{"id":21724,"date":"2017-04-05T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=21724"},"modified":"2023-08-29T17:23:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T03:23:50","slug":"review-dunkin-donuts-peanut-butter-delight-croissant-donut-and-chocolate-pretzel-donut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2017\/04\/05\/review-dunkin-donuts-peanut-butter-delight-croissant-donut-and-chocolate-pretzel-donut\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Dunkin\u2019 Donuts Peanut Butter Delight Croissant Donut and Chocolate Pretzel Donut"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dunkin<\/p>\n

Gee, I wonder how they got the peanut butter inside??<\/p>\n

\"Dunkin<\/p>\n

Sorry to dive straight in, but I must address the appearance of this specimen I purchased because I\u2019ve been obsessing over it since my first horrified glance.\u00a0With messy holes on top and peanut butter smears, this Croissant Donut looks like I caught it mid-hangover after a night of serious debauchery.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But, since these are locally-made items, there’s a good chance yours will be a well-rested, finishing-school graduate that keeps its holes underneath. Hence, I won’t ding it points-wise. <\/p>\n

Back to our regularly scheduled review.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chocolate, peanut butter, caramel, pretzels – I love all these things, so I had very high expectations for both these doughnuts. I did not try the coffee pairings \u2013 I despise coffee. Let me break these guys down separately because they’re rather different creatures.<\/p>\n

Peanut Butter Delight Croissant Donut<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t really a Croissant Donut. It\u2019s light and fluffy with large air pockets, but it\u2019s missing a critical component: layers. Croissants and croissant donuts are made with laminated dough – many thin sheets of pastry with butter between. One should be able to pull a proper croissant donut apart layer by layer \u2013 this was not the case here.<\/p>\n

\"Dunkin<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t a bad donut, just mis-named. The taste and texture of the donut itself, sugar glaze and chocolate drizzle were lovely. This isn\u2019t the peanut butter bomb I expected, however. A peanutty scent only became apparent when I sniffed closely. The frosting filling was just a hair on the sweet side for me. Straight-up PB inside would\u2019ve been better – letting the glaze and chocolate drizzle sweeten it. <\/p>\n

Chocolate Pretzel Donut<\/p>\n

\"Dunkin<\/p>\n

The aroma of this was almost indistinguishable from DD’s regular chocolate cake doughnut (which I love). Mine seemed very light on caramel drizzle – I wonder if more would change the smell.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The texture was also similar to the base model – moist, velvety cake. While the pretzel bits were a little soft, I liked that — it added a small crunch without stabbing the roof of my mouth with pretzel shards.<\/p>\n

\"Dunkin<\/p>\n

Again, the predominant taste was the basic DD glazed chocolate cake. Caramel flavor was very subtle, presumably due to the sparse drizzle. There wasn\u2019t much (if any) salt on the pretzels or donut, which was disappointing. The only thing that differentiated these from Dunkin\u2019s regular chocolate cake donuts was the taste and texture of the pretzel bits. But as a fan of the original, that\u2019s OK with me. <\/p>\n

While they\u2019re both perfectly enjoyable donuts, they fell short of great.<\/p>\n

\"Dunkin<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – Peanut Butter Delight Croissant Donut<\/b> 410 calories, 190 calories from fat, 21 grams of fat, 12 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 25 milligrams of cholesterol, 360 milligrams of sodium, 49 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of dietary fiber, 25 grams of sugar, and 6 grams of protein. Chocolate Pretzel Donut<\/b> – 400 calories, 200 calories from fat, 23 grams of fat, 12 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 530 milligrams of sodium, 44 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of dietary fiber, 19 grams of sugar, and 4 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b> $2.00 for two
\nSize:<\/b> N\/A
\nRating:<\/b> 6 out of 10 (PB Delight)
\nPros:<\/b> Nice airy donut base, glaze and chocolate drizzle.
\nCons:<\/b> Might look like it was baked by a one-eyed raccoon. Like my hair \u2013 needs layers! PB frosting filling goes to 11 on the sweet scale.
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10 (Chocolate Pretzel)
\nPros:<\/b> Good (familiar) chocolate cake base, non-dangerous pretzel shards.
\nCons:<\/b> Needs salt! (In fairness, I say this about almost every food I eat.) More caramel, please.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gee, I wonder how they got the peanut butter inside?? Sorry to dive straight in, but I must address the appearance of this specimen I purchased because I\u2019ve been obsessing over it since my first horrified glance.\u00a0With messy holes on top and peanut butter smears, this Croissant Donut looks like I caught it mid-hangover after […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1704,1539,1477],"class_list":["post-21724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-dunkin","tag-dunkin-donuts","tag-fast-food"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21539,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2017\/03\/27\/fast-food-news-dunkin-donuts-chocolate-pretzel-donut-and-peanut-butter-delight-croissant-donut\/","url_meta":{"origin":21724,"position":0},"title":"FAST FOOD NEWS: Dunkin’ Donuts Chocolate Pretzel Donut and Peanut Butter Delight Croissant Donut","author":"Marvo","date":"March 27, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Like wine and cheese, Dunkin' Donuts' latest treats are meant to be paired with specific coffee beverages on their menu. 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