Yogurtland Introduces Peach Mango Sorbet

Fro-yo girl here. Yogurtland finally introduced a new flavor, the first new YL flavor of 2026. Peach Mango Sorbet is described by Yogurtland as, “A blend of juicy peach and sweet mango delivers a bright, refreshing sorbet.” It is nonfat, gluten-free, and Vitamin C fortified. I do wish it were froyo and not sorbet.

Peach Mango Sorbet: It was surprisingly thick and quite smooth, less icy than many sorbets. The mango flavor seemed stronger to me. The mango flavor and peach flavor were both sweet. There was no tang. It was too sweet for me. I recommend pairing Peach Mango Sorbet with a tart froyo flavor. Recommended toppings: strawberries, raspberries, and your favorite gummy candies.

Peach Mango Sorbet is available for a limited time at participating Yogurtland locations.

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Froyo Scene in Torrance, CA

Golden Spoon inside Vons

Fro-yo girl here. A diverse city in the South Bay, Torrance has a population of 139,576, making it the eighth largest city in Los Angeles County. It borders the Pacific Ocean on the west. The median age is 43.1 and the median household income of $113,105 is above the national average. It is the home of one of the largest malls in the country, Del Amo Fashion Center.

There are currently two froyo shops in Torrance, Pinkberry and Yogurtland. Penguin’s Frozen Yogurt, a Southern California froyo chain, was the oldest froyo shop in Torrance. There were a spurt of openings in 2007-2008 that were inspired by Pinkberry and another spurt of self-serve openings from 2009-2010. I found 15 closed froyo shops. 

Current Places to Get Froyo

• Pinkberry, 21157 Hawthorne Blvd, opened in 2008
• Yogurtland, 21213 Hawthorne Blvd, Ste A, opened at the Village Del Amo in 2010 when it was $0.30/oz. For real.

Closed Froyo Shops

• Berribiss Café, 25412 Crenshaw Blvd, offered self-serve froyo, crepes, smoothies, boba tea, snow fluff, appetizers, sandwiches, salads, and espresso drinks. It opened in 2014 and closed in 2015.
• Bomball Frozen Goodies opened in 2009, was a self-serve froyo shop. It closed in 2012. It was also known for Hawaiian shaved ice.
• Caliyogurt, 2370 Crenshaw Blvd Ste F, opened in 2008. It was counter-serve and specialized in Pinkberry-style tart froyo. It may have closed in 2010.
• Cups Frozen Yogurt, 2533 Pacific Coast Hwy, was a self-serve shop that opened in 2014 and closed in 2017. It had a club-like atmosphere and targeted a younger demographic.
• Friza Frozen Yogurt, 2533 Pacific Coast Hwy, took over the Cups Frozen Yogurt space in 2017. It was self-serve and seems to have closed in 2019.
• Golden Spoon, 20016 Hawthorne Blvd Ste D, was from 2007 – 2013
• Golden Spoon, 24325 Crenshaw Blvd, was inside Vons from 2008 - 2010
• Lov Yogurt, 3525 W Carson St, Ste 79, was a self-serve froyo shop inside Del Amo Mall. It opened in 2010 and closed in 2011.
• Menchie’s, 2533 Pacific Coast Hwy, opened in 2012 and closed in 2015.
• Penguin’s Frozen Yogurt, 20016 Hawthorne Blvd Ste D, probably opened in the 1980s or 1990s and closed in 2016,
• Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt, 3525 Carson St, Ste 79, was a self-serve shop that opened in 2012 and closed in 2018
• Yogurt Island, 20052 Hawthorne Blvd, opened in 2008 and closed in 2015. It was self-serve and $0.35/oz when Yogurtland was $0.30/oz.
• Yogurtland, 24631 Crenshaw Blvd, opened in 2010 and may have closed during 2020.
• Yogurt Lounge, Rolling Hills Plz 25412 Crenshaw Blvd, was a self-serve froyo shop that opened in 2010 and closed in 2019.
• Yogurt Me Mine, 2814 Sepulveda Blvd # C, opened in 2010 and closed in 2013. It was self-serve.

