Krispy Kreme Doughnuts always has a range of limited edition themed doughnuts.
2017
Cola Fizz
In early 2017, it was the movies and this is the Cola Fizz doughnut ‘filled with a zingy cola flavoured filling, hand dipped and lightly drizzled with a Cola flavoured icing’ and topped with a sour cola bottle lolly.
This doughnut has a pleasantly bright and refreshing cola flavoured filling with a refreshing zingy acidity to counter the sweetness cola flavoured icing and the cola stripes. The doughnut itself is pillowy soft and light, while the sour cola bottle leaves you in no doubt that this is a cola doughnut.
Filled with Nutella
After the movies inspired doughnuts, it was a collaboration with Nutella. This is the Filled with Nutella ($3.50), with the ‘soft, fluffy centre […] filled with Nutella’ and finished with ‘a drizzle of Nutella and a light dusting of icing sugar’.
Dipped in Nutella
This doughnut had a fluffy dough, but it was a tad dry perhaps because it was no longer fresh as it was from the end of the day (at 5:00 pm). It was a cold day, so the Nutella innards were a bit dense rather than satisfyingly melt-in-your-mouth.
And finally, this is the Dipped in Nutella ($3.50), a classic ring doughnut dipped with Nutella, topped with a smattering of caramelised hazelnuts, and finished with a drizzle of Nutella.
This doughnut was a tad oily with the dipped Nutella portion sticking to the roof of your mouth when eating. The caramelised hazelnuts, though, were redeeming in its crunchy, nutty flavour and in providing a barrier to avoiding direct contact of the dipped Nutella so its chocolate deliciousness could be enjoyed.
While the limited edition doughnuts at Krispy Kreme are interesting, nothing quite beats the basic satisfaction of the Original Glazed.
2018
Chocolate Glaze
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts celebrated World Chocolate Day on 7 July 2018 with a Chocolate Glaze Doughnut ($2.00.85). It’s described as being their ‘Original Glazed doughnut covered in wonderfully smooth chocolate glaze’.
The doughnut is wonderfully light and fluffy as we expect from Krispy Kreme, while the chocolate glaze brought a strong flavour to the doughnut. We enjoy the chocolate glaze for being a twist on the Original Glazed but prefer the latter as it’s lighter and easier to appreciate the doughnut itself.
Maxibon
A few weeks later, the Maxibon Doughnut ($3.50) was the new limited edition item. It’s ‘filled with a blend of vanilla creme and choc chips’ and ‘hand dipped in smooth choc icing and topped with hazelnuts and choc Maxibon biscuit’.
The Maxibon biscuit is the clincher drawing the association between the doughnut and the original ice cream sandwich. Here, it’s chocolatey like in the original, but also crunchy and crisp unlike the soft biscuit on the ice cream. The doughnut, as with all Krispy Kreme doughnuts, is light and fluffy and the vanilla creme is thick and light like a meringue. The chocolate chips add subtle chocolate flavour compared to the richer flavour from the glaze, while the nuts add the more prominent crunch. Overall, the doughnut does not straw immediate flavour associations with the original Maxibon, but is still a delicious doughnut in its own right.
They had some seasonal doughnuts for Christmas, but I wasn’t keen on those. Instead, I opt a tad fancier than my favoured Original Glaze with the Vanilla Slice ($3.50).
The doughnut is ‘filled with a smooth vanilla custard, hand dipped in a velvety white icing and decorated with a delicate chocolate ganache swirl’.
Doughnuts from Krispy Kreme stand out for their pillowy soft and tender dough and this Vanilla Slice is no exception. The vanilla custard is smooth with a bold vanilla flavour. It’s not too sweet, leaving that job instead to the icing on top which I enjoyed, surprisingly.
And a few weeks later, I cannot resist an Original Glazed. A whole dozen of them, in fact.
It is, without a doubt, my favourite doughnut in Australia, for its perfect combination of light and fluffy dough with a crisp sugar glaze when fresh. Yum! And for the few that make it past the first day uneaten, a quick 10 seconds in the microwave brought them back to perfection.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is located at 116-124 Parramatta Rd, Cnr Parramatta Rd & St Hilliers Rd, Auburn NSW 2144.
