Al’s Donuts, Las Vegas NV

Al’s Donuts

Maple Bacon Krossant with Bavarian Cream

Strawberry Krossant with Raspberry Filling

Raised Glazed

Vanilla Sprinkle Glazed

Apple Fitter

Buttermilk Bar

A mom n’ pop spot now dabbling in the bourgeoning cronut (or, in this case, Krossant) market Al’s Donuts has been serving Las Vegas since the 1970s and although perhaps not as well-known as Ronald’s the shop proved a very convenient stop on a Saturday morning prior to a tour of my new workplace and more real estate shopping. A rather small space with a decent selection of classics cake and yeasted donuts plus fritters, cinnamon rolls, and the aforementioned novelties my eventual order entailed a half dozen selections and taking them to enjoy with a friend the results were as mixed as the selections. Beginning first with the raised options, my pal’s preferred variety, both of us felt that the texture of Al’s were far less fluffy than necessary – likely the result of over-kneading the dough – and moving onward to my personal choices of a buttermilk bar and a tiny apple fritter the results were better, but still not on par with Ronald’s, Coco, Pink Box, or Friendly Donut House. Hoping for the ‘krossants’ to save the day I will admit that both versions featured an excellent crunch with good lamination and separation of the interior layers, but with a relative dearth of filling the flavor was largely lost once past the glaze – though the strawberry glaze was admittedly quite excellent.

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