Cup O’Tea Has Closed in Menlo Park

Fro-yo girl here. For completeness, I wanted to mention that Cup O’Tea, which replaced Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt in late 2018, has closed its doors for good. It lasted a little over a year. Cup O’Tea kept Tutti Frutti’s froyo machines, signs, and cups. They offered self-serve froyo, milk tea, other drinks and snacks.

The last real review was three months ago on Google and November 2019 on Yelp. There was a subsequent review a month ago, but it just said that they’re never open. They never finished their website or had a social media presence.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl. 

* CUP O'TEA: 888 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025

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Soy Froyo, Wherefore Art Thou?

Fro-yo girl here. Did you know that April is National Soy Foods Month? This is the month to celebrate the soybean and it made me miss soy frozen yogurt all the more. Anti-soy sentiment has been around for years, probably because most domestic soybean crops are genetically modified. But, there isn’t strong evidence that GMO-soybeans are harmful. In fact, soy has many health benefits. Soy is a complete protein that’s low in saturated fat. It may reduce levels of LDL cholesterol (the bad cholesterol), diabetes risk and the risk of some types of cancer.

Years ago, Loving Cup in San Francisco offered a soy base option for their hand-mixed froyo. But, since soy fell out of favor, they switched to a banana base and the last time I went, the vegan option was coconut based. Fraiche used to have a soy froyo but all their locations have closed, except for the one at SFO International Airport. Also, I think they switched to making vegan froyo using almond milk.

Tutti Frutti and 16 Handles are the only sizeable chains that have introduced soy froyo. Tutti Frutti may still offer soy froyo but I haven’t seen it there for years.

These are the places where you can still get soy froyo.

1. 16 Handles introduced its first soy flavor in 2014, Yo Soy Vanilla, followed by Yo Soy Chocolate. I’m not sure how often it’s offered now, especially since they’ve gone on to introduce other types of dairy-free froyo, including almond milk, coconut milk, cashew milk, and oat milk (new in 2020).
2. 21 Choices Frozen Yogurt (Claremont & Pasadena, CA): The soy froyo is made with organic soy milk and their flavors are all made in-house. Soy froyo is sometimes offered. Even if it isn’t there, they always have a dairy-free option. I like their peanut butter soy froyo.
3. Bishco (Gloucester, MA) is a cafe that also serves mix in froyo, including tofu froyo.
4. Cafe 472 (Boston, MA) serves pizza, sandwiches, salads, and froyo, including tofu frozen yogurt.
5. Cafe Podima (Boston, MA) is a pizza restaurant that also serves froyo. Tofu froyo is listed on the menu.
6. Chil (London, ON, Canada) claims to have Canada’s largest selection of froyo toppings and vegan froyo, had soy froyo but I’m not sure if they still offer it. They also have vegan froyo made with almond milk, oat milk, and quinoa milk. The single location is self-serve.
7. Citra (Seattle, WA) in Seattle’s University District has dairy-based froyo but it’s the soy froyo that gets the rave reviews. Try your froyo with snow ice.
8. Frozen By a Thousand Blessings (Australia), the first froyo shop in Australia to use biodynamic milk and yoghurt, offers two vegan soy-based flavors, Mango & Soy and Soy Strawberry. The froyo is self-serve.
9. Humphrey Yogart (Sherman Oaks, CA): Humphrey Yogart has been serving up old school mix in style froyo since 1984. They moved across the parking lot and into Gelson’s in 2016 but they brought their organic soy base option for mix in froyo with them. I like their matcha froyo that’s made with imported Japanese matcha powder.
10. Kushco Bistro (Salem, MA) is another greater Boston eatery that carries tofu froyo with mix-ins. I'm sensing a pattern here. Bishco and Kushco sound so similar. 
11. Moochie (Belgium) is a counter serve froyo chain that according to Happy Cow, offers vegan soy froyo. There’s even proof in the form of a picture.
12. Tutti Frutti (worldwide) started offering soybean frozen yogurt in 2012. The soybean froyo is made with non-GMO, US grown soybeans. Their range of 19 soy froyo flavors is the widest I’ve seen. Some of the soy flavors are Spiced Cake, Red Bean, Latte, Black Sesame, and Taro. And 10% of the sales go to the Real Green Project to help fight childhood hunger. I noticed that many Tutti Frutti locations don’t carry any soy flavors though. Tutti Frutti La Crescenta used to on a regular basis but then they closed (and moved). I haven’t been going to the new location, so I’m not sure how often they carry soy froyo.
13. Yo-Chi (Australia) is a self-serve froyo mini chain that sometimes offers a soy-based froyo. Banana Soybean is one of their soy flavors.
14. Yo-Get-It (Australia, China) has a variety of soy froyo flavors and a self-serve format. Soy froyo flavors include Banana, Chai, Mango, Passionfruit, and Wildberry.
15. YOMARO (Germany) offers a vegan soy froyo that gets good reviews, along with the vegan bubble waffles.
16. YOMG (Australia) started as a self-serve froyo shop and expanded into burgers. Their vegan soy froyo flavors include banana soy cinnamon and soy chai. They even have vegan burgers and vegan waffle cones.
17. Yumorama (Mexico) is a self-serve froyo chain that has a soy froyo option that’s also free of added sugars

