FAST FOOD NEWS: Kentucky Fried Chicken & Donuts

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After a successful test last year, KFC’s Kentucky Fried Chicken & Donuts is now available nationwide at participating restaurants through March 16, or while supplies last.

There are three ways to experience the savory fried chicken and glazed donut combo, with prices ranging from $5.49 to $7.99:

  1. Kentucky Fried Chicken & Donuts Basket meal: chicken on the bone or Extra Crispy chicken tenders, paired with one donut. Also available as a big basket meal, which includes two donuts.
  2. Kentucky Fried Chicken & Donuts Sandwich: an Extra Crispy chicken filet sandwiched between two glazed donuts.
  3. Customers can also add a donut to any meal for an additional cost, which makes me hope for Instagram photos of folks topping their KFC Famous Bowls with a donut.

If you need to read more about this sweet and savory combo, we reviewed Kentucky Fried Chicken & Donuts during its test run.

If you’ve tried this in any form (hopefully with a Famous Bowl), let us know what you think of it in the comments.

(Image via KFC.)

FAST FOOD NEWS: Krispy Kreme Butterfinger Doughnuts

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Krispy Kreme has partnered with Butterfinger to offer two new doughnuts you can lay your fingers on — Butterfinger Original Filled and Butterfinger Fudge Cake

The Original Filled version features an Original Glazed doughnut filled with peanut butter chocolate Kreme that’s dipped in Butterfinger icing and topped with Butterfinger pieces and a chocolate drizzle.

It has 390 calories, 17 grams of fat, 7 grams of saturated fat, 0 gram of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 200 milligrams of sodium, 56 grams of carbohydrates, less than 1 gram of fiber, 40 grams of sugar, and 4 grams of protein.

Krispy Kreme’s Butterfinger Fudge Cake is a chocolate cake doughnut dipped in chocolate icing that’s topped with a peanut butter chocolate Kreme and Butterfinger pieces.

The doughnut has 490 calories, 31 grams of fat, 12 grams of saturated fat, 0 gram of trans fat, 20 milligrams of cholesterol, 410 milligrams of sodium, 54 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 34 grams of sugar, and 5 grams of protein.

If you’ve tried either one, let us know what you think of it in the comments.

(Image via Krispy Kreme.)

FAST FOOD NEWS: McDonald’s Oreo Shamrock McFlurry

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McDonald’s Shamrock Shake turns 50 years old this year. But we really should subtract a few years for all the times the soft serve machine was going through the long process of being cleaned. (Although, that has gotten shorter.)

To celebrate the occasion, McDonald’s is bringing back the Shamrock Shake nationwide for the first time since 2017 and offering the new Oreo Shamrock McFlurry that features vanilla soft serve mixed with minty Shamrock flavoring and Oreo cookie pieces.

Both treats will be available for a limited time at participating locations starting on February 19. If you want to know a little bit more about the Shamrock Shake, McDonald’s has a whole post dedicated to it.

(Image via McDonald’s.)

FAST FOOD NEWS: Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s BFC Angus Thickburger

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Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s are now offering the BFC Angus Thickburger. BFC for this burger means “Big Fried Cheese.” BFC for other things means, um, well, nevermind.

The new menu item features a 1/3 lb. charbroiled 100% Angus beef patty, topped with cheddar and mozzarella cheeses coated in a crispy seasoned breading, lettuce, tomato, and the chain’s Boom Bomm sauce on a toasted, buttery premium bun. It has a recommended price of $5.99.

The Carl’s Jr. BFC Angus Thickburger has 1060 calories, 62 grams of fat, 22 grams of saturated fat, 2 gram of trans fat, 150 milligrams of cholesterol, 1720 milligrams of sodium, 78 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 13 grams of sugar, and 49 grams of protein.

If you’ve tried it, let us know what you think of it in the comments.

(Image via Carl’s Jr.’s website.)

FAST FOOD NEWS: Pizza Hut Mozzarella Poppers Pizza

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Update: We tried it! Click here to read our review.

Pizza Hut’s latest let’s put something in the crust offering is the Mozzarella Poppers Pizza.

It features 16 squares of mozzarella poppers baked right into the crust. It also comes with two dipping cups of marinara for the cheesy poppers, which are seasoned with garlic, onion, parmesan, parsley, basil, and oregano. It’s available for a limited time at participating locations.

A slice of a large Mozzarella Poppers Pizza with pepperoni has 440 calories, 21 grams of fat, 9 grams of saturated fat, 0.5 gram of trans fat, 50 milligrams of cholesterol, 950 milligrams of sodium, 42 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 2 grams of sugar, and 19 grams of protein.

If you’ve tried it, let us know what you think of it in the comments.

(Image via Pizza Hut.)

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