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01/26/2007: "Finally - Something To Go With My Jolt Cola!"

Where was this stuff when I was in college?

A molecular scientist in Durham, NC, has developed a way to add caffeine into baked goods and is looking for a vendor willing to produce the pastries.

“I had the idea for caffeinated pastries several years ago, but the bitter taste of the caffeine would always overwhelm the flavor,” says Dr. Robert Bohannon, who is president of Onasco, Inc. “I eventually worked with some flavoring experts and designed a method to mask the bitterness, which led to successfully adding the caffeine equivalent of one to two cups of coffee to the food item.

Some people get their caffeine buzz from soda, chocolate and other sources besides coffee,” continues Dr. Bohannon. “The Buzz Donut and the Buzzed Bagel lets them get the caffeine buzz by simply eating a delicious pastry item.”

He's already hit up the big three - Dunkin' Donuts, Krispy Kreme and Starbucks - about mass producing these little bombs. I can see it now - a venti mocha latte' with extra shots paired with a couple of Buzz Donuts - they'll be peeling me off the ceiling. The blood will be moving so fast through my arteries the donuts won't have time to clog them ...