All About the New Wendy's Peppermint Frosty “It's the classic thick and creamy Frosty that our fans crave with bursts of fresh peppermint - every sweet bite will put you in the holiday spirit.”

Instead, it is a proprietary frozen dairy dessert that is made in-house at Wendy's restaurants. The recipe for the Frosty includes a blend of milk, cream, sugar, and cocoa, which is then mixed with a special machine to create a smooth, thick, and creamy texture.

Wendy's Peppermint Frosty features the chain's vanilla Frosty base mixed with peppermint syrup. I paid $2.29 for a small. My particular Frosty was fairly thick and smooth with tiny, visible ice crystals.

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).

The highly anticipated new Peppermint Frosty will be available for a limited time only for the holiday season.

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.

The fan-favorite Vanilla Frosty was temporarily replaced by the Strawberry Frosty over the summer, followed by the seasonal Peppermint Frosty in November 2022. But now, the delicious chilly confection is triumphantly taking back its spot next to the famous Chocolate Frosty.

Since Nov. 15, Wendy's has been selling a seasonal, limited-edition Peppermint Frosty in place of its usual Strawberry Frosty. Deviating from its usual dessert selection, the Peppermint Frosty is the fast-food chain's boldest commitment to holiday cheer yet.

Why is peppermint the flavor of the holiday season? The answer probably lies with peppermint candy canes, though there are competing theories on how the iconic treat became so closely associated with the holiday.

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.

“From this summer's break-out hit, Strawberry Frosty, and now with our Peppermint Frosty, our fans can always count on Wendy's to deliver the most craveable, iconic seasonal flavors.” Wendy's will also be offering Frosty Key Tags beginning Nov. 21 through Jan. 29, 2023.

Beginning next Tuesday, Wendy's will sell a peppermint Frosty for a limited time. It's the second new flavor the chain has launched in 2022, and it marks a notable shift for Wendy's in expanding beyond the traditional chocolate and vanilla: Peppermint is only its third new Frosty flavor in the US in the past 16 years.