cronut
Fried laminated pastry
A cronut is a pastry that combines a croissant and a doughnut—laminated dough shaped into a ring, fried, and typically filled with cream and topped with glaze.
Created by pastry chef Dominique Ansel in 2013, it sparked long lines at his New York bakery and countless imitations.
We waited an hour for cronuts.
Stacked levels or coatings
- butteryRich like a spread
- crispyBrittle and snapping
- laminatedBonded between protective layers
- puffBrief burst of air
delicate · airy · light · crumbly · texture · phyllo · filo · frangible
Bonded between protective layers
- doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
- yeastFermenting fungus
- friedCooked in hot fat
- glazeThin lustrous coating
filling · custard · cream · chocolate · vanilla · patisserie · confectionery · artisanal
Self-indulgent, often corruptly
- luxuriousMarked by costly elegance
- richHaving much of something
- sumptuousSplendidly rich and costly
- treatSomething pleasantly special
splurge · guilty pleasure · caloric · buttery · sinful · extravagant · opulent · gourmet
layers
Stacked levels or coatings
puff · delicate · airy · light · crumbly · texture · phyllo · filo · frangible · brittle
laminated
Bonded between protective layers
glaze · filling · custard · cream · chocolate · vanilla · patisserie · confectionery · artisanal · ring
decadent
Self-indulgent, often corruptly
treat · splurge · guilty pleasure · caloric · buttery · sinful · extravagant · opulent · gourmet · epicurean
sugar
Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener
vanilla · icing · sprinkles · cinnamon · maple · honey · syrup · frosting · custard · jam
hybrid
Thing of mixed parentage
combination · crossover · synthesis · mix · composite · culinary · creative · unconventional · technique
- Neologismsselfie, blog, vlog, podcast, hashtag
- pastriesdanish, eclairs, pastry, palmier, choux pastry
- novelty treatsPop Rocks, cotton candy, candy necklaces, candy buttons, ring pops
- fusion foodsKorean tacos, cruffin, sushi burritos, kimchi fries, brookies
- hybridshybrid car, crossbred, mule, hybrid cars, tigon
- fusion foodAsian fusion, sushi burrito, ramen burger, Pacific Rim, Nikkei
cronutpound cake
Dense buttery loaf dessert
dinner roll · white bread · hardtack · soda bread · brioche