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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Oct 6, 2014 5:38 PM UTC  Rasberry Lychee Cronut by Dominique Ansel Bakery in New York City Rasberry Lychee Cronut by Dominique Ansel Bakery in New York City Andre Maier LLC—Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Oct 6, 2014 5:38 PM UTC It is notoriously difficult to get your hands on a Cronut, the croissant-doughnut hybrid crafted by chef Dominique Ansel in New York City, unless you’re willing to wake up super early and wait in a super long line. But now you can just cut out the middleman and make one for yourself at home with Dominique Ansel’s [official recipe](http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/dominque-ansels-cronut-recipe-revealed-gma/story?id=25990081). Note: this recipe will take you three days, as _Good Morning America_ [points out.](http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/dominque-ansels-cronut-recipe-revealed-gma/story?id=25990081) It has also earned an “extreme” difficulty rating, which is not at all surprising. If you’re still willing to take on the task, basic ingredients for the dough include: * 1 large egg white * 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (84% butterfat), softened * 1 tablespoon heavy cream While basic ingredients for the “butter block,” an important part of croissant-baking, include: * 18 tablespoons unsalted butter (84% butterfat), softened * Grapeseed oil as needed * Glaze of your choice as needed * Decorating sugar of your choice as needed You’ll also need some special equipment like a stand mixer with dough hook and whisk attachments, a deep-frying thermometer and uncut piping bags. Then, you’ll need three days to complete various prep work. Let us assure you: there are SO. MANY. STEPS. So, so many. See the full Cronut recipe [here](http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/recipe/home-cronut-recipe-dominique-ansel-25948902). If you’re anything like us, you’ll be so intimidated just glancing at it that waking up at 5 a.m. to get a Cronut made by Ansel won’t seem so bad after all. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3475343/now-you-can-make-cronuts-at-home-with-this-official-recipe/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3475343/now-you-can-make-cronuts-at-home-with-this-official-recipe/"},"headline":"Now You Can Make Cronuts at Home With This Official Recipe","datePublished":"2014-10-06T17:38:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:13:37.355Z","description":"If you have a LOT of time, patience and butter, that is","url":"https://time.com/3475343/now-you-can-make-cronuts-at-home-with-this-official-recipe/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Food & Drink"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5542eb756c309de7/6986a72ff983e742f30500dc/478956221.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5542eb756c309de7/6986a72ff983e742f30500dc/478956221.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Cronut","caption":"Crazy for Cronuts?","creditText":"Andre Maier LLC—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3475343/now-you-can-make-cronuts-at-home-with-this-official-recipe/","name":"Now You Can Make Cronuts at Home With This Official Recipe"}}]}] ```