Fro-yo girl here. Who loves Strawberry Shortcake and her friends? Hand raised. I noticed Miniso had Strawberry Shortcake (and friends) hand cream. I didn’t see the Strawberry Shortcake hand cream, but I want to find it because it is strawberry yogurt scented. Blueberry Muffin’s hand cream is blueberry yogurt scented. I found it at the Miniso at the Shops at Santa Anita in Arcadia.
The hand cream tubes are 50g and priced at $1.99. They’ve been spotted at Miniso locations in other countries like Canada, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The hand cream is made in China by WildBrain.
I didn’t like the blueberry yogurt scent. It smelled very artificial and not like blueberries or yogurt. It might smell a bit like a sweet fruity candy mixed with a plastic doll scent.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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I found Chef M Jelly-Vely at H Mart in Arcadia, CA. A package of jellies contains six pouches. Each pouch is 60g. The jellies are imported from South Korea.
Yogurt jelly: There was liquid in the pouch, so open it from the top. The liquid was very sweet and tasted like Yakult. The jelly wasn’t as sweet and was slightly tangy. It was firm but not hard. It was okay, but I wouldn’t get it again. One pouch is 70 calories with 0g total fat, 18g total carbs, and 16g total sugars.
Jelly-Vely is often enjoyed frozen. I liked it better frozen. The jelly was still soft, and the liquid became slushy. It was still too sweet and artificial Yakult tasting though.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Pinkberry Midtown West
Pinkberry Koreatown
Pinkberry West Village
Fro-yo girl here. I didn’t visit Pinkberry during my recent trip to NYC, but I was surprised to walk by three branches. Each branch had a good number of customers, despite the cold weather. In case you didn’t know, Pinkberry opened its first store in West Hollywood in 2005. In 2006, the first Pinkberry in NYC opened on W 32nd St. in Koreatown. That shop is still in business. It turns twenty this year!
Pinkberry opened 19 branches in NYC, which is more than I realized. It has seven locations that are still operating and twelve that have closed. The Upper West Side had the most locations, with four. The newest branch opened in 2024.
Open
- 7 W 32nd St, Koreatown/Midtown, opened in 2006
- 509 6th Ave, West Village, opened in 2024
- 2508 Broadway, Upper West Side, opened in 2013
- 1577 2nd Ave, Upper East Side, opened in early 2007 (featured in Gossip Girl)
- 2851 Broadway, Morningside Heights, opened in 2007
- 1039 2nd Ave New York, Midtown East, opened in 2008
- 596 9th Ave, Midtown West, opened in 2009
Closed
- 177 Bleecker St, Greenwich Village, opened in late 2007 and closed in 2012.
- 41 Spring St, Nolita, opened in 2007 and closed in 2015
- 151 W 34th St Fl 7, Midtown West, opened in 2018 and closed in 2018
- 170 8th Ave, Chelsea, open from 2007 - 2013
- 2041 Broadway, Upper West Side, opened in 2008 and closed in 2025
- 24 St Marks Pl, East Village, opened in 2008, closed in 2014
- 350 3rd Ave, Kips Bay, opened in 2008, closed in 2013
- 523 6th Ave, West Village, opened in 2008, closed in 2021
- 330 W 58th St, Hell’s Kitchen, opened 2008, closed in 2022
- 313 Columbus Ave, Upper West Side, opened in 2007 and closed in 2014
- 414 Amsterdam Ave, Upper West Side, opened in 2013 and closed in 2015
- 350 W 14th St, Meatpacking District, opened in 2013 and closed in 2014
Could it be that NYC loves froyo more than LA? I can count the number of Pinkberry locations left in LA: Beverly Hills, Burbank, Culver City, Marina Del Rey, Monrovia, Northridge, Silver Lake, Studio City, and Torrance. Okay, LA has more, but the ones in LA are much further apart. There’s one Pinkberry in Orange County. All the Pinkberry branches at LAX closed.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Fro-yo girl here. It’s been a few months since I’ve had a yogurt-flavored cake, but I noticed that Motto Tea Café had a blueberry yogurt crepe cake. One slice was $9.98.
The purple cake was pretty, with uniform thin layers of crepe and yogurt-flavored cream. There was a thin layer of blueberry gelee on top, and then fresh blueberries on top of the gelee. The blueberries were fresh and tart. The cake was soft and creamy. The cream had a hint of yogurt flavor. I liked how it wasn’t that sweet. Still, I think the mille crepe cakes at Lady M taste fresher, but I don't think Lady M has ever had a yogurt cake.
* MOTTO TEA CAFÉ: 100 W Green St, Pasadena, CA 91105
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Fro-yo girl here. This month Menchie’s has two featured flavors, a returning favorite, Chocolate Cake Batter Froyo made with Hershey’s chocolate and a new flavor, Vegan Sweet White Peach Sorbet.
Vegan Sweet White Peach Sorbet: Menchie’s describes the flavor as “subtly sweet, juicy, and aromatic, it’s carefully crafted to deliver a delicate and perfectly balanced flavor.” The sorbet contains no artificial flavors or artificial colors. The white peach flavor is quite strong and sweet. There was no tang. It was on the icier side. I found it to be candy-like. Recommended toppings: peach rings, strawberries, mochi.
I also found the new Monster Hunter Stories 3 Twisted Reflection cups. Monster Hunters is a video game. The cup features a person riding a dragon. I’m guessing that it’s someone named Rider?
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Fro-yo girl here. The froyo trend continues at Salt & Straw. The new “The Waste Less Series” features flavors made with surplus and upcycled foods, saving tens of thousands of pounds of food from landfills.
The five flavors are:
- Peanut butter and jelly pound cake
- Cherry red velvet cheesecake
- Chocolate malted potato chip cupcake
- Chocolate date tiramisu stracciatella
- Rum raisin bundt cake (vegan)
The Cherry Red Velvet Cheesecake flavor is described as, “Cream cheese frozen yogurt with cheesecake pieces, red velvet cake and cherry marmalade made from rescued dried fruit.” It was rich and creamy. I could taste the cream cheese and red velvet cake. The cream cheese frozen yogurt was sweet and did not taste like yogurt.
Love the idea behind The Waste Less Series. It’s perfect for Earth Day.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Fro-yo girl here. Bocce’s is a dog bakery founded in NYC in 2010. I spotted their new froyo dog treats at Target. I don’t have a dog, but it’s nice to see froyo (and not ice cream) dog treats. It means that people are thinking about froyo and wanting to share froyo with their dogs. A 6 oz bag of treats was $8.49.
Very Berri Froyo treats are topped with berry and sprinkles. The treats have blueberries, banana, and yogurt flavor.
PB Chip Froyo treats are topped with carob and sprinkles. They have peanut butter, carob & yogurt flavor.
Very Berri Froyo and PB Chip Froyo are Target exclusives.
Amazon and Chewy carry Wild Cran froyo and a Pumpk’n Swirl froyo. These treats are made with 100% natural ingredients and simple recipes. Judging from the Instagram Reels that I found, dogs approve of the treats.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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