Timbits

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Timbits
Timbits2.jpg
Sour cream glazed and honey dip timbits
TypeDoughnut, doughnut hole
Place of originCanada
Created byTim Hortons
Food energy
(per serving)
45 to 90[1] kcal

Timbits is the name of a bite-sized fried-dough confectionery sold at the Canadian-based franchise Tim Hortons.[2] Equivalent to the American "donut hole," they were introduced in April 1976.[3]

Name and variations[edit]

The word Timbit is a play on the word "tidbit" (a delicate bit or morsel of food).[4][5] As of 2009, they are available in various flavors that differ from store to store. Flavors include, but are not limited to, chocolate-glazed, jelly-filled, dutchie, honey dip, sour-cream-glazed, old-fashioned plain, old-fashion-glazed, blueberry, strawberry, raspberry, lemon, apple cider, orange-tangerine, creamy caramel, cherry cake, birthday cake, honey cruller, pumpkin spice, toasted coconut, and apple fritter.[3] For Tim Hortons's 50th anniversary, "birthday cake" doughnuts and Timbits were sold for a limited time and given out for free on May 17, 2014- the Timbits being available first in the United States.[6]

Other doughnut chains in Canada and the United States sell virtually identical products, often called "doughnut holes". For instance, the American coffee and donut company, Dunkin Donuts, sells munchkins. The majority of Canadians generally use the Timbits trademark to designate the product, while French-speaking Canadians prefer to use the generic term "trous de beigne". In the francophone Tim Hortons locations, however, they are still referred to as Timbits.[4]

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  • Timbits in the USA

Timbits Minor Sports Program[edit]

Timbits also refers to participants in the Timbits Minor Sports Program, a community program sponsored by Tim Hortons for local sports teams involving children aged four to eight years. The program places an emphasis on learning the sport and building friendships among the participants.[7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Timbits". timhortons.com. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Timbit turns 35". Retrieved 18 June 2014. Cite web requires |website= (help)
  3. ^ a b Tim Hortons. "Timbits". Retrieved 2009-10-17. Cite web requires |website= (help)
  4. ^ a b "Timbits(MD) Tim Hortons". Tim Hortons.
  5. ^ "Definition of tidbit | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com.
  6. ^ "Tim Hortons To Hand Out Birthday Cake Donuts On May 17". Retrieved 18 June 2014. Cite web requires |website= (help)
  7. ^ Tim Hortons. "Local Programs". Archived from the original on 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2009-10-17. Cite uses deprecated parameter |deadurl= (help); Cite web requires |website= (help)

External links[edit]

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