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Wearing Pink Could Score You a Free Krispy Kreme Doughnut (Thanks, Barbie!)

Ready your favorite pink apparel for Saturday, Sept. 7.

By Cassandra Yorgey

Edited by Laura Ratliff

Updated July 2, 2025

Barbie turns 65 this year, and to celebrate, the beloved brand has partnered with Krispy Kreme to bring you four new pink and sparkly doughnuts. Don your favorite pink apparel and head to Krispy Kreme this Saturday, Sept. 7, to score a free doughnut along with the limited-time Barbie x Krispy Kreme Collection.

Dining out and grabbing little treats like doughnuts can be the first thing to drop when trying to stretch your budget further, but participating in fun promotions like celebrating Barbie can score freebies while sharing a cultural phenomenon that connects us all. See the fun new Barbie-inspired flavors that are now available at Krispy Kreme for a limited time.

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Barbie Berries 'N Kreme Doughnut

A doughnut stuffed with strawberry cream filling drizzled with purple and pink buttercream icing and finally topped with a Barbie heart is almost too pretty to eat—almost. We're still going to eat it.

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Barbie Sweet 65th Doughnut

If you love the original glazed doughnut dipped in chocolate icing, then you'll want the Barbie Sweet 65th version covered in Barbie-themed sprinkles in the shapes of stars and dots, along with traditional sprinkles.

Malibu Dream Party Doughnut

These amazing doughnuts feature a beach scene created from blue icing, graham cracker dust, and a tiny Barbie dream house confection. They're filled with a cake batter cream that will leave you longing for a seaside vacation.

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Barbie Pink Doughnut

The original glazed doughnut is hard to beat, but top it with a pink buttercream frosting, cover it with sparkly pink sprinkles, and toss on a confection shaped like sunglasses, and it might just do the trick. Doughnuts have never looked so cute.

Bottom line

Grab your finest pink clothes and head to Krispy Kreme on Saturday, Sept. 7, for a free original glazed doughnut. You can also purchase a Barbie x Krispy Kreme dozen and scan the Krispy Kreme Rewards app at checkout to be entered into a special giveaway with Barbie Fashionista dolls as prizes. The dolls are decked out with Krispy Kreme accessories, and each doll comes with a custom Barbie x Krispy Kreme adult-sized denim jacket for the winners. Krispy Kreme Rewards members can also enter the contest without a purchase — and it's free to sign up.

It's wild to realize that Barbie is 65 and nearing retirement age. Could Barbie afford to retire early in the current economy? Take this early retirement quiz to find out.

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