Sugar Donut

What is it?

Warm from the fryer, this ring doughnut comes coated in granulated sugar, with no filling, icing, or topping. It’s a simple fried dough piece, soft in the middle and lightly crisp at the surface, so the sugar sticks as soon as it comes out. Compared with McDonald’s muffins, pies, or iced doughnuts, it stays stripped back. You get just the dough and the sugar, served as a single sweet item rather than part of a bakery-style range. In UK stores, it’s usually sold as an add-on with hot drinks or breakfast orders.