Homer Simpson was right about a few things. Like the fact that church is long, and that wives can sometimes nag and, most importantly, that donuts make the world go round. Whatever your feelings about church lengths and spousal nagging, surely you can join Homer in delighting in the donut. We certainly do. It may not help you look good in a swimsuit, but a donut will send your spirits — and possibly your blood-sugar level — soaring. Here are some of our favorite places scattered throughout the county to indulge in sugary goodness.

Daylight Donuts

Long before morning breaks, employees at Daylight Donuts in Pleasant Grove are up baking delicious pastries for the line of cars that will eventually snake out from the shop’s drive-thru window. Daylight Donuts is a Pleasant Grove landmark, as beloved as the nearby Purple Turtle restaurant. Although it’s a chain establishment with locations as far flung as Mexico and Romania, Daylight Donuts feels like a mom-and-pop bakery. For example, the store closes at 1 p.m. or when the donuts run out. End of story. The donuts here are thick and cake-like, with rotating flavors such as strawberry, pumpkin spice and blueberry, and specialty donuts including fritters and bear claws. Although the drive-thru line can be a bit long on a Saturday morning, the donuts are every bit worth the wait.

— 125 E. State Road, Pleasant Grove, and other locations throughout Utah, (801) 785-7922, www.daylightdonuts.com

Station 13-Cafe Express/Texas Donuts

Everyone knows cops and donuts go together, but apparently all types of public servants love the airy pastry. Housed in a former car wash on Lehi Main Street, Station 13 is decorated to look like a fire station. Its menu boasts Texas-style, hand-cut donuts, kolaches (buttery Czechoslovakian pastries), and some inventive drinks. (Here’s how inventive the drinks are: You can order a Caramel Green Apple Smoothie, a Red Velvet frappe, or a tiramisu ice cream shake.) If you like your breakfast savory, try a sausage jalapeño or bacon, egg and cheese kolache. If you prefer your breakfast sweet, enjoy the homemade donuts in flavors from maple to cookies and cream.

— 1325 E. Main St., Lehi, (801) 327-9385, station-13.com

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

This chain donut shop opened in 1937 and has since taken its donuts to the world. (Literally: There are Krispy Kremes everywhere from Toronto to Turkey.) The reason for the franchise’s success probably lies in its light-as-a-feather original glazed donuts. They are so airy one almost needs to eat two or three to feel satisfied. Beyond glaze, you can order your donut iced, or filled with cream or custard, or you can choose rotating specialty donuts like the Dark Chocolate Caramel Kreme and the Caramel Chocolate Pretzel. Krispy Kreme also offers a variety of coffees, iced drinks and sodas.

— 417 W. University Pkwy., Orem, and other locations throughout Utah, (801) 222-9995, www.krispykreme.com

Provo Bakery

Though not strictly a donut shop, the Provo Bakery has a lovely selection of donuts to choose from. In addition to “Plain Jane” cake donuts, they offer cinnamon crunch rings, raspberry-cream filled donuts and toasted coconut rings. Then there are buttermilk bars, cinnamon twists, glazed croissants, apple and raspberry fritters, cinnamon rolls and sticky buns. We could go on — lemon bars, Danishes, brownies, oh my! — but suffice it to say that if you like pastries, you’ll be in dough heaven here.

— 190 E. 100 North, Provo, (801) 375-8330, theprovobakery.com