We Tried Dunkin' Donuts New 'Cronut'- Here's The Verdict

Christian Storm/Business InsiderDunkin' Donuts' "croissant donuts."

It's been more than a year since New York pastry chef Dominique Ansel's cronut became a cultural sensation, with some waiting hours in line for a shot at trying one.

Now Dunkin' Donuts has released a croissant donut, though the company denies it is copying the famous New York bakery. The 300-calorie pastry is in stores beginning Monday, November 3.

The company sent us two dozen pastries for our office to sample. At $2.49, they are roughly half the cost of the New York City original.

Compared with the classic donuts at Dunkin', the pastries look slightly irregular, like they came from different molds.

"Some of the croissant donuts had a strange hexagonal shape, which made my think they were stamped by a machine rather than rolled by hand," one reviewer said.

Biting into the donut reveals a dense, flaky inside.

When it came to taste, our reviewers were underwhelmed.

While Dominique Ansel's version of the cronut changes flavors every month, the Dunkin' version is covered in a simple glaze.

roboppy/FlickrDominique Ansel changes the flavor of his famous cronuts every month.

This made it difficult to differentiate Dunkin's version from the original glazed donut.

"Tastes exactly like a normal glazed donut from Dunkin. It's a little thicker and fluffier, but there's no difference taste-wise," one reviewer shared.

Others said the product tasted like an "ordinary donut," and a "normal glazed donut" from the brand.

Some people also complained that the glaze too sticky and made the pastry messy to eat.

Overall, the croissant donut isn't bad.

But because it's difficult to differentiate from a normal Dunkin' Donut, we wouldn't recommend making a special trip for it.

Saturday Night Live poked fun at the product this weekend, calling it "dobage" - a mix between "donut" and "garbage."