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Fry just about anything edible and you'll almost certainly give birth to a food so delicious you might consider yourself a chef.
The inevitable delectability of fare cooked in high-temperature oil, though, is not the only reason why we think the new special Cronut by celebrity pastry chef Dominique Ansel is actually delicious.
Created in partnership with Sherwin-Williams in celebration of the latter’s color of the year selection—an elegant azure dubbed “Upward“ or SW 6239—the treat will be available at Ansel’s Spring Street bakery for a limited time, from Thursday through Sunday starting 8am to when it’s sold out each day.
The Time Out New York office got the chance to taste the croissant–donut fusion, courtesy of a very special delivery from the reps at Dominique Ansel and Sherwin-Williams (extra points for the two wonderful ladies who braved the UN General Assembly-induced hell that is Manhattan traffic this week with boxes of Cronuts in tow).
During our taste test, each of us found it to be so tasty.
In my opinion, the Cronut is an actual explosion of flavors in the mouth. Couple that with the sort of chewy consistency that reminds one of al dente pasta—that is: carbohydrates cooked just so—and the surprising blue filling that is only noticeable upon first biting into the thing and you’ve got yourself a sure bet when it comes to desserts, and a just-as-sure social media hit at that.
Speaking of the filling: the delicacy is a mixture of coconut rice pudding and naturally-flavored Buttlerfly Pea flower tea ganache, the latter responsible for the concoction’s hue, which obviously mirrors the color of the year.
In case you haven't noticed, there is no talk about butter or milk when discussing the flavors of the new dessert. That's all because this latest iteration of the famous pastry is actually, for the very first time, completely vegan.
We can sometimes overlook vegan baked goods, but you can clearly make a stellar, unique dessert without the use of certain milk-based ingredients.
And so, although a couple of bites of the new Cronut will likely suffice and satisfy (and, perhaps, induce a glycemic crash later on) given its incredible richness and sweetness of flavor, we certainly advise trying to get your hands on one of them if walking around the West Village this weekend, if only to experience a very good vegan treat.