Many cafés and restaurants present seasonal offerings in an attempt to boost sales, and the holiday season is a particularly popular time for this. I’m not a big dessert aficionado, but for some reason doughnuts (or donuts, depending on whether you’ve adopted the lean modern spelling) have always piqued my interest. It’s not that I particularly like them; they’re certainly not a staple of my diet. That said, every once in a while a new variety will prompt me to re-explore these tubby treats.

The latest such example has been a new addition from Starbucks, the Peppermint Snowdrift doughnut. Starbucks often includes doughnuts among their array of coffee accessories (at least, that’s how Starbucks likely views them), but this one stands out from the others in that it’s a unique variety. The concept is simple. It starts with a standard chocolate doughnut but leaves off the usual sugar glaze. Instead, the top is coated with a white, peppermint infused icing that adds an alpine freshness to the deep chocolate base. An additional dimension is added by scattered sugar crystals, which give the treat a unique crunch. Perfect with a dark cup of coffee.

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