Just like its popular rival Dunkin’, Krispy Kreme offers not just delicious donuts but also a rotation of decadently flavored coffee creations available in pretty much any form you fancy: hot, iced, or frozen.
It probably comes as no surprise that just like Dunkin’, many of Krispy Kreme’s beverages are packed with added sugars and calorie-rich ingredients. The question is, can you sip on anything low-cal at Krispy Kreme?
The answer is yes! Here are the top five lowest-calorie drinks on the Krispy Kreme menu.
The five lowest-calorie drinks at Krispy Kreme
The below five beverages are the lowest in calories out of every drink that’s currently offered on the Krispy Kreme menu. But these coffee drinks are not just comparatively low-calorie – they also all happen to fall below 100 calories for a 16-ounce cup, which is considered low-cal no matter where you go.
Most of the menu items on the list will probably be expected, like black brewed coffee, espresso, and Americanos which are all naturally calorie-free when consumed on their own. But Krispy Kreme’s unflavored iced coffee and iced latte also make the list.
Any beverage that’s made with milk at Krispy Kreme is typically crafted with 2% milk as the default choice, which is what’s factored into the iced beverages below (the iced latte is made with 2% milk while the iced coffee includes a splash of it).
However, Krispy Kreme also offers other milk options: skim milk, half & half, and oat milk – depending on your location. So if you want to cut calories even more, skim milk will add less calories to your drink than 2%.
You’ll notice that none of the drinks below are flavored; once you start to order beverages with flavoring – like vanilla, caramel, or mocha – the calorie count tends to shoot up. That’s because the flavoring at Krispy Kreme is in the form of a syrup, which is made primarily with sugar.
Finally, just a reminder that these calories are calculated for the drinks in a medium cup size at Krispy Kreme, which is 16 ounces (versus a size small, which is 12 ounces, and a size large, which is 20 ounces). The calorie difference for the drinks listed typically only amounts to 10-20 calories per size increase.
Below are the top five coffee beverages you can order at Krispy Kreme for the lowest amount of calories, each coming in below 100 total calories for a 16-ounce cup.
| Beverage | Calories |
| Classic Brewed Coffee [Regular or Decaf] | 0 |
| Espresso | 0 |
| Americano | 0 |
| Iced Coffee | 25 |
| Iced Latte | 90 |
There are three coffee drinks on the current Krispy Kreme menu that all tie for the lowest-calorie beverage on the menu, with zero calories each. The beverage items are a classic brewed coffee (either regular or decaf), a hot espresso, or a hot americano.
The way that you order your latte at Krispy Kreme will affect the overall calorie count. A standard hot latte made with 2% milk in a medium size (16 ounces) is 180 calories, while a regular iced latte in the same size is 90 calories.
It will ultimately depend on the drink and the flavor chosen, but adding flavored syrups – vanilla, original glaze, caramel, mocha, and caramel mocha – will add anywhere from 60-150 calories for hot drinks in a medium size and anywhere from 50-250 calories for iced and frozen drinks in a medium size.
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