1. Double chocolate
   Jelly-filled
2. Beignet
   Old fashioned

Donut purists know there's nothing quite like the classic old-fashioned. This round cake donut has been around since the early 1800s and can be identified by its tapered edges, which are often filled with cracks and other imperfections. Enjoy it plain or pick up one that's been coated in a yummy glaze.

1. Glazed yeast
   Powdered sugar
2. Apple crumb
   Berliner

If you prefer your donuts light and fluffy, skip the cake and go for a classic yeast-raised ring. They're typically coated in a sugary glaze, so each bite of chewy dough comes with just enough extra sweetness.

1. Cinnamon
   Sour cream
2. Chocolate frosted
   Stick donut

When the sugar and carb-packed combo of a regular donut just isn't enough to wake you up, a frosted chocolate concoction just might do the trick. Available on both cake and raised rings, this sweet treat is as close as you can get to eating a piece of chocolate cake for breakfast.

1. Sprinkles
   Powdered sugar
2. Cinnamon
   Apple crumb

Whether you call them sprinkles, jimmies or hundreds-and-thousands, these miniature candies are the perfect way to dress up a donut. Not only do they add a pop of cheer and color to your favorite breakfast treat, they also bring a little extra sweetness to whichever flavor donut you choose.

1. Jelly-filled
   Marble frosted
2. Cream-filled
   Maple bacon

Cream-filled donuts can be packed with anything from vanilla pudding to whipped cream, which is piped in after the donut has finished frying. No matter what's inside, all cream filled donuts pack an extra punch of sweetness hidden by delicious, chewy dough.

1. Bavarian
   Beignet
2. Glazed twist
   Berliner

Tired of the same old round donut profile? Skip the ring while enjoying the same glazed doughy goodness with a glazed twist. This treat features strands of dough wound together to create a concoction that's perfect for dunking.

1. Blueberry cake
   Maple bacon
2. Chocolate frosted
   Marble frosted

When you are craving a blueberry muffin, but donuts are your only option, a blueberry cake donut just might be enough to satisfy your appetite. This dense cake donut is packed with blueberries, then drizzled with glaze for extra sweetness.

1. Apple crumb
   Strawberry frosted
2. Blueberry cake
   Jelly-filled

Who doesn't love a pop of pink with their morning donut? A strawberry frosted pastry not only offers a bright, cheery color, but also comes with a fruity frosting, topped with brightly-colored sprinkles as a finishing touch.

1. Toasted coconut
   Buttercrunch
2. Boston cream
   Chocolate glazed cake

The beloved chocolate cake donut is a wonder of dense fudgy goodness. Many are also glazed with delicious frosting to make sure your sweet tooth is satisfied.

1. Sour cream
   Old fashioned
2. Double chocolate
   Glazed raised

A double chocolate donut packs a one-two punch for chocolate fiends. Not only is cocoa built directly into the batter, but the donut is then slathered with chocolate frosting to create a treat that's pure decadence.

1. Creamfilled
   Jelly-filled
2. Custard
   Lemon cream

Like your donuts with a pop of cool fruit filling? Try a jelly filled donut; it is round with no hole, and packed with jam or jelly in various flavors.

1. Maple bacon
   Dunkin' Donuts Original Stick
2. Marble frosted
   Berliner

When Dunkin' Donuts made its debut, they make a plain cake donut with a little handle to make it easier to dip into a cup of coffee. While that donut is long gone, folks can get the same effect with the classic cake stick donut.

1. Vanilla frosted
   Long John
2. Buttercrunch
   Maple

Vanilla frosting provides a perfect canvas for a sprinkling of sprinkles. When chocolate is just too much, vanilla frosted donuts give you an extra sugar boost compared to plain or glazed donuts.

1. Eclair
   Custard
2. Powdered sugar
   Cinnamon

Powdered sugar is one of those classic donut flavors that has endured over the decades. It offers plenty of delicate sweetness, but be prepared to brush powder off your clothes for the rest of the day.

1. Cronut
   Creme brulee
2. Toasted coconut
   Sprinkles

Dreaming of a tropical vacation during your morning commute? A toasted coconut donut can give you a small dose of the islands. Choose from cake donuts rolled in the toasted flakes, or frosted cake donuts dunked in fresh coconut shreds.

1. Chocolate frosted
   Cinnamon
2. Sprinkles
   Strawberry frosted

Yummy cinnamon is a classic donut finish. Both cake and yeast rings can be dunked in the sweet spice, or in a mix of cinnamon and sugar.

1. Bavarian cream
   Boston cream
2. Marble frosted
   Maple bacon

True Bavarian cream is made from milk, eggs, gelatin and whipped cream formed in a mold. Donuts labeled 'Bavarian cream' often don't stick to this formula, but most are filled with some variety of cream and topped with powdered sugar.

1. Strawberry frosted
   Marble frosted
2. Blueberry cake
   Apple crumb

When you're staring into a case full of donuts, it can be hard to choose just one. If you're torn between chocolate and vanilla frosted, a swirling marble frosted might be just the ticket.

1. Vanilla frosted
   Strawberry frosted
2. Apple crumb
   Sprinkles

Craving a donut, but feeling guilty? Pick an apple crumb donut, which is topped with bits of apple and crumbles made from cinnamon and sugar. Sure, it's a pastry, but it has fruit in it!

