Wendy’s Frosty is one of the most iconic menu items at Wendy’s. This Three Ingredient Wendy’s Frosty Recipe is a cool and refreshing treat that is hard to beat. So if you have ever wondered how do you make a Wendy’s frosty, keep reading. I know you are going to like how this will taste.
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History of Wendy’s Frosty
When I think of one iconic treat that I have enjoyed my entire life, do you know what I pick? It’s cool and chocolatey and perfect eaten with a spoon or straw. It’s Wendy’s frosty, of course! I can remember enjoying a frosty from a very young age and I still love grabbing one every now and again. It’s a fun treat that instantly cools me down and satisfies my sweet tooth.
What makes a Wendy’s frosty so good? It is a super thick milkshake. You can never sip a Frosty until it is half melted with a straw, you always have to use a spoon!
The frosty was first introduced at the fast-food chain in 1969 by founder Dave Thomas. The original chocolate frosty is actually a combination of chocolate and vanilla. It gives the frosty a more mellow chocolate flavor without being overwhelming. The franchise does offer a vanilla variety of the original as well.
What’s in a Wendy’s Frosty – the Frosty ingredients
You don’t have to run to your closest Wendy’s when you’re craving a chocolatey treat. You can make a copycat frosty at home with only 3 ingredients! Yup, only 3 simple ingredients.
- Chocolate Milk (ice cubes) – Don’t buy a low-fat chocolate milk for this one
- Whipped topping like Cool Whip
- Condensed Milk
Grab your blender and whip up a frosty at home. Just be sure to make a batch of french fries to go along with your frosty. (Because who doesn’t dip their fries in their frosty?!)
How to make a Wendy’s chocolate Frosty
- The night before pour chocolate milk into an ice cube tray and place the tray into the freezer. You want the chocolate milk frozen when you start to prepare the Frosty.
- Grab a blender and add 12 cubes of frozen chocolate milk, 1 cup of Cool Whip, and add 1 tablespoon of sweetened condensed milk.
- Puree until smooth and creamy.
Tips for making the copycat Wendy’s frosty recipe
- The key to making this at home is frozen chocolate milk. Freeze the chocolate milk in ice cube trays the day before.
- Freeze your whipped cream as well. This will ensure the right consistency for your frosty treat. I love using Cool Whip for this copycat.
- Scrape down the sides of your blender to make sure it all mixes well.
Give this drive-thru classic a try!
There is nothing better than an icy cold treat on a hot summer day! I hope you give this recipe a try, and if you love Frosties, be sure to give the Strawberry Frosty a try!
Love Wendy’s? Check out these Wendy’s Copycat Recipes
More Frozen Drinks to Make and Enjoy
- Banana Shake
- Burger King Shakes – Lucky Charms
- Chick Fil A Frozen Drinks – Frosted Lemonade
- Coconut Shake
- Frozen Hot Chocolate
- McDonald’s Holiday Shakes – Eggnog
- McDonald’s Smoothies – Strawberry Banana
- Orange Julius
- Smores Frappuccino
- Starbucks Frappe Recipe – Caramel
Be sure to take a look at more of my copycat drinks and top restaurant recipes.
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Wendy’s Frosty
Ingredients
- 16 ice cubes of chocolate milk
- 1 cup Cool Whip whipped cream is ok to use
- 1 tablespoon sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed. Spoon into a cup and enjoy!
Notes
- The key to making this at home is the frozen chocolate milk. Freeze the chocolate milk in ice cube trays the day before.
- Freeze your whipped cream as well. This will ensure the right consistency for your frosty treat. I love using Cool Whip for this copycat.
- Scrape down the sides of your blender to make sure it all mixes well.
Juju
want to make it for several people? 1/2 gallon of chocolate milk, one carton Cool Whip and one can sweetened condensed mix it all up, pop it in the freezer. Stir every 30 mins. until you get the consistency you want.
Stephanie Manley
Good to know. Thank you for sharing.
Texas G"Ma
Is the 520 calorie for a small?!!!
Stephanie Manley
This recipe has 520 calories for the portion listed. You can adjust the recipe to a smaller serving size.
Jin
Tastes Great. I didn’t use chocolate milk ice cubes but milk and ovaltine and it tastes amazing,
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Dj
To get vanilla Frosty, use Vanilla Cool Whip!
Christine G Nolan
Yes, please tell us how much chocolate milk it is to equal 16 ice cubes. Also, what changes can we make if we want it all vanilla?
Thank you very much, as usual. I have all your cookbooks!
Stephanie
I would add about 12 ounces of ice cubes.
Charlene A Brownson
There’s a site I go to that has a recipe for chocolate syrup that’s pretty close too Hershey’s. The name of the site is Hillbilly Housewife. Making your own chocolate milk could save on the calories and sugar.
Kelly Sachtschale
How can the Frosty be so many carbs?
I guess I don’t drink chocolate milk that often. Where all the carbs coming from?
Stephanie
Chocolate milk has a lot of sugar, and carbs, milk, I also believe has a lot of carbs as well.
Norton
I love this recipe. It is amazing and healthy. I must try this. Thanks for sharing.
ShirlR
Back when Wendy’s first came to our city, I loved these Frostys. There was a topping they used to put on them, seemed like it was a sort of white marshmallow sauce. That marshmallow creme sauce really made the Frosty twice as good!
Stephanie
I must have missed that topping, was that a via a special promotion?
Donalee
Maybe a regional promotion.
Houstonfit
very good. Thank you for sharing!
MarkD
The kids loved it.
Tray Less
Please post the quantity of chocolate milk, in cups or partial cups.
chubby girl
WOW! with a calorie count like 520 a person would not want to eat too many of those in a weeks time. OOOFTA. Fat city here we come.
diane mandt
Do you possibly know the calorie count in this?
Stephanie
Yes, it is 520 calories.