Krispy Kreme Wants to Bring You a Little Luck of the Irish This St. Patrick's Day

On Monday, the North Carolina-based doughnut chain revealed that it's introducing four new St. Patrick’s Day doughnuts and even plans to reward thousands of fans with free doughnuts for an entire year. By Dave Skena,

Krispy Kreme is getting ready to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in style with the introduction of four new limited-edition doughnuts.

The North Carolina-based doughnut chain announced that beginning on March 8, several of its shops will be selling the St. Patrick's Day Collection, which includes the Pot of Gold doughnut, an Original Glazed doughnut dipped in golden caramel-flavored icing and topped with caramel-flavored buttercreme and gold coin glitter sprinkles; the Over the Rainbow doughnut, an unglazed shell doughnut filled with cake batter-flavored Kreme, dipped in green icing, and topped with shamrock rainbow sprinkles and a rainbow sugar piece; and the Choco-Shenanigans doughnut, made with an unglazed shell doughnut filled with white Kreme, dipped in chocolate icing, and topped with green icing drizzles and gold coin glitter sprinkles. Finally, there's the St. Patty's Swirl doughnut — an Original Glazed doughnut dipped in white icing with a green icing swirl and sprinkled with white and gold sanding sugar.

But wait, there's more. On March 17, aka St. Patrick's Day, thousands of lucky Krispy Kreme fans across the U.S. will receive their Pot of Gold Pass, granting them access to a dozen free Original Glazed doughnuts for an entire year. They can start enjoying these winnings from April 2025 through March 2026. (The brand noted that multiple guests will be "randomly selected to win a Pot of Gold Pass each day at every participating shop.)

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To add to the festivities, Krispy Kreme is also bringing back its O'riginal Glazed Doughnut, which is an Original Glazed doughnut dyed green. It will be available from March 15 to 17, either individually or by the dozen. Finally, from March 15 to 17, any guest wearing green when they visit a shop or go through the drive-thru can grab a free O'riginal Glazed doughnut with no purchase necessary.

The rest of the St. Patrick's Day Collection will be available in-shop and for pickup or delivery via Krispy Kreme's app and website and is available in select grocery stores in a six-pack version.

Krispy Kreme St. Patrick's Day Doughnuts

Pot of Gold doughnut: Original Glazed doughnut dipped in caramel-flavored icing, topped with caramel-flavored buttercreme and gold coin glitter sprinkles.

Over the Rainbow doughnut: Unglazed shell doughnut filled with cake batter-flavored kreme, dipped in light green icing, topped with shamrock rainbow sprinkles and a rainbow sugar piece.

Choco-Shenanigans doughnut: Unglazed shell doughnut filled with white kreme, dipped in chocolate icing, topped with green icing drizzles and gold coin glitter sprinkles.

St. Patty's Swirl doughnut: Original Glazed doughnut dipped in white icing with green icing swirl, dipped in white-and-gold sanding sugar.