Peachey’s Baking Company donuts highlight the 2023 MN State Fair with delicious

Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) – Peachey’s Baking Company has been selling their Amish-style baked goods since 1985, but this year their booth met the ravenous appetites of Minnesota State Fair attendees for the first time.

By 10 a.m. on Sept. 3, the line for these hand rolled, fried and glaze dipped delicacies stretched nearly three blocks long and the wait was about 2 hours before eagerly awaiting patrons could sink their teeth into the delicious hand food.

Cally Hienrichs of Albertville, Minn., said she heard about the donut stand on TikTok and had to check it out for herself because she is such a glazed donut fan.

“Everybody said the line is totally worth it, you just have to get it,” said Hienrichs. “And I’m a huge glazed donut person. It’s my number one choice of donut, so I can’t not do this or I’d have the worse FOMO (fear of missing out).”

On the first day of the fair, Celebrity Chef Andrew Zimmern tweeted out his praise of the new donut stand to his 1.2 million followers and called it one of his favorites of the best new foods at the fair this year.

Peachey’s Baking Company Owner Nate Peachey said he noticed the donut traffic pick up steam after Zimmern’s tweet went out and added he’s never seen a line like this in more than 12 years.

“We’ve never been at a fair this busy in my 12 years,” said Peachey. “It’s pretty crazy and it’s stunning to see it happen. We’re going to have to build a bigger trailer … but the Minnesota (State Fair) is the grandaddy of them all. I’ve never seen a line like this in my life.“

Peachey’s Baking Company is based out of Sarasota, Florida and Nate said he hopes to expand his stand for next year’s fair and possibly add another stand in the years to come.