Even though it isn’t froyo, I did want to give a shout out to the tofu flower soft serve at Big Softee in Monterey Park, CA. If you like tofu pudding, Big Softee’s version has the ginger syrup and flavor of tofu/soy milk that you’ll recognize. Uji Time has tofu soft serve too, but it isn’t as good as Big Softee’s.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

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The New Normal Froyo Experience

Fro-yo girl here. Well, the stay at home order hasn’t been lifted yet in Los Angeles. I did just go to Yogurtland and Menchie’s, because froyo is essential. I hadn’t been to either for a few weeks and it was interesting to see that it’s no longer self-serve. The associate fills the cup with froyo and adds toppings for you. It worked well since I knew how many ounces I wanted but I did get more toppings than usual. Their scoops seem bigger than my scoops.

Yogurtland San Gabriel added plastic wrap that covers all the toppings from the side facing the dining area and installed a Plexiguard shield by the register. Oh, and they only had 10 flavors of froyo vs. the usual 16. Menchie’s Valley Village didn’t have all that but most of their toppings are always covered (they use plastic stackable containers for the dry toppings). They put chairs in front of the self-serve area to keep the public out and also marked where customers should stand to keep people 6 feet apart.

The last time I went to Yogurtland on March 19, I was still able to serve myself but they provided gloves for everyone. In early March, the experience was completely normal. It could be months before self-service returns???

What else has changed? I’ve been sharing examples of froyo shops that are showing their support through froyo donations and discounts for first responders and healthcare workers and those that are asking for help on GoFundMe and Indiegogo. Events and new promotions have been delayed since many froyo shops are closed. Most of the ones that are still open have reduced their hours and switched to full service, takeout and delivery only. I've seen delivery discounts and froyo family packs. Some shops have reopened but with added safety procedures in place. Restaurant employees now wear masks and gloves in California.

I like how TCBY, Menchie’s, Yogurtland, sweetFrog and others are providing free activities (coloring sheets, mazes) and Zoom backgrounds that remind people of froyo and how much they love froyo. Yogurtland even has a contest, #froyoflashback, where people share their fond memories of Yogurtland for a chance to win Yogurtland gift cards.

I know that I love froyo as much as ever and I’d like to think that absence will make the heart fonder for most froyo consumers.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

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Menchie’s New Spring Froyo Spoon

Fro-yo girl here. With Menchie’s Hello Sunshine Spring Party postponed until who knows when, I wasn’t sure what the status would be for the new spring spoons that they had planned to hand out at the party. But, I’ve been seeing the new yellow Sprinkle spoons on social media. I found some at Menchie’s Valley Village, CA, the first Menchie’s location.

The Spring Sprinkle spoon features Sprinkle holding a watering can on the front. The front of the spoon says “let it grow” and is adorned with flowers and the sun. On the back, you can see the back of Sprinkle and a pot with a flower growing out of it. The color is a cheerful yellow. Very cute!

