Frosty (frozen dairy dessert)

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A large chocolate Frosty

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 according to a recipe from Fred Kappus 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] This was followed by a "salted caramel" frosty in November. [10]

In February 2025, Wendy's launched a new seasonal Frosty flavor named Thin Mints Frosty. It is a collaboration of Wendy's with Girl Scouts. [11]

On April 15, 2025, Wendy's introduced Frosty Swirls, where customers could choose to add caramel, strawberry, or brownie batter to their vanilla or chocolate Frosty. Less than a month later, on May 12, 2025, Wendy's introduced Frosty Fusions. Fusion flavors included Pop-Tarts Strawberry, Oreo Brownie, and Caramel Crunch. Each of these could top a chocolate or vanilla Frosty, at that point giving customers a total of 14 different Frosty options. [12]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 DiNuzzo, Emily (March 7, 2022). "8 Things You Never Knew About the Wendy's Frosty". Reader's Digest. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  2. 1 2 Griffin Llanas, Sheila (2014-08-15). Dave Thomas: Wendy's Founder. ABDO. ISBN   978-1-62968-605-9.
  3. ↑ "Wendy's Frosty Gives Up The Single Life". Wendy's International. 2006-04-05. Archived from the original on 2006-08-21. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
  4. ↑ "Vanilla Frosty is on Vacay; Strawberry is Stepping in". Archived from the original on 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  5. 1 2 3 Valinsky, Jordan (2022-11-10). "Exclusive: Wendy's is selling its first-ever holiday Frosty". CNN .
  6. ↑ Miller, Bob (2024-01-08). "Wendy's Vanilla Frosty Is Back For Winter 2024". Chew boom - Food News. Archived from the original on 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  7. ↑ Schneider, Jeremy (2022-11-16). "I tried Wendy's new peppermint Frosty so you don't have to. Here's my review". nj.com. Advance Local Media, LLC. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  8. ↑ "Wendy's New Triple Berry Frosty". Wendy's. 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  9. ↑ Loscaile, Marisa. "Customers Are Going Wild Over SpongeBob SquarePants–Inspired Frosty Flavor: 'Sounds Phenomenal'". parade.com. The Arena Media Brands, LLC. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  10. ↑ Matozzo, Marissa. "Wendy's Adds A New 'Really Good' Frosty Flavor For The Holidays—Salted Caramel". yahoo.com. Yahoo. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  11. ↑ Brown, Sarah. "Minty Magic: Wendy's Thin Mints Frosty is Launched Nationwide". wendy-menu-prices.com. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  12. ↑ https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2025/05/12/wendys-frosty-fusions-flavors/83579840007/
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