Fractured Prune

Cool concept of personalized customized donuts hand prepared by someone in the store. However, the bread of the donut is not soft and oddly, is a bit oily. In fact, the bread inside the donut is a bit hard to chew. The toppings on the donuts are melty and warm, which actually isn’t something I prefer.

Donuts are amazing. They let you make your own flavor combinations and they are pretty inexpensive. What more can you ask for… gourmet. real ingredients? Yes, at double the price. This place does a great job at doing what it does best. I have bought both the groupon and the other deal they had, which makes them a steal.

My co-​workers and I gobbled these up pretty quickly! (See pic)
We ordered a smattering of flavors — blueberry, strawberry, french toast, chocolate chip glaze, lemonade, etc. The base of each donut is a plain cake donut — the magic is in the glazes and topping.
If you have the time, get creative (I’m thinking strawberry glaze with crushed peanuts would be a great PB&J donut!), but if you’re pressed for time, they have their most popular combos ready to go.
At about 10 bucks a dozen, it’s a great deal for a sweet treat!

No one will ever believe me, but I’m honestly not a huge fan of donuts. They are «OK», but I wouldn’t cross the street for them… unless it was a hot Krispy Kreme glazed.
Or so I thought.
Then I went to Bethany Beach with a bunch of friends a few years ago, and they introduced me to the Fractured Prune. And OH MY! Maybe it’s because I like the option of picking and choosing my own donut toppings… or perhaps it’s because their flavor combinations are different then the messy powdered sugar or sickening sweet chocolate glazes that I’m so familiar with. Regardless of the reason, I had found a new donut love with Fractured Prune that day. Like all summer beach loves, we said our sweet farewells as our trip was over and I headed home to DC.
And JUST like John Travolta and Olivia Newton John in «Grease»…we were reunited after our summer fling… here in Rockville.
The Fractured Prune here is just as delicious as I remembered that weekend at Bethany Beach, and the OC Donut can transport me back to the moment I took my first bite. Yum!
The staff here is great, once we came in with 5 minutes to closing and they let us take our time ordering and even eat at their tables while they cleaned up around us. Yum and nice! That’s twice as awesome!

I like so many got called for jury duty. I (again like so many) was dreading the early morning trip over to Rockville, especially since Montgomery County recommends you take metro to the court house rather than driving. Planning for Metro is always a challenge so I ended up with a bit of time to waste before I was to report. So, I spotted a Starbucks and started toward it… until just past it I saw a glowing donut sign hanging in the wind like a beacon off the shore. So I adjusted course and headed right next door to Fracture Prune.
The shop was fairly empty for 8am on a Monday morning, but that meant that my order came up fast and no one was rushing me to make a decision with all these delicious flavors before me! So I settled down with an OC Sand and a Strawberry Shortcake.
The donuts were so good I started to hope that I would get stuck on a case so I would have the opportunity to visit again the next day (s)! Unfortunately, I ended up being excused from serving… so I’ll have to make a special trip to Rockville for some more.

The level of an awesome donut has just been elevated. I thought Doughnut Plant in NYC would be impossible to beat, I was so wrong and now Fractured… Fractured Prune that is.
The doughnuts were crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, topped with mini chocolates, crushed oreos, coconut shavings, with a glaze of your choosing, how can anyone not LOVE this place? Calories schmalories, I just found a place where I’d be willing to lose my diet for.

Love Love Love. The satisfaction you get when eating a cupcake, but for a much lower price.
A coworker brought a box into work one day and I waited until I actually step foot into the shop before writing a review. You tell them how many you want and they will plop the dough into the fryer as you select what kind of donuts you want from the menu. So many amazing ones, I don’t know what to tell you. French toast is great. So is the Reese’s one. Oh the Sundae or Black Forest is worth a try too. And the Trail Mix, AAAAAH~ With all the choices, get a dozen! When you get them right out of the fryer, they are crispy on the outside and sooo soft and cakey on the inside. I had one the day after, not too bad either.
Sometimes they have specials. Yesterday, it was buy three, get three free — cheaper than what you would have paid for half a dozen.
There’s ice cream too, and you can get it on your donut =)
My preference has always been cake donuts, so if you like Krispy Kreme-​style, this may not be for you.

While visiting my brother and his family in Rockville, we decided to drop in to the Fractured Prune to get doughnuts for the kids (4, 3, 3, and 2). The kids were very excited to pick their style of doughnut… the french toast style was delicious.
I don’t think that if I lived in the area I would eat them that often… but they would definitely be an occasional treat. Since most of the mom & pop doughnut shops have been put out of business by Dunkins and Starbucks, it was nice seeing a regional chain succeed.

