7 Different Types Of Doughnuts You Need To Try

By Yash Lakhan

December 13th, 2023

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Doughnuts are popular sweet treats that are often eaten as a snack, for breakfast, or post-meal as a dessert. It is a comfort treat that originated in America. But these warm doughnuts have taken on different forms as time has passed. So, let's take a look at the different types of doughnuts.

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Cruller

Known for their unique shape and texture, they are usually glazed with honey or vanilla.

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Yeast Doughnuts

These doughnuts are also known as raised doughnuts. They are airy and light as they are incorporated with yeast as a leavening agent.

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Long John

These bar-shaped doughnuts are typically filled with custard and jelly.

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Cake Doughnuts

These doughnuts use baking powder as a leavening agent, unlike yeast doughnuts. They resemble a cake in texture and are denser.

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Old-Fashioned Doughnuts

Their history goes back to the 1830s. They are crunchy on the inside and extremely soft on the inside.

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Doughnut Holes

This is supposed to be the hole that is missing from the middle of a traditional doughnut and is typically made by using leftover dough.

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Jelly Doughnuts

These doughnuts don't have the traditional hole in the centre and are packed with a jam or jelly filling inside, sometimes even chocolate.

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