a donutMaple bar
also: maple log · maple long john · maple creamstick · maple bismarck
On the West Coast it is a bar. Say Long John in Portland and you will be understood, and marked.
A bar of raised dough, fried, then topped end to end with maple-flavoured icing. Sometimes filled with custard or cream; sometimes finished with chopped bacon, which is a newer idea and an argued one.
The story Cited · wp-long-john-doughnut
The same pastry carries different names by region. Long John runs through the Midwest, Canada and Texas; the Mid-Atlantic and central Canada sometimes sell it as an éclair, though an éclair is choux and this is yeast; parts of the Midwest say finger doughnut or cream stick when it is filled. On the West Coast it is a bar — maple bar, chocolate bar, filled bar — and the maple one is the one the coast is known for.
How it is done Cited · wp-long-john-doughnut
Sheet raised dough, cut rectangles, proof, fry, cool enough that icing will not run off, then dip the top face in maple icing and set it down icing-up.
Today Cited · wp-long-john-doughnut
A maple bar is the default second donut in a West Coast dozen — the one that goes in after the glazed.
The particulars
| dough | yeast |
|---|---|
| finish | iced |
| region | The Pacific Northwest, Southern California, The United States |
| confidence | high · updated 2026-09-16 |
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Who talks about it
Where we got it
- Long John (doughnut) — Wikipedia · link
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