Krispy Kreme’s St. Patrick’s Day Doughnuts Are Here

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. 

“If you’re planning any holiday shenanigans — and you should — our St. Patrick’s Day Collection will make them more festive and fun,” Dave Skena, the chief growth officer for Krispy Kreme, shared in a statement provided to Food & Wine. “When you share these doughnuts, you’ll make your own luck. No leprechaun required.” 

The doughnut collection is available starting today, but will only be available for a limited time at participating Krispy Kreme shops. The St. Patrick’s Day Collection features the Pot of Gold doughnut, which is an Original Glazed doughnut dipped in golden caramel-flavored icing and topped with caramel-flavored buttercreme and gold coin glitter sprinkles. It also includes 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. Additionally, there’s 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 again, that's not the only news. 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.) 

To add to the fun, 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.