Dunkin’ Donuts bringing out its ‘Croissant Donut’

Dunkin’ Donuts plans to roll out a croissant-doughnut hybrid in the U.S. next week, but the company says please don’t call it a “Cronut.”

The chain tells the Associated Press it will launch its “Croissant Donut” nationally for a limited time starting Nov. 3. It comes more than a year after the Dominique Ansel Bakery in New York City introduced its now trademarked Cronut, which became a viral sensation and spawned numerous knockoffs. Last summer, Dunkin’ also introduced a croissant-doughnut in South Korea it dubbed a “New York Pie Donut.”

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