Paczki Are Coming! Where to Find Them in Lansing Before Lent

The Lenten season will soon be upon us. That means that Fat Tuesday and Paczki are right around the corner too!

What Is Fat Tuesday?

Fat Tuesday (which is February 17 this year) is the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday — when the Lent season begins for Catholics. During Lent, Catholics fast and/or 'give up' certain foods or activities. A popular example of something would be 'giving up sweets'.

So, as kind of a last hurrah to make use of all the butter, sugar, and sweets left in the pantry, Fat Tuesday and Paczki were born.

Paczki are Polish pastries that are deep-fried; filled with jelly, cream, or custard, and dusted with a light coating of powdered sugar.

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And don't mistake it for some regular jelly-filled donut either; they are not the same.

The traditional Polish filling is prune. But these days, you can get some wild flavors! Blueberry, raspberry, chocolate creme, nutella, and a whole bunch more.

Where to Find Paczki in Lansing

If you're ready to get your hands and taste buds on some delicious paczki, you're in luck because Quality Dairy is selling them starting January 30th!

Quality Dairy always makes some delicious paczki. When they start serving them, you know other places will too.

In previous years, awesome local establishments like Strange Matter Coffee Co, Groovy Donuts, Bake N' Cakes, Tom's Food Center, and more have carried paczki as well.

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If you know of a Lansing-area eatery that plans on selling paczki, let us know! Let's put together a list of all the delicious places that are slinging paczki in honor of Fat Tuesday.