# Cronuts™ - spawn of satan

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cronuts-spawn-of-satan/665604>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 7, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cronuts-spawn-of-satan/665604 "2013-08-07T16:58:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cronuts-spawn-of-satan/665604/1 "2013-08-07T16:58:22Z")

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These horrors\*, these abominations\*, are the work of some New York chef who has trademarked the term. Supposedly a cross between a croissant and a doughnut, apparently you take the layered croissant dough, and instead of baking it to flaky goodness, you cut it into doughnut shape, deep-fry it and then glaze it or otherwise saturate it with more sugar. Some even add pastry cream.

They are dense and chewy, unlike either a croissant or a doughnut, and of course they are uber-sweet and full of fat. Oh, god, why do they do this to me?

Some others are imitating them in other locations, and calling them things like doissants or cro-nots. They have now appeared in our coffee shop, and are selling out first thing every day.

Sure, go ahead, try one - if you never want to see what’s below your belly again.  
\*horribly delicious, abominably habit-forming  
Roddy

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2013, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cronuts-spawn-of-satan/665604/2 "2013-08-07T17:01:14Z")

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I can’t understand the appeal and it sounds like a waste of perfectly good croissant dough.

But I’m sure the next version will include real bacon in the dough.

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**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2013, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cronuts-spawn-of-satan/665604/3 "2013-08-07T17:22:28Z")

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> [@RealityChuck](#):
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> bacon in the dough.

I’m doomed.  
Roddy

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**Author:** ![sylmar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@sylmar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sylmar)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cronuts-spawn-of-satan/665604/4 "2013-08-07T17:24:42Z")

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Sparing the few flecks of flour incidental to its make up, the gluten-free version is a tub of grease with a spoon… 😉