Mister Donut offers heart-shaped gourmet donuts for Valentine’s Day, celebrating love for chocolate.

Mister Donut launches new heart-shaped donuts with Pierre Marcolini, perfect for expressing love this Valentine's Day in Japan.

As we edge closer to Valentine’s Day, love is brewing along with a sweet chocolate aroma. Mister Donut is stepping up with new heart-shaped donuts in collaboration with Belgian chocolatier Pierre Marcolini, furthering their Misdo Meets Pierre Marcolini series.

The new Coeur Kokoro series, combining the French and Japanese words for "heart," features donuts made from a cocoa brioche dough, filled with ganache whipped cream and delicious chocolate bits. You’ve got the Coeur Kokoro Framboise, topped with white chocolate and raspberry sauce, and the Coeur Kokoro Caramel, which brings a rich caramel filling. Priced at 374 yen each for dine-in and a special takeout box available for a great sharing experience, these treats are set to be a hit. They drop on January 29 and will be around until late February, perfect for impressing that special someone!

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