Timbits

Timbits is the name of a bite-sized pastry sold at the Canadian-based franchise Tim Hortons. Timbits are almost an exact equivalent to the American "donut hole"; however, they are baked, rather than fried. They were introduced in April 1976.

==Name and variations== thumb|left|Chocolate timbits in box The word Timbit is a play on the word "tidbit" (a delicate bit or morsel of food) and the name of restaurant founder Tim Horton. As of 2009, they are available in various flavours that differ from store to store. Flavours include 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. 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.