I know of no other donut shop that allows you to customize your own toppings and glaze on a freshly made, cakey donut. Nowhere! And they are soooo good! They are all made to order, so as soon as you tell them your toppings/​glaze, they will start frying up the donuts. You’ll get a piping hot, deliciously greasy, freshly glazed donut that will knock your socks off. I’m not a fan of cakey donuts at all, but Fractured Prune has changed my mind!
We ordered a dozen for us to try, and they were all eaten within a day. There are some interesting toppings (graham cracker crumbs, oreo cookie) and glazes (blueberry, mint, cherry). Fractured Prune does have a menu if you can’t think of anything. The best is French Toast– maple glaze and cinnamon sugar. If you want to get messy and you like chocolate, try Peppermint Patty with a mint glaze and mini chocolate chips.
Throw all caution to the wind (ignore the calorie count!!) and get yourself a Fractured Prune donut!

The only reason that The Fractured Prune doesn’t get 5 stars is because I’m leaving room for the small possibility that someone out there may actually make a more delicious doughnut. The chances are toothpick slim, but hey stuff happens. All he doughnuts that I had yesterday were outstanding.
While there, I had the Strawberry Shortcake and the Chocolate Covered Cherry… super fresh, super hot, super to-​die-​for. I think the Chocolate Covered Cherry has to be my absolute favorite, not that the others aren’t incredibly delicious. It’s a hot cake doughnut topped with cherry glaze and then dipped into chocolate chips. I think the only thing that could have made it better was if I had opted to get it topped with vanilla ice cream, but after having the doughnut it’s a good thing I decided no… they’d have probably had to have scraped me up off the damned floor. In addition to those two I had the Prunella, Banana Nut, Blueberry Hill and a Rolo; I’d say definitely try them all but the Choco Covered Cherry Remains my favorite.
I must say, I would catch the train and pass that other doughnut joint in Dupont and go all the way to Rockville to go here. Coming from me, I think that’s a HUGE compliment cause everyone knows I get nosebleeds going pass Adams Morgan.

I expected a lot from these donuts but was honestly a little disappointed. They were pretty good but were very cakey in texture and not light and fluffy (which is my preference). They were also a little bit greasy, which threw me off.
One good thing about Fractured Prune is that the service was really good and the donuts were fried up hot and fresh. I doubt I’ll be back but it was a good experience to try out either way.

These aren’t just pretty donuts with neat flavors that you pick out of the pastry display case. Nope, these are fun flavored doughnuts fried right in front of you served in warm frosting goodness! INSERT DROOL HERE.

Ahh — as glorious as a doughnut can get. After all the Virginia locations closed I finally convinced myself to venture 40+ minutes out of my way to get some Fractured Prune.
BEST doughnuts EVER. They also happen to be the best HOT doughnuts ever as well. My pebble beach and morning buzz were fantastic. So fantastic that I was scraping the fallen chocolate off the inside of the box and eating it. I know. I have a problem. But the toppings they have for their doughnuts are just so irresistibly good! Chocolate chips, crushed oreos, mocha glaze — don’t act like you wouldn’t scrape the inside of the box either!
The cool thing about this Fractured Prune, at least on the day that I went: Buy one, get one FREE or buy 3, get 3 free! Eeee! :-D
Despite parking being a pain in the butt and then having to sit almost 2 hours in traffic on the way home, I can say this was totally worth the annoyances. I only wish I had taken a box for the road.

These donuts take the cake. If you do not care about caloric intake then these donuts are for you! They taste like hot pancakes with chocolate chips. I actually went up one pant size after eating just two of these incredibly delicious treats. I highly recommend the french toast doughnut and the minty chocolate chip thingy was darn tasty as well.
They had a buy three get three special going on yesterday so I took a few with me as well. I would suggest that you keep your glucose monitor and insulin handy just in case.

Hands down, the best donuts ever. Some of the flavors sound a little too sweet-​icky for me, but you can’ t beat FP for the standards, like cinnamon or honey glazed. Creamsicle and Lemonade are particularly good summer flavors. They’re just the right combination of crispy crust and smushy inside. I’ve never been a fan of KK — they’re just too sweet and the texture is nowhere near as dense as Fractured Prune.
They’re pricey, for sure, but it’s not like you can eat a dozen of them in a sitting, either. It’s more like splurging for a good dessert than it is picking up a box of donuts at Giant.

I have enjoyed many kinds of delicious donuts from many different cultures. Before Fractured Prune, I had not enjoyed any quality ones ones of Western American origin – the closest had been Dunkin Donuts and Krispy Kreme early in the morning. When it comes to donuts of this style, Fractured Prune makes such wonderful donuts they make DD and KK’s taste like industrial junk.
Fractured Prune does an incredible job with its made-​to-​order, fresh-​from-​the-​fryer donut dipped in glaze then rolled in toppings. Having tried most of the glazes, my dining companion and I have settled on blueberry and raspberry because they are the most natural. If we buy a dozen or more, we will add some banana and orange to the mix. In terms of the toppings, coconut is our favorite – providing a non-​sweet note to complement the glaze.
Another advantage of Fractured Prune’s donuts are how well they store (DD and KK’s taste awful when they cool, plus reheating does not help). Just follow the directions (microwave 45 seconds if donut is frozen or 15 – 25 seconds depending on how cold it is) and the Fractured Prune donut is practically as good as fresh! This actually makes it possible to purchase a dozen without having to overeat!
Overall, Fractured Prune makes fantastic donuts made fresh to order. They also offers a Tuesday special of $ 6.95 for a dozen donuts – a huge savings on already decent prices and cheaper than at the national chains. Even without the sale, they still decently priced for a luscious treat.