Open But No Longer Offers Froyo

• Costco, 2640 Lomita Blvd, stopped offering froyo.

Did I miss any froyo shops in Torrance? Let me know.

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Yogurtland’s Unusual Year

 

Fro-yo girl here. Yogurtland has been celebrating 20 years this year with a free froyo giveaway, 20th anniversary spoons, 20th anniversary stickers, 20% off for Real Rewards members every 20th of the month, and more. 

Celebration aside, the things that I expected to happen at Yogurtland at the beginning of the year didn’t happen.

Yogurtland usually starts the new year with new flavors. But this year, they haven’t introduced a new flavor yet. It’s so unusual for Yogurtland to not have a new flavor introduction for this long.

The local Yogurtland branches usually raise prices in January. They didn’t do it this year for the first time that I can think of. They also used to send coupons once a quarter in the mail, but this year, I haven't received any coupons. 

Yogurtland also changed PR agencies in January, switching from Bolt PR to Konnect Agency.

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Pinkberry’s New Spring Froyo Flavor, Mango Passion Jasmine

 

Fro-yo girl here. Pinkberry just dropped its new spring flavor, Mango Passion Jasmine froyo. They recommend topping it with mango, kiwi, and passion fruit boba.

Mango Passion Jasmine froyo: It was surprisingly tangy and not as sweet as I expected. I could taste the mango and the passionfruit, but not the jasmine. Maybe there was a floral undertone, but I’m not sure. The texture was light and smooth, but less creamy than their pomegranate froyo. I couldn’t taste the yogurt either. It was more like a sorbet. I wonder how different Mango Passion Jasmine froyo is from their other flavor, Passion Mango froyo. I haven’t had Passion Mango froyo since 2018, so I’m not sure. Recommended toppings: mango, raspberries, and a buttery waffle cookie.

Pinkberry also has a new crushed tea. 

I’ve noticed a trend where some of the “new” Pinkberry flavors taste like older Pinkberry flavors. The Blueberry Lavender froyo tasted like the older Blueberry flavor. Green tea lemonade froyo tasted like the older Green Tea flavor. Island Mango froyo tasted like the older Mango froyo.

Mango Passion Jasmine froyo and the new crushed tea are available for a limited time at participating US Pinkberry stores.

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Future Froyo Shop: Go Greek Larchmont

 

Fro-yo girl here. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen one of these froyo opening soon signs in Los Angeles. Go Greek Yogurt is taking over the former home of Holey Grail Donuts in Larchmont Village at 148 N Larchmont Blvd. It will be the only froyo shop in Larchmont Village. You can get hard scoop froyo at Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams across the street. There’s also a Bacio di Latte and Salt & Straw nearby. Salt & Straw has been offering scoopable froyo flavors this year. If you want juice or acai in Larchmont, there’s an Oakberry, Kreation Juicery, and Pressed Juicery (which carries plant-based Freeze soft serve).

Larchmont Village used to have a Pinkberry and an independent shop called Twirl. Twirl closed ten years ago.

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Yogurtland 20th Anniversary Spoons

Fro-yo girl here. I was at Yogurtland collecting my 20th anniversary raspberry giant spoons when I spotted the new regular size Yogurtland 20th anniversary raspberry spoons. They look identical to the giant raspberry spoons. I found out later that the regular size 20th anniversary spoons also come in green.

The anniversary spoon is topped with the number “20” and a picture of a Yogurtland froyo cup inside the zero. It also says years under the 20 and Yogurtland on the handle. On the back, it says 20 Years of Love, Joy & Hope.

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Gelatys Mini Gems Blueberry Yogurt Review

Fro-yo girl here. Sprouts just added Gelatys Mini Gems to the freezer section. Mini Gems are mini gelato pops. They’re available in five flavors, including one yogurt-based flavor, Greek Yogurt with Blueberry and White Chocolate. A box of four mini pops is $8.99 regular price. I found them on sale for $7.99/box.

