Wendy's frosty recipe (2024)

FAQs

What are the ingredients of a Wendy's Frosty? ›

Water, Sugar, Powdered MILK, Sunflower Creamer [Sunflower Oil, Maltodextrin, MILK Protein, Emulsifier (E471), Antioxidant (E306)], Whey (MILK), Cocoa Powder (3.7%), Stabiliser (E412), Flavouring (Flavouring, Dextrose), Carrageenan [Stabiliser (E407), Dextrin], Stabiliser (E415).

Frosty every day in 2024. At Wendy's, it's back to basics: The Vanilla Frosty has returned. The Vanilla Frosty, first introduced by the fast-food chain in 2006, had been on and off the menu ever since. Originally, Wendy's only offered a chocolate Frosty when it began business in 1969 in Columbus, Ohio.

But the secret to the thickness of the Wendy's Frosty just might be the guar gum, a natural food thickener similar to cornstarch or tapioca flour. Guar gum also prevents unwanted ice crystals from forming in ice creams by binding with water molecules, creating a creamy texture minus the watery mess.

No, since for a product to be called ice cream it needs to have a butterfat content over 10%. Since a frosty has a butterfat content below 10% it falls into the category of dairy dessert. This is why the texture of a frosty is not the same as a scoop of ice cream and why they can't call a frosty ice cream.

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.

This past summer, Wendy's added a Strawberry Frosty, made with the Vanilla Frosty base, to the menu. That meant plain vanilla got kicked out of its spot. A Pumpkin Spice Frosty replaced the Strawberry, and at the end of the year, the holiday Peppermint Frosty knocked Pumpkin Spice off the menu.

Wendy's fans have been begging and pleading for the return of a popular Frosty flavor ever since it left menus about eight months ago. And as of this week, their calls have officially been answered. The fast-food giant's highly-requested Vanilla Frosty just returned to menus, joining the classic Chocolate Frosty.

The Orange Dreamsicle Frosty will be added to the Wendy's menu nationwide starting Tuesday. "A beloved childhood classic meets the iconic cool, creaminess of Frosty with Wendy's new, spring-inspired seasonal flavor," Wendy's said in statement.

The Frosty is a frozen dairy dessert of the American fast-food restaurant chain Wendy's.

Wendy's frosty's in all flavors contain milk so they are not vegan.

Why does Wendy's only have chocolate Frosty? ›

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.