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FAQs

What is in Wendy's Frosty ingredients? ›

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.

The history of how the Frosty came to be might surprise you. Does Wendy's Frosty have dairy? Yes. All Frosty flavors start with milk within their base.

A 99 cent Frosty®? That's refreshing. Hold onto your hard-earned cash. The small 99 cent Frosty® is back and still only, well, 99 cents.

All of Wendy's Frosties are gluten free except the Oreo Frosty. Wendy's also notes on their gluten free menu that the Caramel Apple Frosty Parfait can also be made gluten-free, just ask your server to not put granola in your Frosty. Frostys are not gluten free because they contain malt and malt is made from barley.

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.

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. The consistency has been described as partway between that of a milkshake and soft-serve ice cream.

Yes, Thomas intentionally made the original chocolate Frosty taste less chocolatey because he didn't want to overwhelm customers with too much chocolate flavor if they paired a Frosty with a burger, per Wendy's. Instead, the chocolate flavor is actually a combination of chocolate and vanilla.

DON'T EAT: Chocolate Frosty Shake (Sm)

The Frosty could be America's national dessert. However, the Chocolate Frosty Shake should not be. A small is 580 calories, 120 from fat, and a large is 880 calories, 160 from fat.

There's no official secret menu, so you might find some regional variation in what's available, but we find that's part of the fun. If you do want to order something from the secret menu, come into Wendy's with the ingredients and customizations memorized or written down to make it easy for the staff to create.

Is a Frosty from Wendy's unhealthy? ›

While Wendy's Frosty can be a delicious and satisfying treat, it's important to enjoy it in moderation. The high calorie, fat, and sugar content make it a dessert that should be consumed as an occasional indulgence rather than a regular part of your daily diet.

“Lunch was quick and tasty--updated frosty no longer has high fructose corn syrup”

The Daily Meal reports that the current Frosty formula is the same as back in 1969 except for a decrease in butterfat, according to Denny Lynch, former senior vice president of communications at Wendy's. This is how 8 famous fast food restaurants got their names.