How Dominique Ansel makes Cronuts

Name: Three years after it debuted, the Cronut still draws massive lines in New York
Uploaded: 2016-05-10T16:24:00.000Z
Description: It was one of the first hybrid foods to go viral.

Sarah Schmalbruch and Ben Nigh

2016-05-10T16:24:00.000Z

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Three years ago, pastry chef Dominique Ansel served the first Cronut, a cross between a croissant and a doughnut.

It was one of the first hybrid foods to go viral, and people still wait in line for hours to try the Instagram-famous dessert.

Written by Sarah Schmalbruch and produced by Ben Nigh

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Three years ago, pastry chef Dominique Ansel served the first Cronut, a cross between a croissant and a doughnut.

It was one of the first hybrid foods to go viral, and people still wait in line for hours to try the Instagram-famous dessert.

Written by Sarah Schmalbruch and produced by Ben Nigh

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