The spoon is collectible and available for a limited time only. It’s the first new Menchie’s spoon of the year.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

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Help Yogurtland Moreno Valley on Indiegogo

Fro-yo girl here. I’ve known about GoFundMe for years, but I just now learned of another online fundraising platform called Indiegogo. And yes, more froyo shops could use your help.

Yogurtland, Moreno Valley, CA, @yogurtland_moreno_valley

Yogurtland Moreno Valley would like to raise $500 and they’re offering several deals to help reach that goal.

Option 1: Regular cup + giant YL spoon for $7 (30% off)

Option 2: 2 regular cups of froyo + coupon book for $15 (34% off)

Option 3: 4 regular cups & a cooler bag for $25 (37% off)

https://igg.me/p/2594181/twtr

Surprisingly, I only found one froyo shop with a current campaign on Indiegogo! But I like the idea of offering future perks in exchange for funding now.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

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Help Froyo Shops on GoFundMe

Fro-yo girl here. As you know, many frozen yogurt shops have seen a drastic decline in revenues due to the coronavirus pandemic. Some have started Go Fund Me online fundraising campaigns to ask for help. The following are all campaigns started by the shops, not campaigns created for them by Yelp and Go Fund Me.

Amer’s Deli/Yogurtrush, Ann Arbor, MI, @amersdeli

Amer’s Deli has been an Ann Arbor/ University of Michigan staple for 32 years. And yes, they have froyo. The owner is a U of M alum. Since business has fallen dramatically during the pandemic, Amer’s is looking to raise $28,000 to keep two locations open and to pay rent, utilities, liabilities and food distributors.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-amer039s-deli-covid19

Cloud 9 Yogurt House, San Diego, CA, @cloud9yogurthouse

Cloud 9 Yogurt House hopes to raise $2,500. Sales have fallen roughly 85% after the shelter-in-place order went into effect. The shop is currently closed until further notice. They will offer a gift certificate in the amount that you donate. They are also hoping that the GoFundMe campaign will allow them to quality for a grant from the Small Business Relief Initiative.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/cloud-nine-yogurt-house

Corner Cafe & Froyo, Murrieta, CA, @cornercafeandfroyo

Corner Cafe & Froyo is seeking your support to raise $5,000 to help them through this difficult time. 

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-your-local-froyo-shop

Forever Yogurt Andersonville, Chicago, IL, @froyo_on_clark

Forever Yogurt would like to raise $1,000 to help the business stay afloat. The donations will be shared as follows: 25% to three employees who are not working, 25% to neighborhood stores that were forced to shut down, and 50% to help Forever Yogurt stay open.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/forever-yogurt-andersonville

Melon Seed Deli & Frozen Yogurt, Tacoma, WA, @melonseeddeli

Melon Seed Deli is currently closed. They are seeking to raise $5,000 to help keep their business open and operating. Also, they'd like to qualify for GoFundMe's small business relief fund, which will match any donations if they can raise $500.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/melon-seed-deli

Menchie's Frozen Yogurt, Pueblo, CO, @menchiespueblomall

Menchie's is currently closed. The funds raised would go to Menchie's employees who are currently out of work. The goal is to raise $10,000.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/8dc2s-virtual-tip-jar

Menchie's Westchase Town Center, Tampa, FL, @menchieswestchasefroyo

Menchie's WTC is currently closed. The goal of the $5,000 GoFundMe campaign is to raise funds for expenses, including rent, utilities, etc.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/menchie039s-westchase-town-center

Oodles Frozen Yogurt, Modesto, CA, @oodlesfroyo

Oodles is seeking $7,000 to help pay the operating expenses and reopen the shop when it is safe to do so. The shop is currently closed. The owner relies on the income generated from the shop.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/oodles-frozen-yogurt-modesto-small-business-relief

Serendipity Sweets, Erie, PA, @serendipitysweetserie

Serendipity Sweets is currently closed. A new business, they’re seeking $4,000 to help them make it through this difficult time and also to qualify for GoFundMe’s matching grant.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/serendipity-sweets-smallbusinessrelief

