A ranking of Tim Hortons’ new FIFA-inspired Timbits
Team Canada earns the silver medal
It’s soccer season, and with just 50 days until FIFA’s first kick-off, Tim Hortons is getting in on the action. Timmies has always been heavily invested in the sport, running annual soccer camps that support 250,000 kids each year—and that, starting this summer, will offer jerseys thanks to a partnership with Adidas. But enough preamble, we’re here to talk about what matters: four new World Cup–inspired Timbit flavours.
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It’s safe to say that the doughnut masters have been working on this offering for a while since the collection includes a Timbit for Team Italy. (Does someone want to tell them?) Like all Timbits, the 2026 FIFA World Cup collection can be ordered by the dozen, so there’s no need to choose a favourite. But where’s the fun in that? Our definitive ranking below.
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The cappuccino Timbit (Team Italy)
4 Imagine enjoying your morning espresso in doughnut form: cakey, coffee-forward and a little bitter—which, come to think of it, sounds a bit like Team Italy.
The chocolate crème brûlée–filled Timbit (Team France)
3 While actual francophiles probably go in for more sophisticated pâtisseries, this chocolate Timbit filled with Venetian cream is magnifique in its own right. It’s similar to the regular crème brûlée Timbits that came out last year, but chocolatey.
The fireworks Timbit (Team Canada)
2 The ultimate offering for the Team Canada patriot, this is basically your classic birthday cake–flavoured Timbit coated with popping candy. It’s sweet, dense and surprisingly crackly.
The lime cheesecake–filled Timbit (Team Brazil)
1 The gold-medal winner is a classic honey dip Timbit plumped up with a lime cheesecake–flavoured filling that is at once sharp and creamy. A dusting of lime sugar provides additional citrus notes. Timbit fandom generally falls into two camps—yeast dough versus cake dough—and this is a strong representative of the former: light and airy, with a Brazilian twist.
Courtney Shea is a freelance journalist in Toronto. She started her career as an intern at Toronto Life and continues to contribute frequently to the publication, including her 2022 National Magazine Award–winning feature, “The Death Cheaters,” her regular Q&As and her recent investigation into whether Taylor Swift hung out at a Toronto dive bar (she did not). Courtney was a producer and writer on the 2022 documentary The Talented Mr. Rosenberg, based on her 2014 Toronto Life magazine feature “The Yorkville Swindler.”
