Raking in the Dough for Charity!

Voodoo’s exciting news doesn’t stop with its latest H-Town locale.

Summer Cannolos photo
Summer Cannolos photo

Voodoo Doughnuts — the cult classic that recently announced its second Houston-area location would be rolling into Montrose later this year — just unveiled its seasonal specials.


The new Key Lime Crush flavor boasts a yeast-raised shell filled with key lime and topped with vanilla frosting and crumbled graham crackers, plus a drizzle of caramel. The tastiest part? Proceeds from the sale of this doughnut will go to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

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Three new Cannolo (that would be a doughnut version of a cannoli — brilliant, right?) flavors were also announced: lemon-powdered-sugar, dulce de leche-cinnamon-sugar, and banana cream pie.

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