Yogurtland Fall Happenings with Featured Flavors: Alphonso Mango Tart and Apple Strudel with Caramel

Fro-yo girl here. Fall has arrived and that means its time for Yogurtland’s fall flavors. There are two returning flavors: Apple Strudel with Caramel and Alphonso Mango Tart. Alphonso Mango Tart returns today with a Halloween inspired flavor card. Apple Strudel will be back on October 23.

I can see how apple strudel is a fall flavor but where is Pumpkin Pie or Pumpkin Whip? I used the Flavor Finder feature and didn’t find either near me. WHY????

October is National Pumpkin Month and I need my pumpkin froyo.

P.S. I noticed there were still plenty of Hope cups and spoons. Yogurtland’s Ice Cream Beyond Imagination photo contest ends today.

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

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Yoga-urt Arcley App Video Contest, Hurry, Enter This Week

Fro-yo girl here. Froyo fans, you could win a $25 Yoga-urt gift card just by being creative and using the Arcley video editing app. 

Here’s what you need to do:

1. Take three or more videos of your experience at Yoga-urt using your phone
2. Download the Arcley app, the video-editing app, from Google Play or the App Store
3. Create your Arcley video
4. Share your Arcley video on Instagram using #YogaurtArcley, follow @Yoga-urt and @Arcleyapp by October 14, 2017

Good luck and have fun!

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

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Save the Date for Taste of South Lake 2017, October 14

Fro-yo girl here. San Gabriel Valley’s largest culinary community event, the Taste of South Lake, is back this year, on Saturday, October 14, 2017 from 11 AM – 5 PM. The free event includes live music, cooking demos from celebrity chefs, a vendor village, and a long list of participating South Lake Business Association businesses. This outdoor, family friendly event features free admission and free parking. For a list of participating businesses, musical acts, and cooking demos, visit http://www.southlakeavenue.org/events/calendar/taste-of-south-lake-avenue-pasadena-2017/

Yogurtland will be back and I can’t wait to see what they bring.

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

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Menchie’s October Promotion & World Smile Day

Fro-yo girl here. Happy World Smile Day! World Smile Day was created by Harvey Ball, the commercial artist who created the smiley face, and it’s been celebrated since 1999. His idea was that each of us should devote one day a year to smiles and kind acts.

Menchie’s celebrated World Smile Day today with a special buy one, get one free offer from 4 PM – 7 PM. It was a chance to grab a friend or loved one and share some quality bonding time over froyo. I swung by Menchie’s and didn’t see the fun activities and prizes that the sign mentioned, but you probably had to ask and they were probably for kids.

It was also a good time to check out October’s feature flavors, Harvest Pumpkin (a fall favorite) and the new Cookies ‘n Cream Cheesecake made with Oreo cookie pieces and real cream cheese.

I enjoyed the spices and real pumpkin flavor of Harvest Pumpkin. I recommend pairing it with graham cracker crumbs, almonds, Heath Bar pieces, and Cool Whip, of course.

The Cookies ‘n Cream Cheesecake that I tried was on the icy side and dark brown (unappealing color). It tasted mostly like Oreos to me with a hint of cream cheese. The combination didn’t appeal to me even though I love Oreos, but I should try it again at a location where the yogurt is creamier. 

I picked up the scary spoons too. They’re identical to the Chip and Mookie Halloween spoons they had last year.

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

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7 Eleven Select Lotte Yogurt Jelly Review

Fro-yo girl here. I found Lotte Yogurt Jelly gummy candy during a recent trip to Candy Doll Beauty in San Francisco’s Japantown. The packaging is certainly eye-catching. It looks like a giant bottle of Yakult, the probiotic beverage. Lotte Yogurt Jelly is sold at 7-Eleven stores in Korea. It’s available in three flavors: Original Yogurt, Strawberry Yogurt, Apple Yogurt. The list of ingredients is in Korean only, so I’m not sure what’s in it. A pouch weighs 50g.

* Original Yogurt Jelly: There were about 15 translucent bottle shaped gummy candies in the pouch. The lower half of the bottle was a darker yellow, while the top half was clear. It was firm and chewy but not too firm. Texture wise, it’s much like gummy bears. The flavor was tarter than I expected and I liked that, but then the powdery flavor of Yakult set in. Overall, it’s not bad but I don’t like Yakult, so I wasn’t a huge fan.

Candy Doll had the Original Yogurt and Strawberry Yogurt flavors, for $5 per pouch.

3 out of 5 stars.

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

* CANDY DOLL BEAUTY: 1737 Post St., Ste 385, San Francisco (Japantown), CA 94115

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Menchie’s No Sugar Added Very Vanilla

Fro-yo girl here. I spotted NSA Very Vanilla at Menchie’s for the first time. It’s different from NSA Very Vanilla Bean which is made with sucralose/Splenda. NSA Very Vanilla is sweetened with Stevia + Monkfruit and has no artificial flavors, no artificial colors, and no high fructose corn syrup. I was intrigued since I haven’t seen monkfruit in frozen yogurt before. On the other hand, I haven’t liked any yogurt with Stevia. It has a bitter, unpleasant aftertaste. Personally, I’d rather see less sugar in froyo than sugar alternatives.

* NSA Very Vanilla: The yogurt was creamy and had lots of visible vanilla bean specks. The flavor was certainly sweet, as sweet as a yogurt made with sugar, but it had a weird, bitter, slightly fruity aftertaste. If you can ignore the aftertaste, the flavor is okay.

NSA Very Vanilla isn’t listed on the Menchie’s website. Maybe they’re still testing it?

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

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Yogurtland’s NEW Giant Platinum Froyo Spoons

Fro-yo girl here. There’s something so satisfying about cute collectible froyo spoons. They’re practical, long-lasting, and adorable. So, I’m definitely excited about the giant Platinum collector’s spoons at Yogurtland.

At 16 inches, the new spoons are even bigger than the other giant Yogurtland spoons. The trophy design makes it feel very special. The message on the back of the spoon made me smile too. Love you too, Yogurtland.

To get your own giant 16” Yogurtland spoon, spend $15 or more in one transaction, after any discounts have been applied. Do it soon because the offer is for a limited time only, while supplies last.

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.