Southern Country Bakery

Southern Country Bakery is a locally operated scratch bakery located at 200 S Main St in Parowan, Utah, famous across Iron County and the Interstate 15 corridor for its warm Cheese Zombies, oversized glazed donuts, maple bars, and morning pastries.

Home of Parowan's Famous Cheese Zombies and Early-Morning Donuts

Located at the junction of Main Street and 200 South (Scenic Byway 143 toward Brian Head), Southern Country Bakery opens its ovens at 5:00 AM on weekdays and 6:00 AM on weekends for commuters, ranchers, hunters, and skiers heading up Parowan Canyon. The bakery's signature specialty is the Cheese Zombie, a soft, freshly baked yeast roll generously stuffed with melted cheddar cheese and available in classic cheese, bacon-and-cheese, jalapeno-cheese, or ham-and-cheese varieties. Alongside savory Cheese Zombies, the bakery case is stacked each morning with giant apple fritters, maple bars, cinnamon rolls, cake donuts, and cookies.

• Signature Cheese Zombies: Warm, scratch-baked bread pockets filled with melted cheese, bacon, ham, or jalapenos.


• Oversized Donuts & Fritters: Freshly fried glazed donuts, maple bars, chocolate long johns, old-fashioned donuts, and crisp apple fritters.


• Cinnamon Rolls & Pastries: Frosted cinnamon rolls, turnovers, muffins, and road-trip bakery treats.


• Open 7 Days a Week Starting at 5:00 AM: Early-morning hours tailored for mountain travelers and local workers.

A Legendary Stop on Scenic Byway 143

Whether visitors are picking up a dozen donuts for a family cabin stay in Brian Head or grabbing a warm Cheese Zombie after shopping at Parowan's Market or Parowan Dental along 200 South, Southern Country Bakery is a beloved staple among the bakeries of Southern Utah.