Frosty (frozen dairy dessert)

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A large chocolate Frosty from Wendy's

The Frosty is a frozen dairy dessert of the American fast-food restaurant chain Wendy's. The Frosty was among the first five items introduced on the Wendy's menu. [1]

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Wendy's founder Dave Thomas created the original "light chocolate" Frosty himself by combining chocolate and vanilla flavors, as he thought that a pure chocolate flavor would overwhelm the taste of the restaurant's hamburgers. [2] Thomas based the Frosty on the milkshakes he drank in Detroit as a youth, and created the Frosty to be thick enough to require a spoon to eat. [2] The consistency has been described as partway between that of a milkshake and soft-serve ice cream. [1]

Specialty flavors

Over the years Wendy's has occasionally introduced new flavor variations. [1] In August 2006, a vanilla flavor was introduced after repeated customer requests. [3] In the summer of 2022 and 2023, the vanilla Frosty was temporarily replaced with a strawberry Frosty. [4] In November 2022, Wendy's released the new peppermint Frosty for the holidays; this was the third new flavor released and temporarily replaced the vanilla Frosty. In September 2023, a pumpkin spice frosty was introduced. In Spring 2024, a orange dreamsicle was introduced. [5] [6]

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