Menchie’s New May Featured Flavors: Blue Raspberry made with SweeTarts and Gourmet Tiramisu Gelato

Fro-yo girl here. New froyo flavors are still being introduced monthly by Menchie’s. The latest new flavors are: Blue Raspberry froyo made with SweeTarts and Gourmet Tiramisu Gelato. I found them at Menchie’s in Valley Village.

Blue Raspberry made with SweeTarts froyo is described as “sweet and tantalizingly tart, just like the iconic SweeTarts candy.” I used to be obsessed with Giant Chewy SweeTarts. They came out with Mini Chewy SweeTarts. I haven’t tried those but I can’t imagine that they’d be better than Giant Chewy SweeTarts. Anyway, one thing that I loved about SweeTarts was the fact that they were tangy. And I love tangy froyo. Combining the two could be a real tangy treat. The yogurt was tangy and did taste like blue raspberry Sweetarts (which is to say, not totally natural or like raspberries but still pleasant if you like blue raspberry flavored candy). It was more sorbet like than froyo like and reminded me of a Blue Raspberry ICEE. Blue Raspberry made with SweeTarts is gluten-free and contains no high fructose corn syrup.

Gourmet Tiramisu Gelato is described as featuring “rich and decadent mascarpone flavors layered between bold espresso flavors and sweet cake, finished with a hint of chocolate.” The gelato has live and active cultures, no artificial flavors, no artificial colors and no high-fructose corn syrup. Real tiramisu is a bit mushier, richer, and sweeter than I like but a good gelato/froyo might be better since it would leave out the mush factor. And Gourmet Tiramisu Gelato delivered – rich, thick, creamy, and smooth, it tasted like a sweet espresso mellowed by mascarpone. I liked it better than I expected to.

Menchie’s Valley Village is still full service. Los Angeles County is currently in the yellow tier of COVID-19 restrictions. Restaurants can allow indoor dining at 50% capacity or 75% if all guests show proof of a negative test or full vaccination. As far as I know, samples are still not allowed.

The other week I drove by and noticed that Menchie’s Glendale was open during a weekday, so they must have expanded their hours of operation. The Menchie’s website still says that the location is closed Monday-Thursday and they didn’t announce the new hours on Instagram but they did update the hours on Yelp. They’re open from 1 PM – 9 PM Monday-Thursday and 11 AM – 10 PM Friday-Sunday. On Google, it says they’re open from 1 PM – 10 PM Monday-Thursday, 11 AM – 10 PM Friday-Sunday.

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

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