"Croissant donuts (croissants)" became a hot topic in 2013. A hybrid sweet of croissants and donuts born in NY.

In Japan, it was released in several shops, including the one that appeared in the bakery "Banderole" in July 2013. Banderole's "New York croissant donuts" are often talked about in the Kanto region, but there are also croissant donuts in the Kanto region.

This time, the En-eating editorial department obtained "Western cronuts" at the bakery cafe "FREDS CAFE", which is mainly located in Osaka and Hyogo. We will deliver a real food review!


Croissant donuts appeared in Freds on September 15, 2013. At that time, three types of flavors, "Maple Custard" and "Mont Blanc", and the limited-time flavor "Manjiro Pumpkin" were on sale. Currently, there are four types of regular flavors, "Maple Custard" and "Mont Blanc", and new flavors, "Tochiotome Strawberry Cream" and "Crispy Chocolate". The price is 160 yen each.

First of all, I will eat from 2 kinds of regular flavors.

The point of maple custard is the custard with plenty of eggs. It is sandwiched in a dough that is fried by a unique manufacturing method. The cream had a rich richness and was delicious to eat with peace of mind.



Montblanc is topped with milk chocolate and crunch chocolate, and at first glance it looks like chocolate. But what is sandwiched is astringent marron cream. It's a little sweet, but it's a cream that goes well with chocolate.



Next, I will try two new flavors.

Tochiotome Strawberry Cream is a dish with plenty of strawberry cream sandwiched between them. It seems that Tochigi strawberry is used, and the slight acidity is an accent. The topping is strawberry chocolate with mash. It is a product full of strawberries.



The crunchy chocolate topped with white chocolate is sandwiched between slightly bitter chocolate cream. When I try to eat it, it has a crunchy texture that does not betray the product name. It seems that corn flakes are mixed in the cream. Crunch chocolate is also topped on the top, so you can enjoy a crunchy texture with W.



Compared to Banderole's New York croissant donuts, the freds have a fluffier dough, giving an impression closer to the texture of bread. On the other hand, Banderole products have a lot of crispy texture, so you can enjoy a crispy and light texture. The freds are close to bread, and the banderole is close to pies (= sweets) . For those who like sweet bread, we recommend the creamy freds!


Freds is in Osaka and Hyogo prefectures, and banderole is in Chiba to Aichi prefectures, so it may be difficult to get both products at the same time because the opening areas of both stores do not cover. If you have a chance, please try and compare them!