Greek Yogurt: The plain yogurt gelato pop had a drizzle of blueberry sauce and was enrobed in Belgian white chocolate. There was very little blueberry sauce. The Belgian white chocolate shell was thin and crispy. The sweetness of the white chocolate didn’t complement the tartness of the plain yogurt. It detracted from the yogurt flavor. The yogurt was slightly tangy with a light, somewhat creamy texture (it wasn’t super creamy). It did taste like yogurt. The pop was about 2.5 inches high and 2 inches in length. One 45g mini pop is 140 calories, 10g total fat, 10g total carbs, 9g total sugars, and 2g protein. It’s made with Greek yogurt and heavy cream.

Available flavors:

• Passion Mango
• Strawberry Chocotella
• Pistachio Chocotella
• Chocolate Volcano

The Gelatys full-size gelato on a stick Blueberry Yogurt was much better. I’ve had a hard time finding it recently.

3.5 out of 5 stars.

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Yogurtland Giant 20th Anniversary Spoon Giveaway

 

Fro-yo girl here. With the new Yogurtland 20th anniversary raspberry giant spoon drop today, I’m starting to feel like they’re finally celebrating the special milestone properly. The froyo giveaway was also a nice touch because froyo giveaways are so rare nowadays. They remind me of the days when Yogurtland gave out free froyo for National Frozen Yogurt Day.

Back to my froyo spoon collection, the Yogurtland raspberry 20th anniversary giant spoon is free with every $15 minimum in-store purchase, with a maximum of 2 spoons per transaction, while supplies last.

The anniversary spoon is about a foot long, topped with the number “20” and a picture of a Yogurtland froyo cup inside the zero. It also says years under the 20 and Yogurtland on the handle. On the back, it says 20 Years of Love, Joy & Hope.

The 20th anniversary spoon and the platinum spoon are the only Yogurtland giant spoons with special designs.

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‘ndulge Greek Yogurt Bars Review

Fro-yo girl here. I found ‘ndulge Greek Yogurt Bars during a recent trip to Sprouts. The line of Greek yogurt bars is new to Sprouts. Each box has three full-size (3 fl oz) bars. A box is $9.99, regular price.

The bars are individually wrapped. Each bar has 10g of protein and is 160 calories or less. The bars are made with milk and cream and have live and active probiotic cultures.

Vanilla Almond bar: The milk chocolate coating wasn’t as crispy as usual. It was softer and fudgier. It mostly tasted like milk chocolate because the vanilla yogurt interior had little flavor. It did not taste like yogurt. I didn’t like the texture of the chocolate coating or the taste. It had a lingering sweetness from the use of monk fruit extract. If you look at the picture on the box, it has a lot more almond pieces than the actual bar. One bar is 160 calories, 11g total fat, 8g total carbs, 3g total sugars, and 10g protein.

The box says that you should let the product thaw for 5 minutes before enjoying. I didn’t read that suggestion till after I ate the bar.

Available flavors: Salted Caramel Almond, Chocolate Caramel Cookie, Vanilla Almond, Mint Chip, Chocolate Fudge Chip

2.5 out of 5 stars.

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L.A. Colors Fro-Yo Lips Lip Balm

Fro-yo girl here. A fro-yo beauty product has gone viral! L.A. Colors Fro-Yo Lips is a line of colored and scented moisturizing lip balms sold at Dollar Tree for $1.25 each. The balm looks like a cup of froyo. Reviews have been positive. Some Dollar Tree locations are already out of stock, and the balms are being sold by eBay resellers.

Creamsicle: This smelled like a sweet orange creamsicle or Sunny Delight type of orange drink. The balm was peach colored. It did make my lips feel softer but didn’t color my lips. The clear cap locks in place, so it should be good for carrying around. The balm does not twist up – so you only get a small amount.

Available scents: cotton candy, creamsicle, chocolate, mint, strawberry, vanilla, coconut, watermelon

It looks like you can check the Dollar Tree website to see if the lip balms are in stock at a particular store, but I’m not sure how accurate the website is. It also doesn’t let you search by scent.