Donuts… Since, the dawn of time… there have been donuts. Yes, since the dawn of time.
Eve was tempted by the donut… or was it man? With it’s delicate sweet bread, deep fried with the empty center rendering it the perfect and original ‘to go’ food.
Food: It’s donuts, it may be life. Nah, but it’s damn fun. Sugar laden morsels of quickly deep fried bread and then layered with more toppings of sugar in various forms of addictions. The Blueberry Hill and the Chocolate covered cherry are decadent. The Rolo with the caramel and chocolate chips are a mix of childhood, nostalagia and evil wrapped in one. Love it.
Ok, these folks will always be better than Dunkin.Krispy. However, they are not ever going to be the Donut Factory in New York where donuts are sublime pieces of art… or VooDoo Donuts in Portland. but, I will say that in this area… they make a cake donut and when deep fried properly… is a ring of pure love (no, not that kind… get your mind out of the gutter)
Service: It’s a donut shop that is now a small chain. Sometimes, you have to hire teenagers. When the owners are there. the service, the attention to detail, the love is there. I won’t say anymore.
Return rate: Have to get my donut.
Bottom Line: Eve was tempted by the apple, but the true sin was that it was man that was tempted by the donut and became a couch potato. Thank you Fractured Prune for perpetuating my couch moments.

I call it the picky eaters bakery!
You can create your own donut, no limits.
My boss brought the office some today, I opened the box and there were six golden brown dough nuts decorated with chocolate drops, powdered sugar, sprinkles and some misc. dressings.
I was so excited to partake in these blessings from heaven that it completely slipped my mind that from now until New years I am starving myself or for lack of a better word, on a diet.
You see Unilocalers, I have been indulging in ANYTHING that’s soft, sticky, sweet, warm, covered in chocolate, glaze, or sugar.
Although I do not give a damn what shape this soft, sticky, sweet, warm, chocolaty, sugary blessing from heaven is, a 3′ round pastry is usually what I get. If I could special order these blessings from heaven I would order a tall creation rather than wide, approximately about the height of a baby tree, or the height of a dog standing up on its hind legs.
But because I never have more than $ 20 to spend on my cravings, i settle for this.
Most Delicious donuts I have ever tasted, Dint really get the concept of the name but you will not leave disappointed. Best desserts around town, of your not in the area its worth the drive.

The problem with living in Rockville Town Center is there are NO good bagels in the area. Literally none. If you know where to find a good bagel down around these parts PLEASE let me know.
So instead of driving all the way up the pike, I decided to give Fractured Prune a shot. The guy on the phone said, yes, they do have bagels, which they have shipped in daily from NYC. Ok! Good news! I like where this is going. He said they get them in almost fully cooked and they simply finish them in the oven. Eh, nothing compares to a freshly boiled bagel, but I’ll take what I can get. Bonus, they also have Nova (not Lox).
So I walk in and order the usual: Everything bagel (had to get it toasted since they aren’t freshly broiled), cream cheese, lox (nova in this case), onions and swiss. 5 minutes later I’m handed a hot bagel in a bag and I’m on way home.
As I sit here typing this, I find myself getting irritated. Bagels are supposed crunchy on the outside with a nice crust and soft on the inside. The bagel I just consumed had the consistency of a donut… soft all the way around, with no noticeable crust. It was like eating a roll with a hole in it.
Bah…
I hope my NFL bets work out better than my bet on breakfast this morning.

Hot, hand-​dipped donut? I think I gained a pound just inhaling the sugary aroma of this place!
They kinda look disgusting in a garish way, and I think it’s very wise of them not to put the calorie and fat count of each donut on their website; some things are better left unsaid. I opted, after a seemingly long debate, for their Reese Cup donut. I thought I would be able to take it home, but when someone hands you a plastic container with a warm puff of fried dough that is steaming up the container you cannot let that moment pass. «Just one bite,» I said to myself. Then another. Then another. Then… it was gone!
I guess you can tell I liked it! These are truly donuts you must intake in moderation. Yes, $ 1.85 does seem high, but it is the same price as an Auntie Annie’s hot pretzel from the mall.
As I was waiting for my warm morsel to be dressed up, a lady and her kid walked in and handed the counter guy a certificate for a dozen free donuts. I asked her where she got it and she said the Post Office gave it to her when she filled out a change of address form.
Hmm… maybe I should move…