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Krispy Kreme jumps on the eclipse hype. We bite

By Aaron Moody

Updated August 10, 2017 5:06 PM

Screenshot of Krispy Kreme’s announcement on an upcoming chocolate-glazed donut to coincide with the Aug. 21 solar eclipse. KRISPY KREME

WINSTON-SALEM

The latest of several distinctive Krispy Kreme doughnuts this summer comes cloaked in darkness.

Krispy Kreme’s original glazed doughnuts will be “eclipsed by a mouth-watering chocolate glaze” to commemorate the Aug. 21 solar eclipse at participating stores in the United States and Canada.

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Customers also can try the eclipse doughnuts during evening “Hot Light” hours Aug. 19-20, according to a news release.

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The eclipse doughnuts follow the temporary return of Cheerwine Kreme soda, and Krispy Kreme also rolled out limited-time, cream-filled Reese’s Peanut Butter doughnuts for the first time.

Fore more details, go to krispykreme.com/Eclipse.

[Hey, Krispy Kreme, you got chocolate and peanut butter in my doughnut!]

Aaron Moody: 919-829-4528, @Aaron_Moody1

This story was originally published August 9, 2017 at 9:25 AM with the headline "Krispy Kreme jumps on the eclipse hype. We bite."

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