Where to find King Cake and Paczki this Fat Tuesday

Grocery store chain Bashas‘ prides itself on making fresh paczki from scratch to sell at its neighborhood markets on Fat Tuesday. White and red cardboard boxes of the sugar-dusted and jelly-filled treats have become synonymous with the holiday in metro Phoenix. At Bashas’, the doughnuts are glazed or sugared and come filled with lemon, raspberry, custard, chocolate custard or raisins. They are sold individually and by the half dozen. Bashas’ will have the boxes available starting at 6 a.m. on Tuesday and also plans to donate 10% of paczki sales to Saint Vincent De Paul. This year, Bashas’ will also sell King Cakes on Fat Tuesday, decorated in the traditional colors of green, gold and purple.

Europa Pastry, a small bakery located on 16th Street in north Phoenix, has multiple sweet options for Fat Tuesday. Stop by from 8 a.m. onwards and pick up some jelly-filled paczki, sliced versions stacked with cream and strawberries and dusted with powdered sugar, or a brightly colored king cake.