1. Vanilla frosted
   Double chocolate
2. Sour cream
   Chocolate frosted

A sour cream donut is a variety of the old fashioned cake donut that is made using a touch of sour cream, which gives it a totally unique texture. This sweet treat can be served plain, frosted or glazed.

1. Glazed cake
   Vanilla frosted
2. Beignet
   Maple bacon

The glazed cake donut is a dense cakey donut drizzled with a sweet glaze. It's the perfect sweet balance between a plain donut and one coated with a full layer of thick frosting.

1. Beaver tail
   Maple
2. Bear claw
   Buttercrunch

Maple service has long been an important part of breakfast, serving as a topping on pancakes and waffles. A good maple donut is frosted with icing flavored with real maple goodness, and can include either a yeast or cake base.

1. Vanilla frosted
   Berliner
2. Danish
   Sugared

If you're going to eat a donut for breakfast, you might as well make it even more decadent by rolling it in sugar before chowing down. This sugary finish is also a great way to decorate homemade donuts as it requires minimal effort but packs a big flavor punch.

1. Cruller
   Sprinkles
2. Berliner
   Boston creme

A cruller is a donut made using choux pastry, which means steam -- rather than yeast -- is used to raise the dough. Traditional crullers are stick donuts, but ring versions of this treat are typically known as French crullers.

1. Beaver tail
   Boston cream
2. Danish
   Double chocolate

The classic Boston cream is a cream-filled donut with one delicious twist -- it's slathered with a thick layer of chocolate frosting for the ultimate in deliciousness.

1. Long John
   Cronut
2. Custard-filled
   Berliner

A custard donut is similar to a cream-filled or Bavarian cream with one key difference; instead of powdered sugar, sugar crystals or glaze, it's typically plain on the outside and stuffed with gooey custard or cream on the inside.

1. Lemon cream
   Bear claw
2. Chocolate frosted
   Old fashioned

A bear claw is a super-sized pastry that often sits alongside donuts in the bakery case. Made from a folded yeast dough circle, it's typically stuffed with apples, raisins or almond paste.

1. Danish
   Eclair
2. Boston cream
   Long John

Made from puff pastry, the Danish is made from many layers of dough laminated together with butter. The finished product can be topped with fruit, jelly or chocolate frosting, depending on what type of treat you're craving.

1. Beignet
   Sprinkles
2. Vanilla frosted
   Boston cream

The official state donut of Louisiana since the '80s, the beignet is a deep fried pastry topped with a generous amount of powdered sugar. Eaten hot, this pastry has French origins, and is a favorite dish for New Orleans tourists and natives alike.

1. Apple crumb
   Blueberry cake
2. Creme brulee
   Cronut

Creme brulee is a classic dessert technique that involves using a flame to caramelize sugar. When you combine creme brulee with a yummy donut, you get a pastry match made in heaven.

1. Buttercrunch
   Glazed cake
2. Cruller
   Custard

A buttercrunch donut is topped with crunchy bits of sweetness. They can be made using toasted coconut bits or butterscotch or caramel, and also go by the name of butterscotch or coconut crunch donuts.

1. Frenchie
   Dutchie
2. Beanie
   Loonie

The Dutchie is a square yeast donut filled with raisins and dripping with sweet glaze. While it's not very common in the U.S., it's a huge hit in Canada.

1. Lemon cream
   Boston cream
2. Strawberry frosted
   Sour cream

Looking for a refreshing burst of citrus with your donut? Look no further than a lemon cream. This raised pastry is filled with lemon-flavored cream and may be glazed or coated with powdered sugar.

1. Beavertail
   Berliner
2. Eclair
   Sprinkles

The classic eclair is a stick donut topped with chocolate frosting. Inside, it's packed with delicious cream filling.

1. Vanilla frosted
   Maple bacon
2. Cruller
   Danish

Bacon can make any dish better -- even dessert! The maple bacon donut is topped with maple frosting and bits of crumbled bacon to recreate a syrup-soaked breakfast plate.

1. Berliner
   Eclair
2. Dutchie
   Beavertail

The beavertail is a traditional Canadian pastry treat. This large, flat fried dough is served hot and topped with cinnamon and sugar, chocolate or fruit.

1. Buttercrunch
   Long John
2. Beignet
   Cinnamon

A Long John is a stick donut topped with sweet frosting. It's unfilled -- making it very similar to an eclair minus the cream filling.

1. Danish
   Dutchie
2. Custard
   Apple fritter

What do you get when you mix chopped up bits of apple with raised donut dough? A pastry known as an apple fritter. It has a jagged, irregular shape and is often coated in glaze or powdered sugar for extra sweetness.

1. Glazed cake
   Berliner
2. Buttercrunch
   Strawberry frosted

The Berliner is a traditional donut with German origins. It's filled with jam or jelly and topped with powdered sugar or some form of icing or frosting.

1. Dossant
   Cronut
2. Croissant
   Crodonut

People waited in line for hours to pick up the Cronut. Arguably the most famous donut ever made, this treat is made using layers of dough, combining a croissant and donut into a single delicious treat.