Coconut doughnut
Encyclopedia
The coconut doughnut is a variety of doughnut
in the United States and Canada that is usually covered or topped with shredded or flaked coconut
topping. It is often toasted or broiled, and there are variations made with chocolate and, in a 1959 recipe, orange juice in the dough
and icing
.
Coconut doughnut
s are not usually filled, but there is an unrelated coconut doughnut that uses a coconut cream filling (like a boston cream doughnut
or jelly doughnut
s), which Conan O'Brien
reportedly had a "life-altering experience with" during a three-day visit to Toronto
in 2004: "it blew my mind," O'Brien was quoted in the Toronto Star
.
suggested coconut or chopped nuts as a doughnut topping. A 1964 discussion of doughnut popularity and innovation (such as drive thru stores, the doughnut hole, and a handle to aid coffee dipping), advertising director Carl Zucher of the Mr. Donut company said a customer at a Florida drive-in feeds them to his horse, and especially the toasted coconut variety was the horse's favorite.
A coconut doughnut from the Sugar Shack doughnut shop at a Shell
station on U.S. 27 in Somerset, Kentucky
, was determined to be one of the best doughnuts in the United States in 1999. The owners, Patrick and Audrey Godin, fell in love 27 years earlier while working at a Dunkin' Donuts in Nashua, New Hampshire
, where 16-year-old Patrick became an apprentice baker. Doughnut connoisseurs have also praised the Toasted Coconut Donut at Dunkin' Donuts
.
A coconut doughnut that is a "girly shade of pink" is a featured product of "cult
" doughnut shop Top Pot Doughnuts
in Seattle, Washington. It was one of the varieities included in a 2005 distribution agreement with Starbucks
stores in Western Washington
.
became infamous in 1998 and was included on the front page of The New York Post. It was noted in a lawsuit where Dunkin' Donuts tried to oust the franchisee.
Doughnut
A doughnut or donut is a fried dough food and is popular in many countries and prepared in various forms as a sweet snack that can be homemade or purchased in bakeries, supermarkets, food stalls, and franchised specialty outlets...
in the United States and Canada that is usually covered or topped with shredded or flaked coconut
Coconut
The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae . It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word...
topping. It is often toasted or broiled, and there are variations made with chocolate and, in a 1959 recipe, orange juice in the dough
Dough
Dough is a paste made out of any cereals or leguminous crops by mixing flour with a small amount of water and/or other liquid. This process is a precursor to making a wide variety of foodstuffs, particularly breads and bread-based items , flatbreads, noodles, pastry, and similar items)...
and icing
Icing
Icing may refer to:* Atmospheric icing, occurs when water droplets freeze on objects they contact, very dangerous for aircraft* Aufeis, also called icing, a sheet-like mass of layered ice that forms from the freezing of successive flows of groundwater...
.
Coconut doughnut
Doughnut
A doughnut or donut is a fried dough food and is popular in many countries and prepared in various forms as a sweet snack that can be homemade or purchased in bakeries, supermarkets, food stalls, and franchised specialty outlets...
s are not usually filled, but there is an unrelated coconut doughnut that uses a coconut cream filling (like a boston cream doughnut
Boston cream doughnut
The Boston cream doughnut is a doughnut with chocolate frosting and a creamy vanilla or custard filling: the miniature version of the Boston Cream Pie. The Boston cream donut was designated the official doughnut of Massachusetts in 2003 after the Boston cream pie was chosen as the state dessert in...
or jelly doughnut
Jelly doughnut
Jelly doughnut varieties include the Berliner, Australia and Britain's jam doughnuts, sufganiyot from Israel, and the jelly filled doughnuts sold in the United States and Canada. Japanese Anpan are similar to Germany's Berliner, except they contain red bean paste. Krafne from Eastern Europe also...
s), which Conan O'Brien
Conan O'Brien
Conan Christopher O'Brien is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer and performer. Since November 2010 he has hosted Conan, a late-night talk show that airs on the American cable television station TBS....
reportedly had a "life-altering experience with" during a three-day visit to Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
in 2004: "it blew my mind," O'Brien was quoted in the Toronto Star
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
.
History
A 1946 recipe in the Chicago TribuneChicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
suggested coconut or chopped nuts as a doughnut topping. A 1964 discussion of doughnut popularity and innovation (such as drive thru stores, the doughnut hole, and a handle to aid coffee dipping), advertising director Carl Zucher of the Mr. Donut company said a customer at a Florida drive-in feeds them to his horse, and especially the toasted coconut variety was the horse's favorite.
Recognition
Andy Ward calls Dunkin' Doughnuts' toasted coconut variety "the greatest doughnut of them all" in an Esquire article. He describes it as being unusual and not well respected by food conneissurs who have never tried it and associate it with being cheap and artery clogging, but credits the "marriage of textures" for making them "so perfect, they make me feel bad for Krispy Kreme.A coconut doughnut from the Sugar Shack doughnut shop at a Shell
Shell Oil Company
Shell Oil Company is the United States-based subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, a multinational oil company of Anglo Dutch origins, which is amongst the largest oil companies in the world. Approximately 22,000 Shell employees are based in the U.S. The head office in the U.S. is in Houston, Texas...
station on U.S. 27 in Somerset, Kentucky
Somerset, Kentucky
The major demographic differences between the city and the micropolitan area relate to income, housing composition and age. The micropolitan area, as compared to the incorporated city, is more suburban in flavor and has a significantly younger housing stock, a higher income, and contains most of...
, was determined to be one of the best doughnuts in the United States in 1999. The owners, Patrick and Audrey Godin, fell in love 27 years earlier while working at a Dunkin' Donuts in Nashua, New Hampshire
Nashua, New Hampshire
-Climate:-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 86,494 people, 35,044 households, and 21,876 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,719.9 people per square mile . There were 37,168 housing units at an average density of 1,202.8 per square mile...
, where 16-year-old Patrick became an apprentice baker. Doughnut connoisseurs have also praised the Toasted Coconut Donut at Dunkin' Donuts
Dunkin' Donuts
Dunkin' Donuts is an international doughnut and coffee retailer founded in 1950 by William Rosenberg in Quincy, Massachusetts; it is now headquartered in Canton...
.
A coconut doughnut that is a "girly shade of pink" is a featured product of "cult
Cult
The word cult in current popular usage usually refers to a group whose beliefs or practices are considered abnormal or bizarre. The word originally denoted a system of ritual practices...
" doughnut shop Top Pot Doughnuts
Top Pot Doughnuts
Top Pot Doughnuts is a chain of coffee and doughnut cafes started in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington.Top Pot begun in February 2002 and was started by co-founders Mark and Michael Klebeck, who are brothers.-Locations:...
in Seattle, Washington. It was one of the varieities included in a 2005 distribution agreement with Starbucks
Starbucks
Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 55 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and...
stores in Western Washington
Western Washington
Western Washington is a region of the United States defined as that part of Washington west of the Cascade Mountains.It is known as being far wetter in climate than the eastern portion of the state, which...
.
Controversy
A mouse munching on a coconut doughnut in the window of one Riese Organization's franchised Dunkin' Doughnut outlets in Midtown ManhattanMidtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan, or simply Midtown, is an area of Manhattan, New York City home to world-famous commercial zones such as Rockefeller Center, Broadway, and Times Square...
became infamous in 1998 and was included on the front page of The New York Post. It was noted in a lawsuit where Dunkin' Donuts tried to oust the franchisee.