2019
Krispy Kreme released four doughnuts in late April to early May that were inspired by ‘all-time favourite party treats from [our] childhood’ during the late 1990s.
Brownie Batter
This is the Brownie Batter ($3.60) the ‘chocolate lover’s dream’, ‘filled with a rich choc crème and ground choc crumb’ and ‘hand-dipped in dark choc ganache with choc fudge brownie pieces and ground choc crumb on top’.
There’s always a chocolate filled doughnut in some form or another at Krispy Kreme and this one is easily one of our favourites. The creme inside has just the right goopy texture for a brownie batter and delivered a rich chocolate flavour that goes well with the soft doughnut and the denser baked brownie pieces and choc crumbs on top. We were most excited for this one and it lived up to our expectations.
Finger Bun
This is the Finger Bun ($3.60), which ‘signature Original Glazed doughnut hand-dipped in a delicious strawberry flavoured icing and finished with desiccated coconut.
This one tastes just like the finger buns from my childhood but much improved, with a more enjoyable strawberry flavoured icing and soft, tender ‘bun’.
Cookie Dough
This is the Cookie Dough ($3.60), which is their ‘signature Original Glazed doughnut and a swirl of choc chip cookie dough in the centre’, followed by a ‘drizzle of milk choc ganache’.
After the Brownie Batter, we were most excited about this one, only to be very disappointed. The ‘cookie dough’ tastes like whipped cream cheese with a prominent acidity that’s nothing like any cookie dough I’ve tasted. They should take some pointers from Ben & Jerry’s on cookie dough.
Fairy Bread
Finally, this is the Fairy Bread ($3.60), which is white icing, hundreds and thousands and a swirl of buttercream on top.
Along with the Finger Bun, this is the most nostalgic for me with fairy bread being a regular fixture during primary school. This one incorporates both the crunchy sugar as well as the flavour of margarine from that glued the sprinkles to the bread. Here, it’s received as upgrade with buttercream and our favourite Krispy Kreme doughnut.
Hershey’s Cookies & Creme – Dipped
Here’s another roundup of doughnuts from Krispy Kreme.
This one above is the Hershey’s Cookies & Creme – Dipped ($3.50). It’s an ‘Original Glazed doughnut hand-dipped in white choc truffle icing and topped with Hershey’s Cookies and Creme crumble’ finished by ‘a light drizzle of choc ganache’.
The Hershey’s series had been out for a while. There’s a variety of different textures to enjoy here from the fluffiness of the Original Glazed, the thick white chocolate truffle icing and the crunch of the crumble. The white chocolate adds a distinct creaminess in flavour and texture to the doughnut, but it’s the chocolate cookies and ganache that really brought the pops of flavour.
Kookies n’ Kreme
This is the other Kookies n’ Kreme, described as ‘a yeast-raised doughnut shell hand filled with lusciously smooth cream mixed with crushed cookies’ and topped with ‘white icing, crushed cookies and white icing drizzle’.
Whereas the previous doughnut was all about white chocolate, this one focuses on the cocoa flavours. The crushed Oreo biscuits contrast well with the cream inside and the softness of doughnut itself is less prominent.
Tiramisu
This is the Tiramisu, a return of a flavour featured during their ‘Around the World’ series in 2016. The doughnut is ‘filled with a tiramisu flavoured filling, dipped into coffee flavoured truffle icing, lightly dusted with chocolate flakes and a drizzle of chocolate ganache’.
This is one of my favourite flavours — the tiramisu filling is sweet, smooth and creamy, with the coffee icing and chocolate flakes adding just enough sharpness and texture. I’d be happy to see this flavour become a permanent addition.
Reese’s Peanut Butter
This is the Reese’s Peanut Butter with hand-dipped in choc icing, topped with Reese’s peanut butter chips and vanilla biscuit crumbs and finished with a light choc drizzle.
Not usually one for overly rich doughnuts like this, it surprised with how enjoyable the mix of nuttiness from the peanut butter centre and the chocolate and the crispy toppings. Unlike the Kookies n’ Kreme, the doughnut had a larger dough to filling ratio, which helped keep the richness in check.