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Salt & Straw Concord Grape Nut Crumble Frozen Yogurt Review

Fro-yo girl here. Salt & Straw’s new Concord Grape Nut Crumble frozen yogurt is part of the new Cereal-sly Delicious series for March. This marks the third new froyo flavor they’ve introduced this year (that’s one a month).

Salt & Straw describes Concord Grape Nut Crumble as, “Straight out of New England, we kick things off with Concord grape juice frozen yogurt. Churned with a little salt, cinnamon, and vanilla to amp up those roasty-toasty cereal notes, we fold in streaks of Grape Nut pudding (think creamy baked cereal meets cookie butter) for a rich and custardy swirl. Finally, a textured, nutty bite of housemade Grape Nut crumble, made with buttery toasted pecans, enters the mix. It’s all the crunchy, malty goodness you know and love—just a little easier on the teeth.”

Concord Grape Nut Crumble: Grape Grape Nuts froyo sounded interesting. The light purple color certainly was pretty. The froyo is packed with texture from the Grape Nuts and is thick and creamy. The Grape Nuts softened but still have some crunch. There is some tang as well, coming from either the yogurt or the grape juice, or both. It wasn’t sour. It didn’t taste like grape juice, so the grape juice seems to be mostly for the visual effect (or the tangy sweetness). I couldn’t even smell the grapes. Since I like Grape Nuts, I still enjoyed the scoop, but it needs more yogurt and grape flavor.

The Cereal-sly Delicious flavors are:

• Pots of Gold and Rainbows
• Snap N' Crackle Marshmallow Treats
• Peanut Butter Brownie Cereal Puffs
• Concord Grape Nut Crumble
• Captain's Berried Treasure (v)

And they’re available for a limited time in March, while supplies last.

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Save the Date: Yogurtland’s 20th Anniversary Raspberry Giant Spoon Drop

 

Fro-yo girl here. Froyo spoon collectors, the first new collectible Yogurtland froyo spoon drop is March 16, and it’s a special spoon. Yogurtland is releasing the exclusive raspberry 20th anniversary giant spoon.

The spoon is free with every $15 minimum in-store purchase with a maximum of 2 spoons per transaction. While supplies last. The minimum used to be four spoons per transaction.

I’m still waiting for the first new Yogurtland flavor of the year. They’ve never waited this long to introduce a new flavor before.

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Menchie’s March Flavors & a New Collectible Spoon

 

Fro-yo girl here. Menchie’s just introduced the first new spoon of the year, a pink Sprinkle spoon. Sprinkle is holding a cup of Menchie’s froyo with extra sprinkles. You can even see Menchie’s head on the cup. The spoon says swirl.smile.repeat. The back of the spoon features the back of Sprinkle. These are nice big spoons. Get them before they run out.

Menchie’s featured flavors for March are Vegan Mint Chocolate Chip made with Almond Milk and the new HI-CHEW Grapefruit froyo.

HI-CHEW Grapefruit is a new froyo flavor inspired by HI-CHEW Grapefruit candy. It did taste like grapefruit but sweet like candy. Something about it tasted medicinal though. The texture was very icy, like a sorbet. The nonfat flavor is made with no artificial colors and no high fructose corn syrup. You can find HI-CHEW Grapefruit in the HI-CHEW Sweet & Sour Mix.

Vegan Mint Chocolate Chip made with Almond Milk is back for March. It’s made with no artificial flavors, artificial colors, and no high fructose corn syrup. It was creamy and thick. The mint flavor wasn’t strong.

These flavors will be available in March, while supplies last.

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Barranco’s Fruit, A New Yogurt Pop-up at Smorgasburg LA

 

Fro-yo girl here. Barranco’s Fruit (IG @barrancosfruit) is a new vendor at Smorgasburg LA. The sign says it’s LA’s first Oaxacan-inspired yogurt pop-up. They make the yogurt from a family recipe and then add fruit and nuts to create a yogurt parfait. The yogurt tubs are $6 each and contain fruit and/or nuts and wheat. The yogurt is made with pasteurized whole milk, I believe. They only use natural ingredients.

