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25 Craziest Doughnut Creations Ever Invented

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Happy National Doughnut Day! The first Friday in June honors the doughy, fried creation that we traditionally smother in glaze and fill with jelly or cream. But the depth of doughnut innovation does not stop there, as many others have whipped up dough-driven masterpieces with flavors from sweet to savory, salty to sour, and everything (weird) in between.

We've compiled a list of the 25 craziest doughnut creations. You may want to save room for dessert, even at breakfast.

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Dunkin' Donuts Glazed Donut Sandwich

Where to get it: Dunkin' Donuts
When to eat it: On the way to New England to watch the leaves change in Autumn

Starting as a product served only at a few locations in Eastern Massachusetts, this wild sandwich combo is set to be sold in Dunkin' Donut locations nationwide on June 7th, (a.k.a. National Doughnut Day). It's exactly what you'd think it is—a peppered egg and bacon sandwiched between two glazed donuts. While it's not the healthiest item on Dunkin's menu, it comes in at a surprising 360 calories, 30 calories lower than their Turkey Sausage Sandwich.

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Fried Kool-Aid Doughnuts

Where to get it: In your kitchen (and various state fairs)
When to eat it: At a state fair fried food buffet

We know what you're asking yourself: "How the hell do you actually fry Kool-Aid?" Essentially, the doughnut hole batter is mixed in with Kool-Aid and Kool-Aid powdered crystals. Then, they're fried like basic doughnuts and followed by a dusting of Kool-Aid powder. Starting as a gimmick at a number of state fairs, the recipe has been been translated so that you can pull it off in your own kitchen. Fry and consume with caution.

Samoa Doughnut

Where to get It: In your kitchen
When to eat it: When Girl Scout cookies aren't in season, and you've got a craving coming on.

Taking inspiration from the coconut and chocolate Girl Scout cookie of the same name, this doughnut combines caramel, coconut (in the form of coconut milk and shredded coconut pieces) and chocolate drizzled over top. If the Girl Scouts don't travel to your area and you aren't able to grab a box from a local troop (or their parents), then this doughnut is an excellent homemade alternative.

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The "Texas Sized" Round Rock Doughnut

Where to get it: Round Rock Donuts
When to eat it: When you want a doughnut for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.


They say that everything is bigger in Texas, and doughnuts are no exception. Using a normal-sized glazed doughnut as a size comparison, the "Texas Sized" doughnut is bigger than a man's head. Make sure you bring the whole crew when you order this doughy dynamo, or you'll likely spend the whole day eating it.


The "Dead Elvis"

Where to get it: Psycho Donuts
When to eat it: On your deathbed.

It's not a secret that Elvis loved to pig out, particularly in his later years. Inspired by "the King" and his eating habits, this doughnut combines a number of different classic snacks. It's a cream-filled doughnut topped with banana and bacon bits, and filled with peanut butter and jelly. What more do you want from life?

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Key Lime Cheesecake Doughnut

Where to get it: Krispy Kreme
When to eat it: On a hot summer morning in Florida.

Stuffed with key lime cheesecake, glazed, and topped with a cream cheese-key lime icing, and handful of graham cracker crumbles on top. Why order a whole pie when you can get all of the components in a compact doughnut?

Whiskey Bacon Doughnut

Where to get it: In Your Kitchen
When to eat it: When you'e not chopping wood and/or growing a mustache.

Possibly the manliest doughnut ever made, this savory doughnut utilizes a maple whiskey glaze, with a topping of crumbled candied bacon to produce a donut that will likely put a little (more) hair on your chest.

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The Fruity Pebbles Doughnut

Where to get it: The General
When to eat it: When you want to watch Saturday morning cartoons.

This doughnut is Kendrick Lamar's Saturday morning wet dream. Plop down in front of the tube and put on some Looney Tunes, you're in 2nd grade again.

Fried Chicken and Doughnuts

Where to get it: Federal Donuts
When to eat it: When chicken and waffles aren't available.

You demand a breakfast of fried foods. At Federal Donuts, that demand is hardly out of the ordinary, as the Philadelphia based doughnut shop has been combining the two fried favorites for the city of brotherly love since late 2011. While the two components are not actually in one donut, they are undoubtedly a pairing best enjoyed together.

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KFC's Fish Doughnut

Where to get it: KFC Singapore
When to eat it: When you're in a seafoood state of mind...for breakfast.

Doughnuts. Made of fish. We no longer consider the double down the craziest item emerging from the Colonel's kitchen.

Waffle Doughnut

Where to get it: Park 75 at the Four Seasons Atlanta
When to eat it: When you have a stockpile of maple syrup you need to get rid of.

A doughnut in the form of a waffle, this creation is made of waffle batter, but fried as a doughnut. In some cases, the doughnut is then pressed for less than 20 seconds on a waffle iron to a give it the appearance of a waffle, but its flavor is full-on donut.

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Strawberry Milkshake Doughnut

Where to get it: Greggs
When to eat it: At tea time.


