Fro-yo girl here. With all the gloomy news lately, we could all use a froyo party. Menchie’s is having a Hello Sunshine Spring Party event on Saturday, March 21, from 12 PM – 2 PM. Everyone’s invited to celebrate spring at Menchie’s.
Party details:
- Froyo will be BOGO free during the Spring Party.
- New spoons! Look for a special new yellow froyo spoon featuring Sprinkle to be handed out during the Spring Party.
- Froyo contest: Track down the new Hello Sunshine selfie frame and use it to show off your spring smiles. When you post your picture to Instagram tagging @mymenchies and using the hashtage #MenchiesHelloSunshine, you’ll be entered to win a $25 Menchie’s gift card. Your account must be public. The contest is for US residents only. Three winners will be selected.
While you’re there, be sure to try March’s featured flavors, Carrot Cake OREO and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup.
Also, there’s a new froyo cake design for March inspired by March Madness. The Slam Dunk cake is perfect for your basketball viewing parties, not that there are any games to be viewed.
Update: The Spring Party has been postponed.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Fro-yo girl here. I found another new plant-based yogurt at Bristol Farms. Le Grand plant-based yogurt alternative is from a Canadian plant-based brand that also makes sauces and soups. The yogurt comes in 4 oz plastic cups and has no added flavors, is organic, and has over 5 billion live cultures per serving. Bristol Farms was selling Le Grand Yogurt Alternative for $1.99 each.
Le Grand Yogurt Alternative was introduced at Expo East 2019 last fall and will be at Expo West 2020 in March. It’s made with cashews, coconut cream, rice, and cacao butter.
Creamy Vanilla: The texture was unusual. It was like a very firm gelatin. Even stirring vigorously did not soften the yogurt much. The texture was grainy too. The flavor was mild and nutty – not bad, but on the bland side. The texture was the main drawback. Also, there was no tang. 3 out of 5 stars.
Creamy Lemon: This was a bit softer than the Vanilla and also tasted a lot better because the lemon was bright and tangy. It had a clean, light flavor with a hint of nuttiness. 4 out of 5 stars.
One serving of Lemon yogurt is 110 calories, 4.5g total fat, 17g total carbs, 2g protein, and 9g total sugars. Ingredients: Filtered water, rice, cane sugar, cashews, lemon, coconut cream, cacao butter, sea salt, live active cultures.
Available flavors: Lemon, Vanilla, Raspberry, Unsweetened, Mixed Berries
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Fro-yo girl here. I reported on the opening and closing of Go Greek Yogurteria in previous posts. Go Greek’s Glendale Galleria location closed last year. The kiosk is still there but it hasn’t been occupied since Go Greek vacated the space. Well, I noticed new signs at the old Go Greek kiosk. The signs are for Prinkipia Frozen Yogurt.
Prinkipia has several self-serve froyo shops open in shopping malls throughout Southern California. They also have boba tea shops that don’t serve froyo.
It looks like they’ll have six flavors of self-serve frozen yogurt like Go Greek had. The kiosk is on the second floor near the center of the mall.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
* PRINKIPIA FROZEN YOGURT, 100 W Broadway, Glendale, CA 91210
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Fro-yo girl here. About a week ago, I spotted a new “Fresh is in Season” poster at Yogurtland. The poster features their new spring flavors, Brambleberry Pie frozen yogurt and Orange Blossom White Peach light ice cream. Brambleberry Pie is March’s featured flavor, while Orange Blossom White Peach will be released in April.
Brambleberry Pie is described as “Vine-ripened raspberries and Marion blackberries combined with shortbread cookies give our brambleberry pie a sweet and jammy flavor. It's just like biting into a fresh baked pie - crust and all.” It’s lowfat and vitamin C fortified.
Brambleberry Pie froyo: Blackberries and raspberries are both tart, but this yogurt wasn’t tart at all. The berry flavors were muted and too mild. The flavor reminded me of grapes, but muted. I could not detect the shortbread cookies. Recommended toppings: Fresh berries, granola, almonds.
Orange Blossom White Peach sounds fragrant and promising. Too bad it isn’t frozen yogurt!
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Fro-yo girl here. New month, new featured flavors! This month Menchie's is featuring a returning favorite, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup and a new flavor, Carrot Cake OREO. Menchie’s sure has a lot of OREO froyo flavors. March 6 is National OREO Cookie Day.
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup froyo’s return coincided with National Peanut Butter Lovers Day on March 1. Carrot Cake OREO makes me think of Easter and the spring. They’re so popular that they’re a permanent flavor now. Carrot Cake OREO features carrot cake flavored cookies and a cream cheese frosting.
Carrot Cake OREO froyo: Hmmm, I could taste a few warm spices like cinnamon and nutmeg but it definitely tasted like carrot cake, not pumpkin pie. I can’t say that I tasted carrots, but it did taste like carrot cake. I liked it quite a bit! This is a lowfat flavor with no artificial colors. Recommended toppings: Cinnamon Toast Crunch, white chocolate chips, cheesecake bites.
Too bad they didn’t have any Carrot Cake OREOs in the toppings bar.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Fro-yo girl here. Not only did Yogurtland smoothie bowls this week, they also added some excitement and branding by coming out with a new cup design and new spoons.
The cups say “Introducing Our New Smoothie Bowl” on a dark berry background and include a picture of a smoothie bowl. The dark berry smoothie spoons match the cups (similar colors) and feature the Yogurtland logo on the end. The taglines, “Smoothie Goodness in Every Spoonful and “A New Way to Spoon” tie the new product to the new spoons.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Fro-yo girl here. Yogurtland launches a new product today, smoothie bowls. The mixed berry smoothie bowl features raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, and banana. It’s vegan, nonfat, gluten free and no sugar added. Mixed berry smoothie bowl comes out of the regular soft serve machine. There’s a new plant-based topping as well, chia pudding – made with oat milk and chia seeds.
Mixed berry smoothie bowl: I don’t eat smoothie bowls, but I have had many fruit smoothies. I found the new flavor to be blander than I expected. I could taste the berries and the banana flavor wasn’t too strong, but it tasted muted and watery. The texture was icier. I did appreciate how it wasn’t as sweet. Adding yogurt or any milk alternative would have made it less watery.
There’s a new froyo spoon too. It looks like the current logo spoon, only it’s red. My Yogurtland didn’t have the spoons yet. It looks like there's a new cup design for the smoothie bowl as well, but I haven't seen it at my Yogurtland yet. A wider, flatter bowl would have been nice if they really want to encourage people to build a smoothie bowl.
The new chia pudding topping was pleasant and mild. It adds some texture and makes whatever you’re eating more filling.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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