheshire Rd., Lanesborough
- Langwater Farm, 215 Washington St., North Easton
- Mahoney’s Garden Center, 242 Cambridge St., Winchester
- Mann Orchards, 27 Pleasant Valley St., Methuen (multiple locations)
- Marini Farm Stand, 259 Linebrook Rd., Ipswich
- Market 32, 240 East Main St., Marlborough (multiple locations)
- Market Basket, 170 Everett Ave., Chelsea (multiple locations)
- Mass Hole Donuts, 1157 Broadway, Somerville
- Mike’s Maze, 23 S Main St., Sunderland
- New Salem Preserves & Heritage Cider, 67 S Main St., New Salem
- North Hadley Sugar Shack, 181 River Dr., Hadley
- Pakeen Farm, 109 Elm St., Canton
- Parlee Farms, 95 Farwell Rd., Tyngsborough
- Pat’s Apple Crisp & Cider Donuts, various locations (see next event)
- Pine Hill Orchards, 248 Greenfield Rd., Colrain
- Pizzi Farm, 495 Lincoln St., Waltham
- Ragged Hill Orchard, 94 John Gilbert Rd., West Brookfield
- Randall’s Farm, 631 Center St., Ludlow
- Red Apple Farm, 455 Highland Ave., Phillipston (multiple locations)
- Rice Fruit Farm, 757 Main St., Wilbraham
- Rocco’s Doughnut Company, 238 Millbury Ave., Millbury (multiple locations)
- Roche Bros., 150 W Central St., Natick (multiple locations)
- Russell Orchards, 147 Argilla Rd., Ipswich
- Sauchuk Farmstand, 53 Palmer Rd., Plympton
- Shaw Farm, 204 New Boston Rd., Dracut
- Shelburne Farm, 106 W Acton Rd., Stow
- Smolak Farms, 315 S Bradford St., North Andover
- Somebody’s Place, 38 Andover St. #4802, Andover
- Stop & Shop, 1620 Tremont St., Boston (multiple locations)
- Taft Farms, 119 Park St., Great Barrington
- The Farmer’s Daughter, 150 Millbury St., Auburn
- Tougas Family Farm, 234 Ball St., Northborough
- Trader Joe’s, 211 Alewife Brook Pkwy., Cambridge (multiple locations)
- Trucchi’s Supermarkets, 858 Bedford St., Abington (multiple locations)
- Union Square Donuts, 20 Bow St., Somerville (multiple locations)
- Volante Farms, 292 Forest St., Needham
- Ward’s Berry Farm, 614 S Main St., Sharon
- Wegmans, 3850 Mystic Valley Pkwy., Medford (multiple locations)
- Westward Orchards, 178 Mass Ave., Harvard
- Willow Tree Donuts, 60 Centre Ave., Rockland
- Wilson Farm, 10 Pleasant St., Lexington
New Hampshire:
- Applecrest Farm Orchards, 133 Exeter Rd., Hampton Falls
- Butternut Farm, 195 Meaderboro Rd., Farmington
- Chichester Country Store, 257 Main St., Chichester
- Cider Bellies Doughnuts, Moulton Farm, 18 Quarry Rd., Meredith
- McKenzie’s Farm, 71 NE Pond Rd., Milton
- Patch Orchards, 40 Patch Rd., Lebanon
- The Common Man Roadside, 530 West River Rd., Hooksett (multiple locations)
- White Mountain Cider Co, 207 US-302, Bartlett
Rhode Island:
- Adams Farm, 495 Sumner Brown Rd., Cumberland
Vermont:
- Cold Hollow Cider Mill, 3600 Waterbury-Stowe Rd., Waterbury Center
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