Available flavors: pineapple coconut, blueberry strawberry, pecan, mixed, passion fruit, mango, strawberry, pecan-almond, apple, peach.

Strawberry yogurt: The yogurt with diced fresh strawberries was thick and creamy, though not as thick as skyr. I’m not sure if it is strained. I appreciated that the yogurt wasn’t sweetened. It’s naturally sweet. The strawberries weren’t sweet.

The yogurt comes with a cup of honey and a cup of crunchy toppings (pecans, puffed amaranth, puffed wheat). You can sweeten it to your liking. It's more yogurt-forward than bionico. 

The yogurt parfait was a nice treat. It’s something that I could easily replicate at home though. They do make the yogurt, so that’s a plus.

Barranco’s Fruit has pop-ups at farmers markets, Smorgasburg, night markets, and swap meets.

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NYC Froyo Shops Coming Soon

 

Fro-yo girl here. During our visit to NYC, we also walked by the future Mimi’s in Greenwich Village. Located at 84 University Pl, it’s near NYU. The shop opened on March 2. Greenwich/West Village seems to be the place to be for froyo.

Go Greek, which first opened in Beverly Hills, CA, is also coming to NYC soon. The new storefront will be at Great Jones St. & Broadway in NOHO. Mythos Greek Frozen Yogurt also has plans to open in NYC and Myka has signs up at 159 7th Ave South near Waverly Pl.

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HY Probiotics Will Korean Yogurt Drink Review

 

Fro-yo girl here. It’s been hard to find Asian yogurt drinks that I like since Yakult is so popular there, and I don’t like Yakult. The drinks are often high in sugar. Luckily, I was able to sample Probiotics Will, a Korean yogurt drink, at HMART. Probiotics Will is imported from Korea.

Hy Probiotics Will is the No. 1 brand in Korea (highest sales, according to the sign inside the store and the text on the packaging). The sign features a Korean soccer star, Son Heung-min, holding a bottle of the drink. It has been available in South Korea for 20 years.

The drinks are sold in packs of four for $5.99 each. Available varieties: Plain No Sugar Added, Strawberry, Lowfat, Original. Each bottle contains billions of live and active probiotics.

Probiotics Will Plain – The drink is 5.07 fl oz. The main ingredient is milk. I really liked the drink. It’s like a plain yogurt smoothie. It was creamy, tangy, and sweet but not too sweet. It tasted like yogurt but did not taste like Yakult. One serving contains 117 calories, 3g total fat, 19g total carbohydrates, 2g of sugar, and 6g of protein. Will claims to contain a strain of probiotics that targets the helicobacter pylori bacteria that sometimes can lead to discomfort, gastritis, and stomach pain. 

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Yogurtland 20th Anniversary Froyo Giveaway

Fro-yo girl here. Yogurtland officially turned 20 today and to celebrate, they had a froyo giveaway, of course.

Yogurtland customers received a free 8oz prepacked cup of Birthday Cupcake Batter froyo in a 20th anniversary cup with an in-store purchase today. I heard that the each store prepared 200 prepacked cups of froyo. I also picked up some 20th anniversary and Yogurtland Hoppers sticker sheets.

Happy birthday, Yogurtland, and thank you for 20 years of yumminess!

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Froyo Scene in Garden Grove, CA

 

Fro-yo girl here. Garden Grove in northern Orange County is far enough away that I don’t visit very often. The population was 172,361 in 2024. Garden Grove is the home of the Crystal Cathedral (renamed Christ Cathedral), Little Saigon, and a sizeable Korean-American population.

As for froyo, there are two current froyo shops, Yogurtland on Brookhurst, which opened in 2011, and Yogurtland on Chapman which opened in 2016.

I found seven closed froyo shops. TCBY was probably the oldest froyo shop. It closed before the second wave of froyo shops. Dolci Mango, which was counter-serve, was the first second-wave froyo shop to open in Garden Grove in 2008. Tutti Frutti may have been the first self-serve froyo shop in Garden Grove.

