Krispy Kreme Drops New Paris-Themed Donuts Ahead Of Summer Olympics

Krispy Kreme has announced its new collection featuring three Parisian dessert-inspired doughnuts just in time for the Paris Olympics. The “Passport to Paris” collection will bring a taste of Paris to fans nationwide.

Crème Brûlée Doughnut: An unglazed shell doughnut filled with crème brûlée KREME filling, dipped in crème brûlée caramel icing and topped with caramelized sugar crunch.

Double Chocolate Éclair Doughnut: An unglazed shell doughnut filled with chocolate custard KREME filling, dipped in chocolate icing, and topped with chocolate crisp pearls.

Raspberry and Vanilla Crème Doughnut: An Original Glazed doughnut dipped in raspberry icing and cookie pieces and dolloped with vanilla KREME.

A new Crème Brûlée Latte made fresh-to-order hot, iced, or frozen has also been added to the menu for a limited time.

Don't forget, Krispy Kreme is offering free donuts and coffee during the month of July. Click HERE to get all the details!

Friday, June 2 is National Donut Day, and ahead of the celebration, Yelp released its second annual Top 100 US Donut Shops list. And apparently, NC has some delicious donuts. One North Carolina Donut shop was named the second-best in the entire country. The highly praised donuts come to us from Asheville. And 2nd best, that's some high praise. They weren't alone as 5 total North Carolina places made Yelp's list. This includes donuts from Asheville, Fayetteville, and Concord among others.

Did you know there are donut trends? There sure are! According to Yelp the biggest donut trends in 2023 are:

While my current favorite donut spot, The Salty, didn't make the cut, I'll be sure to check out a couple of these locations. I enjoy a good gourmet donut but I also can't turn down a hot now Krispy Kreme glazed donut. There just might not be anything better! The best donut I've had lately- a butterbeer one from the previously mentioned The Salty. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately for my waistline) it was a limited-time offering. So how did Yelp come up with these ratings that ranked a North Carolina Donut Shop 2nd best in the country? According to Yelp, they "identified businesses in the donuts category, then ranked those spots using a number of factors, including the total volume and ratings of reviews between January 1st, 2022 and March 31st, 2023."

Keep reading to see the top 10 donut shops in the US and the other North Carolina locations that were recognized.

Have you tried HOLE? I haven't but I typically visit Asheville at least once a year so I will definitely be adding this to my list for my next visit!

This is the second time Superior Bakery in Fayetteville has made the top 100 list, though that took a substantial jump this year.

Apparently, I'm not up on my donuts, while Raleigh is my second home, I've never tried Baker's Dozen either.