What are doughnut holes called at Tim Hortons?

At Tim Hortons, doughnut holes are called Timbits. The bite-sized pastries were introduced by the Canadian chain in April 1976 and became one of its most recognizable menu products.

The name is a wordplay combining “tidbit,” meaning a small morsel, with “Tim,” referring to founder and hockey player Tim Horton. Timbits are sold in many flavors, including glazed, chocolate-glazed, jelly-filled and cake varieties, although availability can vary by location and season.

They are broadly equivalent to what English speakers elsewhere call doughnut holes. However, the products are not always made by cutting the centers from full-sized ring doughnuts; Tim Hortons produces them as separate small pastries. The company’s Timbits are also baked rather than fried, according to descriptions of the product.

“Munchkins” is the comparable branded term used by Dunkin’, while “doughnut holes” is the generic expression. For a Tim Hortons-specific question, Timbits is the single canonical answer.