Sweet Things Frozen Yogurt, San Diego, CA, @sweetthingssd

Sweet Things is hoping to raise $30,000 to use towards reopening the shop. The shop is in a large convention hotel and relies heavily on the local and tourism industry. With Comic-Con 2020 canceled and the decline of tourism, their business has been greatly impacted.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/sweet-things-team-reopening-fund

Yo Treats, Estacada, OR, @yotreatsfroyo

Yo Treats is hoping to raise $10,000. The shop has been closed since March 23 and the family that owns the business needs support to stay in business. While they've applied for federal loans, they haven't been able to get any. Their employees haven't received unemployment funds either. They need help to cover utilities, rent, payroll, etc.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/yo-treats-covid19-smallbusinessrelief

Yogi Topi, La Jolla, CA, @yogitopiyogurt

Yogi Topi is hoping to raise $5,000 goal for their employees. In return, they’ll send donors a 2 for 1 voucher for every dollar donated.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/covid19-support-our-yogi-topi-yogurt-employees 

Yogurt Craze, Parkland, FL, @yogurtcraze

Yogurt Craze is a small, family owned frozen yogurt shop that's been open almost 10 years. They closed the shop for safety reasons and are seeking community help to stay afloat. They hope to raise $10,000.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/yogurtcraze


You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

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Winner of the 2020 Easter Froyo Shop Spirit Award

Fro-yo girl here. Easter definitely doesn’t feel the same this year, since we’re still under “stay at home” orders here in California. Many froyo shops are closed around the world right now, sadly. But, the holiday must go on and there’s still some froyo Easter spirit out there.

Last year’s Easter Froyo Shop winner was the Yog Bar UK. They demonstrated their Easter froyo spirit by creating Luxury Egg Yog Sundaes (giant chocolate eggs filled with froyo and toppings) and holding an Easter contest with Wolf + Lamb. Unfortunately, the Yog Bar is currently closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

This year, Pinkberry Japan has really cute Easter creations again. Yogurt Mill just brought back Marshmallow Peeps froyo. DAIREE in Australia has hot cross buns stuffed with hot cross bun froyo with cinnamon sauce (wow). I've seen lots of Easter froyo pies and cakes. TCBY, Yogurtland, and sweetFrog provided free Easter crafts online.

Without further ado, this year’s winner of the Easter Froyo Shop Spirit Award is…Yo Mama Frozen Yogurt (@yomamafroyohk) in Hong Kong (multiple locations). Yo Mama just introduced a new Easter-inspired froyo flavor, Golden Egg Tart froyo flavor, topped with gooey caramel sauce. What’s so brilliant about this new flavor is that it’s so appropriate for Easter (eggs) and Hong Kong (egg tarts). The caramel sauce would add a nice salty kick but I’d love to top it with the flaky egg tart crust too.

I’ve never had egg tart froyo before but I was inspired to pair egg tarts with froyo back in 2017 and I have the post to prove it. Egg tarts went well with froyo. What I’d like to try next is a warm pineapple bun filled not with a pat of butter, custard or cream, but with froyo. I also read a few HK egg tart recipes that didn’t seem too complicated. Maybe I’ll make some at home.

For more Easter froyo pics, check out the Pinterest board, Easter Froyo Pics. There are over 400 Easter froyo images.

Happy Froyo Easter!

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

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Froyo Discounts & Donations for Essential Workers

Fro-yo girl here. Times are tough right now, with most of us stuck at home. Many froyo shops have closed and most that are still open have cut back their hours. I’ve seen some of the temporarily closed ones reopen, so that’s a good sign.

It’s also heart-warming to see froyo shops giving back to those in need or those who are helping others during this public health crisis. I wanted to share a few examples of froyo shops giving back to show my appreciation for the generosity and kindness of those involved. I’ll try to add to this list as I see more examples.

