Uštipci (Serbian Cyrillic: Уштипци, pronounced [ǔʃtɪpt͡sɪ]) are doughnut-like fried dough balls popular in Southeast European countries, namely Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, and Slovenia.

The word uštipci comes from the verb uštinuti, which can be translated as "to nip, tweak or pinch".

[3] The variety piroška (whose name is derived from pirog) refers to a kind of uštipci that can be both sweet (slatka) and savory (slana).

In restaurants, they might come with jam, kajmak or with cheese thus fulfilling the role of breakfast staple, dessert, or even a main course.

[5] The plain variant fried with vegetable oil and seasoned with powdered sugar is served in Christian Balkan countries during lents.