Usually Vermont is slow to see national trends, but not in the case of the “cronut.” Dominique Ansel, pastry chef at the bakery of the same, debuted the croissant-doughnut hybrid on May 10. Since then, hungry New York fans have risen before dawn to wait in line or get on waiting lists, and even have scalped the breakfast sweets for upward of $100 apiece.
While the mania hasn’t caught on yet in Vermont, the pastry has. For more than a month, Burlington’s Mirabelles has been quietly selling its own variety of “cronuts.” (Yep, Ansel has already acquired an international trademark.)
The pastries are available Friday and Saturday at the Main Street bakery in as many as four flavors each day.
Longtime Mirabelles baker Brian Cashman says that all the hype around the New York fad inspired co-owner Alison Lane to attempt her own version. After a few tries, the Mirabelles “cronut” was born.
Cashman fries rounds of the buttery, croissant-style dough, resulting in a puffy, doughnut-like body. He cuts each pastry in half and fills it with custard, then glazes the top.
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I’m fairly sure that the Price Chopper bakery on Williston Road has been selling deep-fried croissants for years. Apparently it’s a specialty that’s made only at this store and they sell out very quickly. I’m not sure if they frost them, but I know they’re not your average croissant!