Cronut Review Dominique Ansel Bakery
Media Platforms Design Team
After the world lost their cookies and went cronut crazy, I had to get my hands on one of these supposed transcendent, mind-blowingly tasty treats. If people were trying to sell cronuts on Craigslist for $70, these hybrid pastries had to be exceptionally delicious...right?!
WRONG.
After many weeks of anticipation and being put on a two-week waiting list (no, seriously) for a cronut from the originators at New York's Dominique Ansel bakery, I was excited to finally try the most talked about baked good at the moment. I received no special treatment for being a fabulous Cosmo editor. The cronuts could not be delivered to the Hearst Tower. I was told I'd have to come retrieve one—a single one—myself. (Dominique Ansel only makes 250 a day and you are only allowed to purchase two, so they sell out fast. Yeah, New Yorkers are serious about their baked goods.) I raced down to SoHo to nab a cronut with excitement. After I told one of the staff I was there to pick one up, she went into some back room (where the cronuts are stowed like VIP), and came back with a special box that held the cronut inside—it would ensure a safe travel for my precious cargo.
I carried the cronut back to the Cosmo offices in a hurry and with a death grip. WHAT IF SOMEONE TRIED TO STEAL MY CRONUT?! OH HELL NAW. Also, I was told that the cronuts have to be eaten immediately because they have a shelf-life of about six hours. Now, I have friends who woke up at the ass-crack of dawn to wait in line at the bakery before it opened. They wanted to be sure they would be able to experience the cronut. The way my girlfriend talked about the cronut, I expected to bite into one and moan in deliciousness. You know, like I usually do every time I devour a nutella/banana cupcake from Billy's Bakery in NYC. Mmm…
But when my colleagues and I went to town on this half donut, half croissant, we were underwhelmed. This lemon maple-flavored cronut is completely overpowered by its lemon zest crème filling. You can't really cut into the cronut without it jazzing filling everywhere. It kind of overpowers the great texture that results from the combination of the donut and croissant, making it soggy. Without the cream, the cronut would be da bomb. It's got the airy yet chewy consistency of a croissant, but the sweet doughyness of a donut. So unless you love a good filling and lemon flavor, you prob won't be impressed with the cronut.
Verdict: Dessert tease. It's yummy, but not worth waiting in line for or buying on Craigslist.
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