Fro-yo girl here. Did you know that March is National Peanut Month? I would have loved to celebrate by eating a lot of peanut butter froyo, but alas, it hasn’t been that easy. Menchie’s has a new froyo flavor, Peanut Butter Banana, but I loathe bananas. Yogurtland brought back Peanut Butter Chocolate (formerly known as Peanut Butter Cup) but it’s just okay.
I’ve many peanut butter froyo flavors from Yogurtland, Menchie’s, Pinkberry, Tutti Frutti, Red Mango, Golden Spoon, Orange Leaf, etc.
The best peanut butter froyo found at a chain is…Yogurtland’s Peanut Butter froyo. I didn’t get to have it last year and it was hard to find in 2020….not happy about that at all. Why Yogurtland, why…
I know I’m not the only one who feels this way. Peanut butter froyo lovers are loyal. Several of my friends think that Peanut Butter is Yogurtland’s best flavor. Yogurtland describes Peanut Butter froyo as: "Our special dark-roasted peanuts blend deliciously for a sweet treat that will make you swear you're eating it right from the jar."
When Peanut Butter isn’t available, we have to choose Madagascar Vanilla and drown it in peanut butter sauce. It’s not as good but it’s still yummy. I also love adding peanut butter chips, Nutter Butter, and Butterfinger.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Fro-yo girl here. Sherman Oaks is a neighborhood of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley. It’s a nice, affluent neighborhood with a population of nearly 70,000 with a median age of 38. There are four places to get froyo in Sherman Oaks today: Humphrey Yogart, Menchie's, Yogurtland and 59th & Lex Cafe inside Bloomingdale's.
Sherman Oaks is important in froyo history because it’s the home of the first Humphrey Yogart, 4574 Van Nuys Blvd. Humphrey Yogart opened in the Sherman Oaks in 1984. They had several locations (six at the peak) in the 80’s and 90’s but Sherman Oaks was the first. The owners met and fell in love at the shop. Humphrey Yogart closed the original location in March 2016 when they could not reach an agreement with the new landlord. Fortunately, they moved into Gelson’s, 4520 Van Nuys Blvd, which is in the same shopping center as their original shop. Humphrey Yogart is known for their mix-in style froyo and their former employee, Meghan Markle, the Dutchess of Sussex.
Sherman Oaks also had two celebrity-owned froyo shops and numerous celebrity froyo sightings.
Froyo Shops Currently Open in Sherman Oaks
- 59th & Lex Cafe, 14060 Riverside Dr, is Bloomingdale’s café. They serve salads, sandwiches, wraps, burgers, pasta, and their famous Forty Carrots frozen yogurt.
- Humphrey Yogart, 4520 Van Nuys Blvd. inside Gelson's
- Menchie’s, 13369 Ventura Blvd, opened in 2009 and is in its 13th year. It’s not too far from the original Menchie’s in Valley Village, which opened in 2007. Humphrey Yogart is super close to the Menchie’s in Valley Village but it must be near the border of Valley Village and Sherman Oaks.
- Yogurtland, 4954 Van Nuys Blvd, opened in 2008. It was 30 cents an ounce when it first opened. Those were the days!
Closed Froyo Shops
- Blizz Frozen Yogurt, 14439 Burbank Blvd, is listed as being in Sherman Oaks on some sites and Van Nuys on others. This self-serve froyo shop was opened by Dr. Paul Nassif, the famous plastic surgeon and TV personality, in 2010 and it seems to have closed in 2020.
- C&M Café, 12924 Riverside Dr, was a cute brunch spot that had an adjoining room with self-serve froyo and seating. It opened and closed in 2016.
- Frootsi, 14318 Ventura Blvd, was a cupcake, boba, and mix-in style froyo shop that opened in 2010 and closed in 2015.
- Hollyberry, 14425 Ventura Blvd had gelato and counter-serve tart froyo and was in business from 2008 – 2009.
- Limelite, 15030 Ventura Blvd, was a counter-serve shop similar to Pinkberry that was open in 2007.
- Red Mango, 15301 Ventura Blvd, Ste 470 was in Sherman Oaks around 2007.
- Sweetharts, 13704 Ventura Blvd, was founded by Melissa Joan Hart in 2012. The shop sold froyo, gelato, cupcakes, candy, and more. It closed in 2014.
- Swirlz, 14006 Riverside Drive, at Westfield Fashion Square was a self-serve froyo shop that opened in 2010. It’s unclear when they closed.
- Tutti Frutti, 14006 Riverside Drive, was at the Sherman Oaks Westfield Mall in 2010.
Still Open but No Longer Serves Froyo
- Farm Boy, 14107 Riverside Dr, is a small family run produce market known for sushi that used to sell froyo.
- Happy Days Café, 14552 Ventura Blvd, is a churro café that added froyo back in 2019 but they stopped serving froyo at some point.
I remember another self-serve froyo shop in Sherman Oaks but I can’t remember what it was called. Mr. Froyo remembers it too.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Fro-yo girl here. Since Yogurtland and Menchie’s are responsible for most of my froyo spoon collection, I couldn’t cover the history of Yogurtland spoons without also covering the history of Menchie’s spoons. Menchie’s first introduced their Menchie’s green and berry colored spoons in 2011. The very first limited edition Menchie’s spoon was the brown Chip spoon back in 2012.
Menchie’s has yet to introduce a giant froyo spoon but they’ve had many spoon designs over the years: 76 designs, even more than Yogurtland. Back in 2013, they had color changing spoons for all 8 Sweet Friends and each design was available in 5 colors. They’ve had spoons for movies, Halloween, Christmas, etc.
And here's the list of Menchie's spoons, with the year of introduction.
