Danny Trejo creates special donut to benefit LA children's hospital

Danny Trejo and Milk Jar Cookies team up for CHLA fundraiser
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 03: Los Angeles Democratic mayoral candidate Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), L, stands while eating a donut with actor Danny Trejo in Trejo's Coffee & Donuts as she campaigns on November 03, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Bass is in a tight runoff race with Democratic mayoral candidate Rick Caruso, a billionaire real estate developer who was registered as a Republican in 2019. Photo credit Mario Tama/Getty Images

Los Angeles (KNX) - Actor Danny Trejo is known for his tough guy on-screen image, has a sweet tooth and a big heart.

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Trejo's Coffee & Donuts has teamed up with Milk Jar Cookies to create a special donut, with proceeds going to the CHLA Make March Matter campaign.

Trejo's Hollywood-based coffee and donut shop has joined forces with Milk Jar owner Courtney Cowan to create a thin-mint-esque donut consisting of "dark chocolate Abuelita glaze, topped with Milk Jar's Mint Chocolate Cookie crumble, and drizzled with chocolate peppermint."

Danny Trejo sits down in the KNX radio studio wearing a black shirt and a black hat.
Danny Trejo joins KNX to talk sweet treats. Photo credit Daniella DeRobbio/KNX News

They call the sweet collaboration, created for the annual Children's Hospital campaign, the "Thin Mint Abuelita."

Courtney tells KNX In-Depth, Milk Jar Cookies had been working on its own project for Make March Matter when Danny's team approached them about collaborating. "It just felt like a really beautiful opportunity to work with a brand that we love and respect and, do some good," said Cowan.

Listen to Danny talk with KNX In-Depth about the charity collaboration, his career, and more. He even teases the possibility of a new Machete movie!

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