National Cream-Filled Doughnut Day Date in the current year: September 14, 2025
September 14 is a holiday for all of you with a sweet tooth out there, as it is National Cream-Filled Doughnut Day. To celebrate this holiday, treat yourself to this delicious pastry.A doughnut or donut is a type of fried dough pastry. Doughnuts are typically made from flour batter and deep-fried. Doughnuts are believed to have been brought to the United States by Dutch settlers in the 19th century. The earliest known use of the term “doughnut” dates to 1808, and the first printed use of the word “donut” dates to 1900.
There are two most common types of doughnuts: ring doughnuts and filled doughnuts. Filled doughnuts are flattened balls filled with cream, fruit preserves, custard, etc. Cream is one of the most popular doughnut fillings.
Doughnuts can be filled with different types of cream such as vanilla cream, chocolate cream, lemon cream, ganache, etc. Boston cream doughnut is probably the most famous variety of filled doughnut. It is filled with vanilla custard and glazed with chocolate icing. It was chosen as the official doughnut of Massachusetts in 2003.
To celebrate National Cream-Filled Doughnut Day, pick up a box of fresh doughnuts from your favorite local bakery.
- Category
- Unofficial Holidays
- Country
- USA
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