The Official GOAT List: Ranking the Greatest Donuts of All Time
What is the best donut?
Ask ten people and you’ll get ten different answers.
Some swear the Glazed Donut is perfection — if a shop can’t nail the glaze, nothing else matters.
Others say the only serious donut is the Old-Fashioned, the crunchy cake donut built for coffee.
Fans of filled donuts argue the real champions are Boston Cream, Jelly, or Bavarian Cream.
And then there are the rebels.
The Apple Fritter — chaotic, crispy, and barely shaped like a donut.
The Cronut — the croissant-donut hybrid that started bakery lines around the world.
This league puts the most iconic donuts head-to-head so fans can decide.
Is the Glazed Donut the benchmark every bakery must beat?
Is the Apple Fritter secretly the best donut in the case?
Or does the Old-Fashioned prove texture beats toppings?
Vote in the battles and build your GOAT List.
1. APPLE FRITTER
Apple Fritter is currently the #1 Greatest Donuts of All Time winning 61.6% head-to-head battles.
2. BOSTON CREAM
Boston Cream is currently the #2 Greatest Donuts of All Time winning 59.9% head-to-head battles.
3. GLAZED DONUT
Glazed Donut is currently the #3 Greatest Donuts of All Time winning 59.4% head-to-head battles.
4. BAVARIAN CREAM
Bavarian Cream is currently the #4 Greatest Donuts of All Time winning 53.5% head-to-head battles.
5. CHOCOLATE FROSTED DONUT
Chocolate Frosted Donut is currently the #5 Greatest Donuts of All Time winning 53.0% head-to-head battles.
6. OLD-FASHIONED DONUT
Old-Fashioned Donut is currently the #6 Greatest Donuts of All Time winning 52.8% head-to-head battles.
7. JELLY DONUT
Jelly Donut is currently the #7 Greatest Donuts of All Time winning 47.6% head-to-head battles.
8. BLUEBERRY CAKE DONUT
Blueberry Cake Donut is currently the #8 Greatest Donuts of All Time winning 44.9% head-to-head battles.
9. SOUR CREAM DONUT
Sour Cream Donut is currently the #9 Greatest Donuts of All Time winning 42.7% head-to-head battles.
10. MAPLE BAR
Maple Bar is currently the #10 Greatest Donuts of All Time winning 41.6% head-to-head battles.
11. CRULLER
Cruller is currently the #11 Greatest Donuts of All Time winning 38.4% head-to-head battles.
12. CRONUT
Cronut is currently the #12 Greatest Donuts of All Time winning 35.2% head-to-head battles.
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