Traditional Cinnamon
This is the Traditional Cinnamon, described as a ‘melt in your mouth signature doughnut rolled in a cinnamon and sugar mixture’. We’d been wanting to try this one for a while to compare it with the ones from Donut King.
The doughnut is very mochi mochi — it’s springy and keeps its shape, but it’s also surprisingly light. We’ve not had a cinnamon doughnut that has quite the same texture in Australia, although the pon de ring from Mister Donut in Japan does come close.
2021
Crunchie – Dipped in Crunchie Pieces
This is the Crunchie – Dipped in Crunchie Pieces ($3.00.75). It’s ‘dipped in honeycomb truffle [and] covered in Crunchie pieces and milk choc ganache’. We enjoy the Crunchie pieces on top for their crunch and signature honeycomb flavour, but we’re not fans of the honeycomb truffle, which delivered an overly heavy and rich honeycomb sweetness that lacked depth and was an off-putting colour.
Crunchie – Filled with Honeycomb Custard
This is the second in the release, the Crunchie – Filled with Honeycomb Custard ($3.00.75). It’s ‘filled with honeycomb custard, topped with milk choc ganache, Crunchie pieces and a honeycomb truffle drizzle’.
We were surprised by how much we enjoyed this doughnut. The doughnut was pillowy soft and light, while the honeycomb custard captured the light airiness of the honeycomb without being overly sweet or rich. The pieces of Crunchie pieces atop, paired with the chocolate ganache and the far more restrained use of the honeycomb truffle, meant this doughnut delivered an overall flavour that was truer to the original confection than the ring doughnut.
2025
Pistachio Papi
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts collaborated with Pistachio Papi, known for its pistachio spread, in the second half of February 2025 to coincide with World Pistachio Day on 26 February.
The collaboration featured a doughnut filled with pistachio mousse, dipped in Pistachio Papi spread, and topped with candied pistachios and a drizzle of white chocolate.
The doughnuts varied significantly in size, with some barely over half the size of others. This inconsistency may have been a result of Krispy Kreme’s efforts to “increase production” after selling out in the first two days. At $5.00 per doughnut, such variability in quality was disappointing.
Quality issues aside, the doughnut retained the light and fluffy yeast-raised texture typical of Krispy Kreme doughnut. However, despite pistachio being incorporated in three elements—the mousse, spread, and candied nuts—it failed to deliver a pronounced flavour. The pistachio was only noticeable in the spread when eaten separately, offering a subtle savoury nuttiness, while the overall sweetness of the doughnut overwhelmed its defining depth. Neither the mousse filling nor the candied pistachios contributed any concentrated pistachio flavour. While the textures were enjoyable, this collaboration ultimately did not deliver a satisfying pistachio experience.
This Krispy Kreme Doughnut x Pistachio Papi collaboration was purchased at Krispy Kreme in Sydney, Australia in February 2025.
2026
Original Glazed Cinnamon Scroll
This is the Original Glazed Cinnamon Scroll, a limited weekend release (Friday–Sunday) from Krispy Kreme during April 2026, priced at $6.00 for one or $16.00 for three, described as featuring a soft, hand-rolled cinnamon dough with glaze.
Each scroll measured approximately 10 cm in diameter and 2 cm in height. Aroma opened with a light sweetness, though cinnamon was faint and not clearly defined. Initial contact delivered a dense chew, with the dough offering resistance rather than a soft, airy give. Across the three scrools in our box, texture was inconsistent, with only one showing a more tender structure while the others remained firm and slightly heavy. Through the mid-palate, cinnamon remained subdued, registering only as a mild background note rather than a defining flavour. The glaze dominated, contributing both sweetness and moisture, with a thick coating that sat heavily on the surface. Towards the finish, the sweetness intensified, driven almost entirely by the glaze, with limited development from the dough itself. Aftertaste carried lingering sugar sweetness with minimal spice presence. Texture moved from a dense initial bite to a sustained chew, lacking the expected softness and lightness, with moisture primarily dependent on the glaze rather than the dough.
Overall, limited cinnamon clarity and imbalanced sweetness, with dense, inconsistent texture resulting in a glaze-dominant scroll.
This Original Glazed Cinnamon Scroll was purchased from Krispy Kreme in Sydney, Australia in April 2026.