McCormick
x
Dough
Holiday
Bites
Collection
features
a
series
of
“donut
bites”
in
three
flavors:
It’s
All
Gravy,
Cranberry
Craze,
and
Pumpkin
to
Talk
About.
The
Holiday
Bites
Collection
includes
a
dozen
donuts
(four
of
each),
which
come
in
a
collectible
tin
and
cost
$69.00,
plus
shipping,
but
I
received
this
courtesy
of
McCormick.
I
looked
it
up
and
Dough’s
regular
donuts
cost
$67.80
for
a
dozen.
They
call
these
“donut
bites”
but
they
definitely
would
not
go
down
in
one
bite.
They’re
more
like
donut
balls
and
are
slightly
bigger
than
a
tennis
ball,
but
with
some
heft
to
them.
They’re
not
as
wide
as
a
typical
donut
but
they’re
taller…
I’d
have
to
press
one
down
to
bite
it
properly
but
ended
up
eating
it
like
an
apple
as
I
didn’t
want
the
filling
to
spill
out.
The
donut
dough
was
dense
with
a
soft,
fairly
uniform
structure.
It
was
a
little
dry,
which
wasn’t
unexpected
as
these
shipped
from
across
the
country
but
was
still
disappointing.
The
It’s
All
Gravy
donut
is
inspired
by
gravy
and
stuffing
(but
not
turkey).
The
donut
is
made
with
McCormick
Brown
Gravy-infused
dough
with
black
pepper-flecked,
maple
cheesecake
filling.
It
comes
topped
with
a
brown
gravy
glaze,
ground
sage,
and
black
pepper
stuffing
crumbles
sprinkled
with
garlic
powder.
This
was
the
most
interesting
of
the
donuts
as
the
glaze
did
taste
slightly
like
herby
brown
gravy
but
also
like
rich,
buttery
toffee.
It
was
actually
tasty.
I
didn’t
really
taste
any
brown
gravy
in
the
dough
though
(but
that
might
have
been
a
good
thing).
The
maple
cheesecake
filling
inside
mostly
just
tasted
like
sweet,
slightly
buttery,
cream
cheese.
I
didn’t
pick
up
much
of
the
maple
or
black
pepper
notes.
The
stuffing
crumbles
on
top
added
some
crunch
as
well
as
some
peppery,
garlic
notes.
I
ate
half
of
the
donut
first
and
it
was
sweet
but
I
ate
the
other
half
after
eating
the
Cranberry
Craze
donut
and
the
contrast
made
It’s
All
Gravy
taste
almost
completely
savory.
Cranberry
Craze
is
a
donut
with
a
cranberry
jam
filling
infused
with
McCormick
Rosemary
Leaves.
It’s
finished
with
a
cranberry
and
rosemary
purée
glaze,
donut
crumbles,
and
a
trio
of
dried
cranberries.
Since
it’s
jam
and
not
jelly,
it
really
embodied
a
sweet
cranberry
flavor
with
a
thicker
texture.
The
glaze
echoed
the
same
slightly
bitter,
very
tangy
flavor
but
with
more
sweetness,
while
the
dried
cranberries
added
more
of
the
flavor
but
with
a
different
texture.
I
didn’t
pick
up
much
of
a
rosemary
flavor
and
the
crumbles
seemed
mostly
there
for
aesthetics
and
very
slight
texture.
For
the
most
part,
this
was
a
more
upscale,
cranberry
jelly
donut.
Pumpkin
to
Talk
About
offers
a
creamy
filling
made
with
McCormick
Pumpkin
Pie
Spice,
Nutmeg,
and
Cinnamon.
It’s
topped
with
a
pumpkin
glaze,
pecan
streusel
crumbles,
and
a
meringue
dollop
sprinkled
with
cinnamon.
The
creamy
filling
basically
tasted
like
rich,
heavily
spiced,
smooth
pumpkin
pie
filling.
I
enjoyed
it
very
much. Like
the
cranberry
glaze,
the
pumpkin
glaze
echoed
the
same
flavors.
The
meringue
on
top
was
well
made
with
a
delicately
crispy
texture
and
a
lightly
sweet,
cinnamon-y
taste.
The
streusel
added
some
nuttiness
and
light
texture.
Of
the
three
donuts
in
the McCormick
x
Dough
Holiday
Bites
Collection,
the
pumpkin
one
was
my
favorite
as
the
pumpkin
pie
filling
turned
out
really
well
and
the
meringue
made
for
an
enjoyable
twist
on
your
typical
whipped
cream.
The
cranberry
one
was
the
most
conventional
and
the
gravy
one
managed
to
pique
the
interest
without
getting
too
weird.