Costco is still open, but the snack bar no longer serves froyo.

Places To Get Froyo

• Yogurtland, 9755 Chapman Ave, opened at the Promenade in 2016
• Yogurtland, 13920 Brookhurst St A, opened at Garden Grove Plaza in 2011

Closed Froyo Shops

• Berry’s on Top, 12901 Harbor Blvd a5, was a self-serve froyo shop that also offered waffles, crepes, elote, fruit bowls, and more. It opened in 2016 and closed in 2022.
• Cefiore, 8871 Garden Grove, was a counter-serve Italian froyo franchise that was open from 2008 – 2013. They also served snow ice, waffles, smoothies, and drinks.
• Cherry On Top, 11931 Valley View St, was a branch of a self-serve froyo franchise. This location opened in the Eastgate Shopping Center in 2016 and closed in 2019
• Dolci Mango, 10130 Garden Grove Blvd, may have opened and closed in 2008. It was similar to Pinkberry, counter-serve with tart froyo.
• TCBY, 12161 Garden Grove Blvd, opened and closed a long time ago, possibly before 2006.
• Tutti Frutti, 14102 Brookhurst St, was open from 2009 – 2010.
• Yogurt Cravings, 14291 Euclid St, had an online listing but no information about when it opened or closed.:

Still Open, Stopped Serving Froyo

• Costco, 11000 Garden Grove Blvd, stopped serving froyo in 2020

Did I miss any froyo shops in Garden Grove? If so, let me know.

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Yogurtland’s Disney Pixar Hoppers Promotion

 

Fro-yo girl here. Yogurtland is currently promoting the upcoming Disney and Pixar animated movie, Hoppers. The movie arrives in theaters on March 6.

The promotion includes an exclusive flavor called Mabel’s Nutty Adventure. It’s Yogurtland’s NSA Pecans and Praline froyo with a new name. They’re also giving away free Yogurtland Hoppers sticker sheets.

The sticker sheet has nine stickers. Most of the stickers are the characters in Hoppers, I assume.

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Lillie Frozen Yogurt Friends & Family Night and Launch Details

Fro-yo girl here. I had the privilege of attending Lillie Frozen Yogurt’s friends and family night in Beverly Hills on February 21. The official opening is next Saturday night. They’ll be open on Saturday nights at Layla Bagels until they find a brick and mortar space (hope that happens soon).

The froyo is made with four ingredients. It’s all natural, organic, nutrient-dense, and has half the sugar of your typical froyo. And it actually tastes like real tart yogurt. I’m so thrilled because the froyo is phenomenal – thick, smooth, flavorful, tart, and natural. Even better, the toppings (except for the fresh fruit) are housemade.

It isn’t self-serve. There is one machine with two froyo flavor options (they have created a variety of flavors). Toppings include hard shell; fruit, honey, rice crunchies, brownies, honey oat shortbread cubes (so good), and praline toffee crumble. 

I’m going to be a regular once the shop opens.

I met the owner, Ethan, and his passion for froyo impressed me! Follow Lillie on Instagram @lillieyogurt.

* LILLIE FROZEN YOGURT: 233 S Beverly Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90212

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Yogurtland’s New Cups and Birthday Giveaway

 

Fro-yo girl here. Yogurtland has new 20th anniversary cups. The graphic features the 20th anniversary on one side and the words "Love Joy Hope" on the other.

Visit Yogurtland on February 25 for a free 8 oz cups of birthday cupcake batter frozen yogurt with any in-store purchase while supplies last. One free cup per transaction. February 25 is Yogurtland’s official 20th birthday. HBD, Yogurtland!

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Yoga-urt’s New Flavor, Raspberry Romance

Fro-yo girl here. Yoga-urt introduced a flavor inspired by Valentine’s Day on Valentine’s Day. Raspberry Romance froyo tastes just like fresh raspberries but the texture and flavor are better than sorbet and gelato because it’s thick and creamy. The soft serve is also very tangy and seems less sweet than usual. So good. And the color of the soft serve is so pretty. It’s swirling at all Yoga-urt locations and available via Uber Eats as well.

