FAST FOOD NEWS: Baskin-Robbins Jolly Mint Ice Cream

News Baskin Robbins Jolly Mint Ice Cream

Baskin-Robbins’ Flavor of the Month for December 2019 is Jolly Mint. It features red and white buttermint flavored ice cream with white chocolate flavored flakes.

A small 2.5-ounce scoop has 160 calories, 9 grams of fat, 6 grams of saturated fat, 0 gram of trans fat, 35 milligrams of cholesterol, 60 milligrams of sodium, 16 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 14 grams of sugar, and 3 grams of protein.

If you’ve tried it, let us know what you think of it in the comments.

(Image via Baskin-Robbins’ website.)

FAST FOOD NEWS: Dairy Queen Peppermint Hot Cocoa Blizzard

News DQ Peppermint Hot Cocoa Blizzard

Dairy Queen’s Blizzard of the Month for December 2019 is the Peppermint Hot Cocoa Blizzard.

The holiday treat features candy cane pieces, choco chunks, and cocoa fudge blended with vanilla soft serve. It’s also finished with whipped topping and more candy cane pieces.

Update: Dairy Queen has put up the correct nutrition info on its site.

According to the DQ website at time of publication, which only showed the following nutrition numbers, a large, I assume, has 3490 calories, 119 grams of fat, 74 grams of saturated fat, 4 gram of trans fat, 230 milligrams of cholesterol, 1035 milligrams of sodium, 564 grams of carbohydrates, 8 grams of fiber, 472 grams of sugar, and 61 grams of protein.

A small has 750 calories, 26 grams of fat, 16 grams of saturated fat, 1 gram of trans fat, 50 milligrams of cholesterol, 230 milligrams of sodium, 120 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 100 grams of sugar, and 13 grams of protein.

If you’ve tried it, let us know what you think of it in the comments.

(Image via DQ’s website.)

FAST FOOD NEWS: Wendy’s Birthday Cake Frosty

News Wendys Birthday Cake Frosty

Wendy’s is celebrating its 50th Anniversary with the only way food companies can commemorate impressive milestones, and that’s with a birthday cake-flavored product.

The chain’s Birthday Cake Frosty combines vanilla Frosty with the flavor of a classic birthday cake. A small has 350 calories, 8 grams of fat, 5 grams of saturated fat, 0 gram of trans fat, 40 milligrams of cholesterol, 150 milligrams of sodium, 62 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 53 grams of sugar, and 8 grams of protein.

If that’s not festive enough for you, Wendy’s is also offering the Birthday Cake Frosty Cookie Sundae. It features Birthday Cake Frosty topped with sugar cookie pieces and sprinkles.

The dessert has 410 calories, 14 grams of fat, 8 grams of saturated fat, 0 gram of trans fat, 35 milligrams of cholesterol, 240 milligrams of sodium, 64 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 47 grams of sugar, and 7 grams of protein.

Both treats are available for a limited time at participating Wendy’s locations.

If you’ve tried them, let us know what you think in the comments.

(Image via Wendy’s.)

FAST FOOD NEWS: Papa John’s Garlic Parmesan Crust

News Papa Johns Garlic Parm Crust

While Pizza Hut has done multiple things to its crust, which include stuffing it and adding flavors, Papa John’s hasn’t gotten creative with its crust. But that has now changed because the pizza chain is adding flavor to its fresh, never-frozen original dough.

Okay, it’s only ONE flavor and it’s garlic parmesan.

Papa John’s new Garlic Parmesan Crust features its famous Garlic Sauce and artisan parmesan-romano cheese baked into the crust.

To get customers to try the new pizza tweak, Papa John’s is offer a special $10 deal for a Garlic Parmesan 1-topping pizza for $10 with promo code CHEESYCRUST by phone, PapaJohns.com, the Papa John’s app, Facebook, Apple TV, or by asking Alexa. The flavored crust can also be added to any Papa John’s pizza, including Handcrafted Specialties and Create Your Own.

If you’ve tried it, let us know what you think of it in the comments.

(Image via Papa John’s)

FAST FOOD NEWS: Krispy Kreme Easy as Pie Doughnut Collection

News Krispy Kreme Easy as Pie Doughnut Collection

This month, Krispy Kreme is offering its new Easy as Pie Doughnut Collection. According to the chain, it “doughnutizes” some of America’s favorite pie varieties for those who can’t wait for Thanksgiving.

With a line like that, you’d expect pumpkin pie, the quintessential Thanksgiving pie, would be part of the collection. It is not. Instead, the flavors are Dutch Apple Pie, Chocolate Kreme Pie, and Cherry Pie.

Dutch Apple Pie: It features a doughnut with apple pie filling, dipped in caramel icing, topped in streusel topping and hand?decorated with an icing lattice. It has 350 calories, 16 grams of fat, 7 grams of saturated fat, 190 milligrams of sodium, 48 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 26 grams of sugar, and 4 grams of protein.

Chocolate Kreme Pie: This doughnut is filled with chocolate Kreme, dipped in chocolate icing, topped with a dollop of Kreme, and finished with mini-chocolate chips. It has 360 calories, 19 grams of fat, 9 grams of saturated fat, 150 milligrams of sodium, 44 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 24 grams of sugar, and 4 grams of protein.

Cherry Pie: It’s brightly colored doughnut topped with pie crust crumbles and a cherry filling. It’s hand-decorated with an icing lattice. It has 300 calories, 16 grams of fat, 7 grams of saturated fat, 150 milligrams of sodium, 35 grams of carbohydrates, less than 1 gram of fiber, 15 grams of sugar, and 4 grams of protein.

The Easy as Pie Doughnut Collection is available now through Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28 at participating locations across the U.S.

If you’ve tried any of them, let us know what you think in the comments.

(Image via Krispy Kreme.)

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