Dunkin' Brownie Batter Donut Iced Coffee Review

We close out our coverage of Dunkin's RTD iced coffees, saving probably the least exciting one for last. Why's that? Donuts and brownies are awesome, but I am willing to bet my weight in cocoa powder that this will just be mocha. The packaging features the iconic branding but sports a dismal color scheme, saying twice the flavor. And that is before I even mention how frustrating it is that it is all undercase.

With six grams of fat, four of which is saturated, you would expect everything from your first to your last sip to be so rich that you could afford to buy better coffee, but alas, the mouthfeel is weightless and thin, my tongue and teeth offered little in the way of resistance. There is no brownie whatsoever, only an indiscriminate chocolate taste that resembles dollar store Halloween candy more so than anything any baker would bake in their bakery. A good brownie, or at least whatever I end up making when I don my apron, is a dense cake that boarders on fudge, some coffee added to balance out the strong sweetness and to provide some background noise to the otherwise simplistic cocoa. Here, this is any ol' canned mocha coffee, which is to say me and my indeterminate amount of cocoa powder are safe.

The best thing about this is the 142 milligrams of caffeine. By not being an energy coffee, the buzz does not need to go above any beyond what your parents brew in the morning with their vintage drip maker and pre-ground beans. On the whole, Dunkin' Brownie Batter Donut is arguably worse than day-old doughnuts.

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