The soft serve has live and active cultures, and it’s organic.

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Trying the Viral Japanese Cheesecake Trend

 

Fro-yo girl here. I must have seen the viral cheesecake recipe a few dozen times one week on Instagram. It seems so easy, and yogurt is the main ingredient, so I decided to try it. The basic recipe is yogurt that you put crunchy cookies in and let soften for a few hours. It’s supposed to be like cheesecake.

I went with Siggi’s Icelandic Style Whole Milk Yogurt - Lemon, which is thick and rich. And I added Trader Joe’s Speculoos cookies. I love both.

After letting the cookies sit in the yogurt overnight, I tried the combination. It was good, like a cookie dip, but not as sweet.

It comes down to whether you like your Speculoos cookies crunchy or soft. I like them crunchy. I’d rather have the yogurt with crunchy Speculoos cookies on top.

I tried the method again, using crunchy granola this time. I liked the softened granola better than the softened cookies. But do I prefer the softened granola to the crunchy granola? I do not.

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

Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.

History of Yogurtland in Irvine

first Yogurtland in Irvine

Fro-yo girl here. With Yogurtland turning 20 this year, I was inspired to look at the history of Yogurtland in Irvine. While the first Yogurtland opened in 2006 in Fullerton, CA, Irvine became Yogurtland’s stronghold. It’s been the home of Yogurtland's HQ since 2012.

Currently, there are four Yogurtland branches in Irvine. Three branches have closed. At its peak, Yogurtland had six branches in Irvine.

Irvine's population is estimated to be around 320,000, so it's large enough to support multiple Yogurtland branches.

Yogurtland Branches in Irvine

Yogurtland, 14775 Jeffrey Rd., Ste. J, Irvine, CA 92618

• Opened 2007
• Closed 2022

This was the first Yogurtland in Irvine. It opened in 2007, the year after Yogurtland was founded. I visited several times, because it was also a test location. They tested breakfast items and fancy cones here. They had 16 self-serve flavors a day.

Yogurtland, 4970 Irvine Blvd #110, Irvine, CA 92620

The Yogurtland on Irvine Blvd is known as Northwood since it is in the Northwood Town Center. This branch offered 16 self-serve flavors a day. The location closed because the landlord did not want to renew the lease.

• Opened 2008
• Closed March 2023

Yogurtland, 4187 Campus Dr #M-172, Irvine, CA 92612

This Yogurtland location at University Center opened in 2008 across the street from UCI. It’s a smaller location with just 10 self-serve froyo flavors a day and toppings.

• Opened 2008
• Still open

Yogurtland - Jamboree Road (Market Place): 13260 Jamboree Rd, Irvine, CA 92602

Known as The Market Place, this Yogurtland branch on Jamboree Rd. It features 16 self-serve flavors a day and was also remodeled (the faux wood replaced the square green tiles). I still have to visit this location.

• Opened in 2009
• Still open

Yogurtland, 2738 Alton Pkwy Ste 113, Irvine, CA 92614

Yogurtland on Alton holds the distinction of being the shortest-lived Yogurtland in Irvine. I did not visit it.

• Opened 2010
• Closed in 2014

Yogurtland, 733 Spectrum Center Dr, Irvine, CA 92618

Yogurtland opened at the Irvine Spectrum, an outdoor shopping mall, in 2015. The location is narrow, but they did squeeze in 8 machines (16 self-serve flavors a day) and the usual Yogurtland toppings. There is no indoor seating, but they have a few small tables outside.

• Opened in 2015
• Still open

Yogurtland, 4616 Barranca Pkwy, Irvine, CA 92604

This is the newest Yogurtland location in Irvine; it opened in 2018 at Woodbridge Village Center. There are 16 self-serve flavors a day.

• Open 2018
• Still open

I’ve visited five Yogurtland branches in Irvine, as well as the headquarters.

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

Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.