If there's one flavor that has captured the imagination of 2025, it is Dubai Chocolate by Chef Nouel Catis, and this year feels like it is ending on a sweet note. A select few were invited for an early tasting, and the verdict was pure delight.
1. Dream Collab, Pinoy Pride
Chef Nouel calls it a dream collaboration. He has wanted to make a doughnut since he was a child, shaped by a baker mom and an architect dad who taught him flavor and form. Filipino creativity meets a global favorite, and every bite feels like a small win for Pinoy pride.
2. Three Passports in One Box
Dubai Pistachio Kunafa, Manila Ube Baklava, and Fukuoka Strawberry Fields. Plush, beignet-style doughnuts with lush fillings and playful textures, pistachio cream with kataifi crunch, ube-baklava cream with toasted cashew, strawberry-cheesecake cream with a lift of spiced crumb. One box, three destinations, a world tour you can taste.
3. The Pistachio Mocha Match
The Dubai Pistachio Iced Mocha Latte brings everything together. Rich Belgian chocolate and bold espresso meet pistachio sauce, a touch of condensed milk, and creamy milk, finished with sea-salt kreme and a sprinkle of pistachio-kataifi. Smooth and nutty, just sweet enough, the perfect pairing for the box.
4. Nostalgia on a World Tour
Chef Nouel builds from memory and travel. These creations carry stories from places that shaped him, Dubai’s nutty warmth, Manila’s soulful sweetness, Fukuoka’s bright freshness. The doughnuts feel like postcards you can devour, comforting and adventurous at once.
5. Bite Into Joy, Gift the Glow
This is the reward you owe yourself for making it through the year, and the kind of box that says you did great to someone you love. Crackly kataifi, silky creams, glossy finishes, textures that pop and flavors that bloom, it feels like biting into joy. As Chef Nouel puts it, "the best way to enjoy it is to indulge and enjoy the moment."
From November 7 to December 31, enjoy the collection at select Krispy Kreme Philippines stores or on your favorite delivery apps. Doughnuts start at ₱200 each and the 12 oz latte at ₱270. Treat yourself, share a box, and make your year-end sweeter!