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Frosty (frozen dairy dessert)
Frozen dessert sold by Wendy's From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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]
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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 which results in the creation of this delicious Frosty in Girl Scouts Thin Mints Cookies flavor.[11]
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