Top 10 Malasadas on Maui

Although Donut Dynamite now has a brick-and-mortar location and supplies a bulk of Maui’s best cafes and coffee shops with wholesale goods on the daily, it wasn’t always like that! Maui’s favorite ‘Donut Lady’ aka Madame Donut is a serious, real-deal, sweet, and savory treat entrepreneur. Wow! You won’t even truly understand what you’re getting into until you step into her shop of amazingness.

Yes, her donuts are the bomb.com, but you must try her malasadas, too. They are a sort of an artisanal version of Hawaii’s favorite baked good, and they are undoubtedly full of soul and aloha!

If you want to try every single malasada that Madame Donut makes, call ahead of time and even consider ordering online if you know you’re going for bulk. Try many malasada varieties, including chocolate mousse, haupia, guava, lilikoi, lime pie, black raspberry, and plain. Nom. Nom. Nom. Enjoy!

• You can pre-order for next day pickup.
• They also have incredibly tasty donuts.
• Catering services also provided.

Customized for you, guests can pretty much order whatever their hearts desire amongst the available ingredients on the menu. The folks at Maika’i Lani Malasadas are able to do this because they are fried right in front of your eyes; crispy, delicious and full of so much aloha. Purchase as many as you like including a 1/2 dozen or a dozen. For breakfast, as a mid-morning snack, for later at the beach, or whatever! There’s always a good time to enjoy a hot Maui malasada.

When visiting this roadside vendor of all things sweet and tasty, make sure to order a variety of their made-to-order Maui malasadas. We absolutely love that their fruit-filled options are made with real fruit. Make sure to order all types that have strawberry, mango or lilikoi (passionfruit) filling—so Ono! Guess what? You can also order chocolate-filled and coconut-filled malasadas here. There’s no way you won’t be craving a chance to come to see them again for more covered with sugar or cinnamon (or both).

• Opened in December 2017, everyone is flocking to this hidden gem.
• They can sell out, so be sure to get there early!

Their malasadas are light and airy and not yeasty and are rolled in choke sugar. Shaped almost like fat Menehune football, Star Noodles’ malasadas come with skewers to make it easier to dip in the sauces and nuts. The chocolate sauce was a creamy favorite. The Sake Caramel was sweet and distinct, and when rolled in the chopped peanuts, it created a whole different experience.

• Noodle House in West Maui, but known for their dessert malasadas.
• Unique Sake Caramel flavor.
• You can enjoy these malasadas in a clean and modern restaurant.

They have plain or guava filled malasadas and even small ones stacked on sticks. The Malasadas look like square doughnuts without holes, but there is a subtle difference in the flavor. They are light, ridiculously tasty, and their guava filling is uniquely theirs. Pretty sweet!

You have to get to T. Komoda’s Bakery early as they do tend to sell out. Don’t be surprised to see a line out the door!

• Komoda Bakery offers 30 variety of baked items, including their unique Guava filled malasadas.
• Go early as they sell out.

Bakery manager Orlando Quemado says, “We fry up thousands of malasadas each day seven days a week. And people love them!” Their malasadas are the lowest price of all of the bakeries and restaurants who serve the donut-like treats on Maui.

Fresh hot Malasadas are available twice a day 5 am to 10 am and 4 pm to 10 pm. They are served by smiling friendly staff at the main location and their outlet in Kahului.

• Home Maid Bakery has been serving turnovers, doughnuts, and hot malasadas since 1960.
• Lowest price malasadas of all bakeries and restaurants.

For a place that emphasizes fine dining sushi, surprisingly, Morimoto staff cook up amazing malasadas. Many might think they are just square donuts, but they are much more than that. The dough has to be just right, or the results will be too heavy. The oil has to be the right temperature, or it will be greasy. Rather than filling the malasadas, Morimoto’s pastry chef enhances the flavor and light texture with three different dipping sauces; each one is delicious and completely different—Apple Banana Cheesecake, Sake Caramel, Waialua Chocolate. They are worth every calorie.

• Morimoto is very particular in frying their malasadas. The dough has to be just right, and oil has to be right temperature.
• No filling but sauces come in three flavors: Apple Banana Cheesecake, Sake Caramel, Waialua Chocolate

Each Zippy’s location in the chain has a Napoleon’s Bakery inside. So, you can get your malasadas to-go at the bakery counter or if dining in you can order them hot and fresh for dessert. They are best when hot out of the oven, so they aren’t sitting around in a display case. Napoleon Bakery malasadas are known for their soft texture and full flavor. You can choose plain, choke sugar, or cinnamon sugar or filled with haupia, vanilla custard, or chocolate custard. Every malasada aficionado has a favorite. Zippy’s sells a goodly amount of these tasty treats every day, all day long.

• Zippy’s has a diner section and Napolean Bakery section. Malasadas can be ordered to-go or eaten for dessert sitting down.
• Flavors are plain, choke sugar, or cinnamon sugar filled with haupia, vanilla custard, or chocolate custard.

Alyse Jenkins is the new bakery manager and has worked in several bakeries around Maui. She claims this little spot is the busiest, “Malasadas are a big seller for us. Visitors and locals come in for them all the time!”

Stephanie and Rick Brown from Vancouver, Washington comes to Maui annually. One of their first stops is Sugar Beach Bakery for their favorite malasadas. Both say Sugar Beach Bakery’s malasadas compare favorably to Leonard’s on Oahu, which is located between Kaimuki and Waikiki. Leonard’s is widely believed to be the first bakery to sell malasadas in the state. So, this is a high compliment, indeed!

Stop by and try Chef Jenkin’s version. She rolls them in sugar or Li Hing Mui powder, which is made from dried plums. Locals eat them like candy, and some call them crack seed, a mixture of sweet, sour and salty. You don’t find that anywhere else. Make the journey to North Kihei for unique malasadas or other treats, and you won’t be disappointed.

• Part of Ululani Hawaiian Shave Ice’s growing empire and their only bakery thus far.
• Chef Jenkin’s malasadas come in sugar or Li Hing Mui powder.

Salina from Southern California came in to order enough for her whole family. She compared Tina Cho’s recipe to Leonard’s on Oahu. But no need to go that far! Salina says she stops in every day while staying in Kihei, just to come pick up malasadas made by Tina. So, this is the second place in Kihei that customers thought were just as good as the famous Leonard’s Bakery in Honolulu!

• For having the best price on Maui, you have to purchase minimum of 3 malasadas.
• They are only made as ordered, so guaranteed that you will get fresh and hot malasadas.

The Merriman’s malasadas are smaller and lighter than most. The delectable little fried pieces of dough are filled with melted gooey Waialua white chocolate. The dipping sauce is a rich dark mocha chocolate. The white and dark chocolate combination is pure ambrosia.

• Merriman’s malasadas come in one flavor filled with Waialua white chocolate and served with a dippice sauce of rich dark mocha chocolate.
• People on West Maui talk about Merriman’s rich malasadas the most.