Discounts

• Aloha Yogurt (Tempe, AZ) is offering free treats to first responders when they show their ID/badge.
• Blitzer’s! Premium Frozen Yogurt (Murrieta & Menifee, CA) is giving $5 in Blitzer Bucks to healthcare workers, grocery or retail workers, EMS professionals, military personnel, and anyone else working on the front lines during the crisis. Send Blitzer’s! a direct message on Instagram, @blitzers.yogurt
• Downtown Yogurt (NJ, NY) offered free froyo for first responders on April 17, extended to happen every Friday from 3 PM - 6 PM
• Menchie’s Gateway (Springfield, OR) is offering a BOGO free deal to medical personnel and first responders from April 6 – April 12, 2020.
• Pinkberry (nationwide): On Thursdays during the month of April, Pinkberry is offering First Responders and Medical Personnel a special Thankful Thursday discount of 50% off any swirl. One per person per visit with a valid badge or ID.
• Swirls & Twirls (Oceanside, NY) offers a 20% discount to all police, firefighters, nurses, doctors, & EMS starting May 2nd
• U-Swirl (Waco, TX) offered 50% off for first responders and medical providers every Thursday with badge or valid ID
• Urban Yogurt (Shingle Springs, CA) is offering free froyo to first responders come in uniform or show a valid ID
• Yo-Chi (Australia) is giving healthcare & emergency service workers 50% when in uniform
• Yogli Mogli (Douglasville, GA) is offering a 50% discount to healthcare workers on Thursday, April 9 & Friday, April 10 with a hospital or work ID

Donations

• 16 Handles (NY) donated froyo to Mount Sinai hospitals
• 20 Degrees Frozen Yogurt Lounge (Cookeville, TN) donated 350 froyo cups to local healthcare workers
• Aloha Yogurt (Tempe, AZ) launched a campaign, Treat A Hero, to collect donations of froyo to first responders like the ER nurses at Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital.
• Big Spoon Yogurt (Roseville, CA) donated 100% of its profits to help the local community
• Chiller Bee (Conroe, TX) donated froyo to the Conroe police department
• Eat'N'Go (Nigeria), the master franchisee of Domino's Pizza, Cold Stone Creamery, ad Pinkberry in Nigeria, has been donating food to essential workers during the coronavirus crisis.
• Menchie’s Antelope Valley Mall (Palmdale, CA) donated froyo to the medical staff at Palmdale Regional Medical Center
• Menchie's (Glendale & South Pasadena, CA) donated froyo to the nurses and doctors at Glendale Adventist Hospital.
• Menchie's Johnson Ave (The Bronx, NY) gave 200 cups of froyo to employees of the New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center with the help of an anonymous donor
• Menchie's Arkansas has donated 1,500 cups to local medical personnel and launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds to donate more froyo. They also delivered complimentary froyo to the Little Rock Air Force Base with the money they raised.
• Menchie’s Northcrest (Charlotte, NC) donated a froyo cake to the North Mecklenburg Animal Rescue and is encouraging people to adopt pets. They also donated froyo to Second Harvest Food Bank.
• Menchie’s University (Encino, CA) donated froyo to ONEgeneration, a local non-profit that provides programs and services to seniors and their caregivers to promote physical and mental well-being.
• Menchie's Windsor (CT) brought froyo to Community Health Services of Hartford, Hartford Healthcare's Urgent Care and Hartford Hospital's COVID-19 unit, thanks to the donation from Kristen & Scott
• Monster Yogurt (TX) is asking for donations to send snack packs to the coronavirus front lines
• Pinkberry (London, UK) donated froyo to the staff at Royal London Hospital
• sweetFrog (Lawrenceville, GA) donated 218 froyo cups to essential workers.
• TCBY (Greeley, CO) donated froyo to Banner Health's North Colorado Medical Center, multiple times
• Yasso lent their refrigerated froyo truck to Metro Ministries to serve as a mobile food bank in Denver, Colorado
• Yobu (UK) brought froyo to the staff at Avon View Care & Nursing Home in Christchurch, thanks to the donation from Rob Smith 
• Yoga-urt (Glendale & Los Angeles, CA) has set up a Go Fund Me campaign to collect donations to send froyo pints & bowls to medical teams in Los Angeles. If you’d like to donate froyo, check out the campaign. And Yoga-urt joined Support + Feed, the initiative created by Billie Eilish's mom which partners with vegan restaurants in LA and NY to help feed first responders, hospitals, senior centers and others.
• Yogurt Mill (Modesto & Turlock, CA) donated froyo to the NCCU nurses, ER staff, and the Patient Access staff at Doctors Medical Center
• Yogurtland Uptown (New Orleans, LA) donated froyo to the University Medical Center New Orleans
• Yogurtland Genesee Plaza (San Diego, CA) donated froyo to local food pantry, Porchlight Community.
• Yogurtland partnered with the Los Angeles Angels and donated 160 cups of froyo to MemorialCare Medical Group in Fountain Valley, CA

