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 between that of a milkshake and soft-serve ice cream. [1]

Specialty flavors

Over the years Wendy's has occasionally introduced new Frosty flavor variations. [1]

In August 2006, a vanilla Frosty flavor was introduced after repeated customer requests. [3]

For both Summer 2022 and Summer 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 Frosty flavor released and temporarily replaced the vanilla Frosty. [5]

In September 2023, a pumpkin spice Frosty was introduced. [5]

For Winter 2024, the vanilla Frosty was reintroduced after having been continuously supplanted by other flavors for a two-year period. Wendy's generally swaps out the vanilla Frosty flavor whenever a specialty Frosty flavor is launched, while always keeping the original signature chocolate Frosty flavor available. [6]

For Spring 2024, an orange dreamsicle Frosty was introduced. [5] [7]

For Summer 2024, a triple berry Frosty was introduced. [8]

In fall 2024, a "pineapple under the sea" Frosty was released in honor of the 25th anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants. [9]

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