3️⃣ What Makes These Donuts So Special?
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According to H-E-B’s bakery manager in Austin, the craze wasn’t planned.
“They were part of a limited promo for fall,” he explained. “We didn’t expect this kind of madness.”
The texture is what hooked people: crisp on the outside, soft in the middle, and light enough to feel “air-fried,” even though it’s not.
Food bloggers compared them to the original Cronut invented in New York by Dominique Ansel — but “with a Southern soul.”
Ingredients that make them pop:
- Croissant dough laminated with butter
- Vanilla-bean glaze
- A hint of sea salt
- Baked, not fried (a TikTok myth that added to the hype)