Making doughnuts for a living wasn’t part of Jeremy Miller’s business plan.
“I have a background in fine dining,” said Miller, who along with his wife, Cara, own Haute Doughnuts, a vegan doughnut company.
Haute Doughnuts doesn’t have its own location, but Miller partners with other businesses in the area including Rooted Coffeehouse, Ubora Coffee Roasters and Field Botanicals to sell its plant-based goodies.
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Each month, he offers a menu of 10 to 12 different types of doughnuts. The vanilla glazed doughnut is a staple. Flavors are often seasonal. For the spring, they prepared a strawberry shortcake doughnut and have just developed a peach cobbler one for summer.
Jeremy Miller said Cara Miller comes up with an idea, and he carries it through.
The Millers adopted a vegan lifestyle about six years ago. It was a fortuitous decision because their son was born with multiple food allergies, including eggs. Haute Doughnuts are made without eggs, butter or milk. They are completely plant-based, and people seem to enjoy them, he said.
“Doughnuts make people smile,” he said.
When the pandemic hit, Jeremy Miller, who was working at The Southern Salad, watched his hours decrease. He needed a way to supplement his income. The Millers had lived in Atlanta and were inspired by Revolution Doughnuts, a vegan bakery in Decatur.
Haute Doughnut’s first pop-up shop was held in August 2020.
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Now, the doughnuts have a regular routine — 6:30 a.m. Tuesday and Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday at Rooted Coffeehouse for walk-in business; 10 a.m. Saturday at Field Botanicals for pre-order pickup only; and 9:45-10:45 a.m. Sundays at Ubora for pick-up and walk-ins. Haute Doughnuts will be available beginning at 10 a.m. June 4 at Fleet Feet for pick-up and walk-ins.
He said he’d booked the Saturday Market at Riverwalk for the entire season, but he’s been so busy at Field Botanicals, he hasn’t been able to be at the market much.
Haute Doughnuts has become his full-time business, and it doesn’t bother him that the business doesn’t have a home of its own.
“We’re going with the flow. It would be great to have a store, but this is working for us,” he said.
On June 13, Haute Doughnuts will be featured in a coffee cocktail and doughnuts event with All Equal Parts at The Space at 901 Greene St.
Zach McCabe of All Equal Parts approached Miller about the partnership, and Miller said he thought it was a great idea.
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McCabe will teach participants how to create their own coffee cocktail using Ubora coffee, and it will be paired with a doughnut from Haute Doughnuts. Miller said he will make other doughnuts for the event.
The June 13 event will begin at 2 p.m. A limited number of spots are available, and the cost is $20. Tickets are available at www.eventbrite.com/e/coffee-cocktails-doughnuts-tickets-157667893915.
Haute also fills custom orders.
For more information, visit haute-doughnuts.com.
Charmain Z. Brackett is the Features Editor for The Augusta Press. Reach her at charmain@theaugustapress.com.
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