Santa Who? Krispy Kreme's New Holiday Doughnuts Feature Another Christmas Icon

Krispy Kreme's releasing a new holiday doughnut lineup mainly featuring a Christmas-related character who isn't Santa Claus. Starting November 29 (which happens to be Black Friday this year), you'll be able to snag the Merry Grinchmas Doughnut Collection, which features three new doughnuts, each based off characters from Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."

The new doughnuts are an assortment of dipped and filled treats. The star filled pastry is called the Grinch Doughnut. It's filled with cookies and cream filling (meant to evoke coal, for you naughty folks), and it's dipped in green icing and decorated with the Grinch's shifty face. The rest are dipped glazed varieties; the first one is the Grinchy Claus Doughnut, which features Krispy Kreme's classic glazed doughnut that's been dipped in chocolate icing, topped with white buttercream, and then garnished with crispy bits and an edible Grinch illustration. Then there's the Cindy-Lou Who Merry Berry Tree Doughnut, which starts with a classic glazed doughnut which is then dipped in strawberry icing, decorated with a green buttercream tree, and covered in sprinkles and topped with a star. 

Okay, we do get a little Santa representation this year with a returning favorite called the Santa Belly, which is an unglazed doughnut filled with white cream, dipped in red icing, and decorated with a black chocolate Santa belt on top. The other returning doughnut is the Holiday Sprinkle Doughnut, which is a glazed doughnut dipped in chocolate icing with sprinkles on top. 

If you'd like to get your hands on some, you can get the new and returning doughnuts in boxes of a six-pack or a dozen, both of which contain a selection of the new and returning ones. But not every grocery store will carry them, so if you're in the mood to grab a set, you'll want to use Krispy Kreme's location finder to see which grocery store carries them near you. The Grinch might be grouchy, but this holiday, he's also very, very, sweet (oh, and don't forget to sign up for some free Krispy Kreme doughnuts on your birthday).