Limited Edition Menchie's Spoons
- Chip, 2012
- Merry Mixing, 2013
- Mookie Sweet Moosic, 2013
- Sweet Friends Color Changing (40 designs), 2013
- Kiwi Mix It Up, 2014
- Pan, 2015
- Alvin & The Chipmunks, 2015
- Color Changing Halloween (3 designs), 2015
- Ice Age (2 designs), 2016
- Angry Birds (5 designs), 2016
- Plants vs. Zombies (2 designs), 2016
- Spooky Halloween (2 designs), 2016
- Oh What Fun Christmas, 2016
- Skylanders, 2017
- Emoji Movie, 2017
- Mookie Born in the Moo-S-A, 2017
- Color Changing Halloween (4 designs), 2018
- Snow One Like You, 2019
- Spooktacular Blue, 2019
- Surfing Chip, 2019
- Best Friends (2 designs), 2020
- Hello Sunshine, 2020
- Cake My Day, 2021
- Spooktacular Orange, 2021
- Chip Skateboard, 2022
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Fro-yo girl here. Pinkberry teamed up with Strawberry Shortcake! For a new flavor! Strawberry Shortcake frozen yogurt should be in Pinkberry stores now through May 26, 2022. It’s the new spring flavor. Pinkberry even launched a new topping, crumbole – a buttery, cookie crumble. Pinkberry recommends pairing Strawberry Shortcake froyo with fresh strawberries, strawberry puree, crumbole, and whipped cream. At first I thought it was a typo but they did mean crumbole. Crumbole is vanilla flavored and gluten-free.
Strawberry Shortcake froyo: Wow, one bite reminded me why I love froyo and that’s saying a lot. It was quite tangy! I could see bits of strawberry and taste strawberries and yogurt. It was dense, smooth, and creamy without being heavy. And it was so good with the buttery crumble. It tasted natural - no weird flavors or weird sweeteners. I'm definitely going to get it again.
Recommended toppings: Crumbole, dark chocolate crisps, Almond Roca
I haven’t had Pinkberry’s Strawberry froyo in so long that I can’t remember it too well. And I haven’t seen Pinkberry Strawberry Vanilla froyo in a long time.
And there’s a Strawberry Shortcake™ Berry in the Big City sweepstakes with 10 Strawberry Shortcake™ prize packs. The prize packs include Strawberry Shortcake merchandise and a $50 Pinkberry gift card. Strawberry Shortcake™ Berry in the Big City is an animated TV series.
Pinkberry should bring back their Blueberry Muffin froyo next, because Blueberry Muffin was a friend of Strawberry Shortcake. Her other friends included Orange Blossom, Lemon Meringue, Lime Chiffon, and Raspberry Torte. They all sound like yummy froyo flavors!
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Fro-yo girl here. Menchie’s has introduced their first new collectible froyo spoon of 2022: Spring For Froyo! The spoon is green and features Chip holding a cup of froyo in one paw. He’s riding a skateboard that says Chip on the bottom and has a chocolate chip design on top. The spoon says Spring for Froyo! on the handle and has more chocolate chips on the handle. Very cute.
The green color makes me think of St. Paddy’s Day and spring. The Chip Spring for Froyo! spoon is available while supplies last at participating Menchie’s locations.
Menchie’s also had a raffle. The prize was a $25 Menchie’s gift card and 3 new Chip spoons.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Fro-yo girl here. The folks at Yasso have been busy with new product introductions, but it takes so long for those new products to reach Los Angeles. They introduced Yasso Poppables in March 2021. I’ve been looking for them since then. Yasso describes Poppables as, “ridiculously creamy frozen Greek yogurt bites covered in a chocolatey coating and sprinkled with quinoa crunch.” They sound like Yasso Chocoate Dipped frozen yogurt bars only smaller and without the sticks.
I found Yasso Poppables at Ralph’s for $6.49. They had the Vanilla Bean and Coffee varieties. Von’s also carries Poppables.
Vanilla Bean Poppables: They are like ice cream bon bons – less than 1.5 inches in diameter. The frozen yogurt in the middle was creamy and firm. The dark chocolate coating is really good – natural tasting and not too sweet. I also like the addition of the quinoa crunch. But the Poppables are too small, so I prefer the Chocolate Dipped bars. The Poppables should come in a bigger tub with an assortment of flavors.
One box comes with 6 Poppables and a MSRP of $6.49. Yasso Poppables are made with live and active cultures and no artificial ingredients. Poppables are 60 calories each. One Vanilla Bean Poppable has 3g total fat, 7g total carbs, and 5g total sugars.
Available flavors: Vanilla Bean, Coffee, Mint, Sea Salt Caramel
There used to be a Mint flavor but they seem to have discontinued it.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Fro-yo girl here. Last summer, Trader Joe’s introduced their first boba ice cream: Cold Brew Coffee & Boba Coconut Frozen Dessert. Their frozen dessert is vegan and available in pints. On a recent trip to Trader Joe’s (I go every week), I noticed a new boba ice cream there: Black Tea and Boba Coconut Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert. A pint was $4.49.
On the side of the pint, TJ’s describes how boba is found in Taiwanese bubble tea. They also say that “in this Black Tea & Boba coconut non-dairy frozen dessert, you’ll find the pearls throughout, intertwined with a sweet brown sugar swirl.”
Black Tea & Boba Coconut Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert: I liked the dense, creamy, smooth texture – very ice cream like. The brown sugar swirl overwhelms the other flavors, the way the coffee overwhelmed the other flavors in TJ’s Cold Brew Coffee & Boba Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert. Plus, the ice cream is far too sweet. The tapioca pearls were firm, sweet, and chewy.
One 2/3 cup serving is 240 calories, 5g total fat, 47g total carbs, and 31g of total sugars. The Cold Brew Coffee & Boba Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert had 24g total sugars per serving.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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