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

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Original/Plain Tart Taste Test

Fro-yo girl here. I recently brought home original tart froyo from Pinkberry, Menchie's and Yogurtland. It’s usually hard to do a side by side comparison of froyo flavors because froyo melts, but I was curious to see how I would perceive and rate the plain tart froyo from three major froyo chains. Of course, since the frozen yogurt had been sitting in my freezer for days, the texture wasn’t as nice as when it comes out of the soft serve machine.

Pinkberry: I found their original tart to be the tangiest and most flavorful and the smoothest, almost lemony/citrusy in flavor, icier in texture.

Yogurtland: Their Plain Tart resembled Pinkberry’s more so than Menchie’s Plain Tart. The icier texture and flavor were similar to Pinkberry, but Yogurtland’s Plain Tart wasn’t as tangy. It was more sweet than tangy.

Menchie’s: Menchie’s Original Tart was the creamiest of the three and it also was the least tangy but sourer than the other two. It more closely resembled plain yogurt and reminded me of Forty Carrots' plain tart. But, it was also less flavorful.

All three versions of Original/Plain Tart were tasty but not tangy enough for me. Since I love tanginess, I crown Pinkberry the winner of the Original/Plain Tart taste test. 

Here's a comparison of the ingredients of each. 

Pinkberry Original Frozen Yogurt: nonfat milk, sugar, nonfat yogurt [pasteurized nonfat milk, pectin, live and active cultures] or [pasteurized nonfat milk, live and active cultures], nonfat yogurt powder [nonfat milk, culture], fructose, dextrose, natural flavors, citric acid, guar gum

Yogurtland Plain Tart: Pasteurized and Cultured Skim Milk, Water, Sugar, Dextrose, Stabilizer & Emulsifier (Locust Bean Gum, Xanthan gum, Carrageenan), Natural Flavors, Citric Acid, Maltodextrin.

Menchie’s Original Tart: Pasteurized & Cultured Skim Milk, Sugar, Water, Corn Syrup, Maltodextrin, Whey, Natural Flavors, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Stabilizer & Emulsifier (Mono & Diglycerides, Guar Gum, Carrageenan), Citric Acid, Disodium Phosphate
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Dairy-Free Oui by Yoplait Coconut Yogurt Alternative Review

Fro-yo girl here. Coconut-based yogurt seems to be the in thing in 2020. Oui by Yoplait, which started out as a pot-set French style dairy yogurt, introduced a plant-based dairy alternative yogurt made with coconut in December 2019. The distribution of Dairy-Free Oui was expanded in January 2020. I found Dairy-Free Oui at Target, on sale for 3 for $4. The regular price is $2.35 for a 5 oz pot. The glass jar has changed to one with straighter sides.

Vanilla: Creamy, smooth, light texture, similar to regular yogurt. It tasted more like coconut than vanilla and had a coconut cream aftertaste. It was sweeter than it needed to be but mild and pleasant. One serving has 170 calories, 10g total fat, 12g total sugars, 19g total carbohydrates and 1g protein.

Strawberry: Similar to the vanilla but it had a chunk strawberry puree on the bottom. The yogurt tasted more like coconut than strawberry, but I could taste the strawberry throughout. The strawberry flavor is stronger towards the bottom of the jar. I wish it had less sugar.

Available flavors: vanilla, strawberry, raspberry, mango.

Ingredients: Coconut base (water, coconut cream, cane sugar, modified tapioca starch, malic acid, natural flavor, vanilla extract), cultures.

4 out of 5 stars.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

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