WENDY'S Frostys are a staple of the fast food chain, but many fans may be surprised to learn what's in the sweet treat.
The famous chocolate Frosty has a secret ingredient that might seem obvious once you hear what it is.
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The chocolate Frostys are actually made with not just chocolate, but vanilla too.
While fast food chains like Five Guys and Shake Shack fill their chocolatey shakes with rich chocolate, Wendy's uses vanilla to cut the bitter and rich taste of pure chocolate.
Wendy's chocolate Frostys tend to have a sweeter, less overpowering taste than other fast food shakes.
And this addition has been successful, as Mashed reports that Wendy's sells a whopping 300 million chocolate Frostys a year.
Dave Thomas thought that people might want to finish their hamburgers with something cold, refreshing and sweet, thus came the Frosty.
While we know that the chocolate Frostys are confirmed to have vanilla mixed in, that's pretty much all we know about the brown concoction.
The Wendy's chain keeps all of their recipes, especially the frosty recipe, locked down and away from the public.
On their website, they do have to post certain allergy ingredients that let us know that frostys contain basic things like milk, sugar, corn syrup, cream, whey, nonfat dry milk and cocoa.
Frostys have been a Wendy's staple for over 50 years, and it's the secret vanilla-chocolate combo that sets their taste apart from the competitors.
Wendy's Vice President David Lynch said that the recipe has stayed pretty much the same since the Frosty was released, and it's never going to majorly change.
There has only been one edit in the last 50 years, due to customer demand.
The only difference is that ice cream has a large amount of butter fat, so we've lowered the [percentage] of butter fat in our Frostys to meet customer demand," Lynch said on Mashed.
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According to the ingredient list on the Frosty menu page, the chocolate Frosty contains milk, sugar, corn syrup, cream, whey, nonfat dry milk, cocoa, guar gum, mono and diglycerides, cellulose gum, natural vanilla flavor, carrageenan, calcium sulfate, sodium citrate, dextrose, and Vitamin A palmitate.
The ingredients breakdown lists the Frosty base as a combination of milk, sugar, corn syrup, cream, and non-fat milk, plus thickeners and additives for color. There's a note that the formula also includes soy in some form in its Alaska and Hawaii locations, though there's no call-out in the ingredients list.
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.
Is the Frosty a milkshake or ice cream? Neither! That is why it is one of the most iconic frozen desserts. It has a creamy texture that's thicker than a milkshake but not as firm as traditional scooped ice cream.
Orange Dreamsicle Frosty is Wendy's unique spin on a beloved and familiar flavor, with cool, creamy orange notes mixed with our smooth and perfectly sweet Vanilla Frosty. Fans can get their hands on the Orange Dreamsicle Frosty starting Tuesday, March 19 in restaurants nationwide or through the Wendy's mobile app.
Wendy's has previously released other temporary flavors corresponding to the seasons. For example, the Strawberry Frosty is paired with summer, the Pumpkin Spice Frosty is for fall, and the Peppermint Frosty is for winter.
The Frosty ingredients aren't a secret—but the exact formula is. The Frosty mix consists of milk, cream, sugar, and cocoa, among other ingredients too.
Surprisingly, Wendy's doesn't always have the vanilla flavor available. The machinery at Wendy's restaurants has enough room for just two flavors. One of them is always chocolate, Wendy's OG Frosty, and the other is for either vanilla or a limited-time-only, seasonal flavor.
Orange Dreamsicle Frosty is Wendy's unique spin on a beloved and familiar flavor, with cool, creamy orange notes mixed with our smooth and perfectly sweet Vanilla Frosty,” a news release said. The company announced that the seasonal treat will join the Chocolate Frosty on menus nationwide, replacing the Vanilla Frosty.
For fans of the iconic chocolate and vanilla twist cone, you could get at your local ice cream shop, Wendy's Global VP of Culinary Innovation, John Li, has the ultimate Frosty hack for you. You can mix the two Frosty flavors. No, seriously, you can order your Frosty with both of the flavors.
A small Frosty contains approximately 39 grams of sugar, while a medium has around 53 grams, and a large has approximately 70 grams. It's essential to be mindful of your overall sugar intake and consider Frosty as an occasional treat.
Yes, Wendy's Frosty's are gluten-free. According to the ingredients list on the Wendy's website, Frosty's are made from milk, sugar, corn syrup, cream, whey, nonfat dry milk, cocoa, guar gum, and other gluten-free ingredients.
Milk, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Cream, Nonfat Milk, Whey, Contains Less than 1% of Guar Gum, Mono and Diglycerides, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan, Calcium Sulfate, Sodium Citrate, Natural Flavor, Molasses, Annatto Extract (Color), Vitamin A Palmitate. CONTAINS: MILK (ALL OF UNITED STATES) AND SOY (ALASKA AND HAWAII ONLY).
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