Based in the United Kingdom, Greggs operates as one of the largest chain bakeries in the UK, working as a "grab and go" type of bake shop. This doughnut is topped with strawberry cream icing and white chocolate and stuffed with "mallow strawberry cream icing." We're not exactly sure what that its, but its sounds divine.


Green Tea Doughnut

Where to get it: Doughnut Plant
When to eat it: After your morning yoga session.

This green tea flavored, cake-like doughnut is completely green, from its green tea icing to its interior. Say "Om" and open wide.

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Pizza Doughnut

Where to get it: In your kitchen
When to eat it: When can't decide between leftover pizza and doughnuts for breakfast.

Topped like a pizza and stuffed with cheese, this almost functions as a calzone more than a doughnut. We admire its gusto.

Dry Pork and Seaweed Doughnut

Where to get it: Dunkin' Donuts China
When to eat it: When you're craving Chinese pork buns.

With dried and dehydrated pig as a topping (along with seaweed pieces), this doughnut is something that traditional doughnut lovers may feel uncomfortable with. In China, however, this serves less as a sweet treat and more as a savory snack for Dunkin' customers.

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Red Bull Jelly Doughnut

Where to get it: In your kitchen
When to eat it: At 3 p.m. when you're dozing off at your desk.

In this caffeinated doughnut the recipe's creator uses Red Bull to forge a jello-like filling and tops it with Nerds and Pop Rocks. While the creator urges against making (let alone trying) the doughnut, we can't help but be curious about what this pocket of pure energy might taste like.

Black Cheese Doughnut

Where to get it: Dunkin' Donuts Indonesia
When to eat it: When you want to experience a heady mix of chocolate and cheese.

Yes, this is a doughnut with chocolate frosting, topped with shredded cheese. The combination of chocolate and cheese is not too uncommon however, as even in the United States, people have combined the two for a blend of sweet, creamy, and salty.

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Kolaches

Where to get it: Kolache Factory
When to eat it: On the way to a Slim Thug and Paul Wall show.

Starting as a Czech wedding dessert traditionally filled with fruit and cream, the Czech pastry has taken hold in various areas, with strong roots in Houston, Texas. In the American reiteration, the traditional recipe still exists. However, a very popular version consists of the dough combined with sausage, cheese, and jalapeño peppers. They look like a "pigs in a blanket" to the untrained eye, but they taste even better.

Kimchi

Where to get it: Dunkin' Donuts Korea
When to eat it: When you want to add an extra serving of veggies to your meal.

This doughnut (or croquette to some) is filled with the Korean fermented cabbage known as kimchi. It is also filled with some type of shredded pork and receives a toasted treatment, which makes it more wrong (or right, depending on your sensibilities).

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The Foie Gras Doughnut

Where to get it: Do or Dine
When to eat it: When you're trying to add luxury into your morning routine.


This is a luxe doughnut, filled with foie gras (fatty duck liver), concord grape jam, and then topped with sea salt and powdered sugar. In other words, it's everything you never knew you wanted, but really, really do.


The Monte Cristo Doughnut

Where to get ut: Dynamo Dounut
When to eat it: While practicing your French.


With roots in France, a traditional "monte cristo" sandwich is a play on a typical croque-monsieur. The sandwich can often be seen as a grilled cheese with turkey or ham that has been dipped in egg batter and fried. This offering includes gruyere, sliced ham and jam, an enticing combination of both sweet and savory.


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Old Dirty Bastard Doughnut

Where to get it: Voodoo Doughnut
When to eat it: While surviving life in the "Brooklyn Zoo."


A homage to the late member of the Wu Tang Clan or a commentary on how we'd feel after eating one? This doughnut is part of the creations at Voodoo Doughnut in Portland, Oregon. Coming in with chocolate frosting, Oreo crumbles, and peanut butter, the only thing missing is some C.R.E.A.M. filling.


The Lady's Brunch Sandwich (a.k.a. The Luther Burger)

Where to get it: In your kitchen
When to eat it: When you're visiting Decatur, Georgia.

The Lady's Brunch Sandwich is known as an invention of Paula Deen (a.k.a. The Butter Lady), who combined a donut with a bacon cheeseburger and plopped a fried egg on top. However, this combo originally began in Decatur, Georgia, served at the now-closed Mulligan's Pub. Deen did contribute the fried egg, but the original recipe was just a bacon cheeseburger with a split doughtnut as the bun. But why is it called the Luther Burger? It is named after legendary entertainer Luther Vandross (who some believed to have created the burger himself while backstage at a show).

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The Cronut

Where to get it: Dominique Ansel Bakery
When to eat it: When you want to let your inner hypebeast out.

A fusion between the airy lightness of a croissant and the glazed goodness of a doughnut, this unique delicacy is so popular that a black market around the product has formed. Scalpers have begun to purchase and then re-sell the cronuts at nearly eight times what they go for in the bakery. The bakery has even enacted a half-dozen cronut daily limit due to the bakery often selling out its 200-cronut stock roughly minutes after opening its doors for the day.

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