Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

brazilianwax

Bossyboots wrote:

Can you please explain what it is that people find special about them. I am genuinely perplexed as to what their appeal is. To me, they are pleasant enough but nothing special and they don't warrant the price. The taste is nothing out of the ordinary and neither is the texture.

Me neither

Don't like anything about them at all!! Far too sweet and sickly and no texture at all. Gimme a jammy doughnut from Greggs anytime!!

Bella56

mmmmmm, donuts..... Tesco's in Slough has a Krispy Kreme, and I'd suggest the sprinkle topped ones and the raspberry or custard filled kind. They're all pretty good though, and it is amazing how quickly a dozen disappear.

Lawe

brazilianwax wrote:

Me neither

Don't like anything about them at all!! Far too sweet and sickly and no texture at all. Gimme a jammy doughnut from Greggs anytime!!

Agree 100%.
Taste like they've been standing around a while and very sickly.

Don't get me wrong, I like doughnuts, but these are processed rather than fresh.
Now if they cooked them on the spot, still being hot and fresh, had sugar coating rather than that awful glaze, then I would end up being 50 stone :rotfl:

jaffacakes_2

They are nice when they are hot off the line in Harrods. Very sweet, sickly and expensive though!

ckerrd

I think it is all a question of taste and availability.

If you cant get them "up North" then somehow they taste better when you travel to get them.

Also if you are in the queue at Harrods they often give you a free one - which kinda more than satisfies the appetite.

PhiL_P_3

You haven't really tasted a real doughnut til you've tried a Krispy Kreme - all those years I suffered soggy or dry doughnuts until that magical day I tasted heaven. :j

Colleague bought a box of them into the office the other day as it was his birthday - all the colours under the rainbow (and even a Homer special - chocolate coated with sprinkles!)

My fav is chocolate covered with creme or custard filling...oh baby come to papa! <drools>

Raksha

Don't forget, if you go in when the 'hot light' is on, you should get a 'trial' original glazed for free (usually warm from the fryer) now THAT is what KK is all about

Mr_Mister

Trust me KK doughnuts are the best. I was originally sceptical about them expecially when its not cheap. After trying one all other doughnuts are lame.
The original glazed ones are the best. They just melt in your mouth.
If you wanna try a free sample, just pop to the store in Harrods and they will hand over one as they come off the conveyor belt.
I would choose these over any supermarket or Greggs doughnuts, even if its more expensive.

HankMcSpank

IF a trip to the big smoke actually warrants seeking out some lardy yankee doughnuts, I tell ya' there must be some bloaters living outside of London,

I guess deep-fried Mars Bars just don't hit the spot anymore?



Doris & Bertha were elated to disembark from the 14.15hrs train from Wakefield, "To pot with London's museums, galleries & culture", they exclaimed....."let's hang out at the Krispy Kreme outlet on the station's concourse!"


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Ted_Hutchinson

Doughnut lovers are between a rock and a hard place.

Doughnuts are typically fried, and are sometimes coated with frostings made with oils that are either saturated (like palm) or trans-laden (partially hydrogenated).
A single (200-calorie) Krispy Kreme Original Glazed Doughnut, for example, serves up 4 grams of trans fat and 3 grams of saturated fat. That’s a third of a day’s worth of bad fat.

Worse yet, each Krispy Kreme Chocolate Iced Kreme Filled Doughnut deposits 6 grams of trans plus 5 grams of sat fat into your artery walls and 350 calories into your storage tank. Not a pretty picture.

It's no wonder we are suffering an infertility epidemic