Daylight Donuts Comes to Geist

Bradd Morse of Daylight Donuts at Geist.

Finally, a doughnut shop in Geist! Okay, it had to be said… because that is exactly what Bradd Morse has been hearing since he opened Daylight Donuts at 116th and Olio Road!

Daylight Donuts is in the small string of shops in front of Kroger tucked in between a dentist’s office and a tanning salon. It was a big hit with students of HSE when it opened just before school let out earlier this year, and has been going strong ever since. Maybe Geist really did need a doughnut shop!

Formerly from Colorado, Morse got the urge to run his own business after many years in the corporate world. While researching Daylight Donuts, he learned there were 900 locations across the country, but only one in central Indiana — in Greenwood. “So a Daylight Donuts shop in Geist seemed to be the perfect fit!” says Morse.

“Daylight Donuts are made with a potato flour that is said to be the key to a doughnut with a fluffy, light texture and a great taste. They also want to keep up with the coffee craze by offering a variety of coffees, lattes and cappuccinos, as well as juice drinks and sodas.

Morse relies on the Daylight Donuts recipes to keep those doughnuts as popular as ever, but the doughnut shop decor is up to him. There are comfortable tables and chairs inside with flat screen TV’s, free WiFi and an outdoor patio for good weather days.

“Doughnut shops are typically for the customer on the go,” says Morse. “But here, you can come with your laptop and stay a while.”

There’s a good selection of doughnuts to choose from, too. In addition to cake, glazed and French cruller doughnuts (79 cents), they offer “Fancies” such as bismarks, long johns, twists and jelly toppers (89 cents). More tasty temptations include apple fritters, pine cones, bear claws, and cinnamon rolls ($1.09), and specialty items such as sticky buns, apple cobbler and sausage rolls ($1.79).

Bradd enjoys changing the colors on the sprinkled doughnuts to match school colors as he gets more involved in community and school events. “The kids really like it!” says Morse.

So, if you have not checked out Daylight Donuts, it may be time to stop in and get some bear claws and coffee for the family. There now is a doughnut shop in Geist, and as their “to go” box says… it is something to crow about!

Call 317-598-9999 for more information.