FAST FOOD NEWS: Chick-fil-A’s Hash Brown Scramble

Chick fil A Hash Brown Scramble Burrito + Bowl

Chick-fil-A has a new entree to start your day. Oh wow. That rhymed!

The Hash Brown Scramble is the chain’s first breakfast bowl and it features Chick-fil-A’s signature “tot” style hash browns, scrambled eggs, a Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese blend, and your choice of sliced chicken nuggets or sausage. It’s also served with a jalapeño salsa.

If you’re a fan of Chick-fil-A’s current Breakfast Burrito, I have bad news for you. The Hash Brown Scramble is also available as a burrito and is replacing your beloved Breakfast Burrito.

The breakfast menu item has 450 calories and 30 grams of protein when made with nuggets. The bowl and burrito start at $3.49.

If you’ve tried it, let us know what you think of it in the comments. And if you’re mad because the Chick-fil-A Breakfast Burrito is being replaced, you can vent in the comments.

(Image via Chick-fil-A.)

FAST FOOD NEWS: Starbucks’ Horchata Almondmilk Frappuccino

Starbucks Horchata Almondmilk Frappuccino

Starbucks’ newest summer treat is the Horchata Almondmilk Frappuccino. It features almondmilk, coffee, ice, and cinnamon dolce syrup blended together. The beverage is also topped with whipped cream, cinnamon dolce topping, and caramel sauce.

Also, is it just me and my computer’s spellcheck or does Starbucks’ spelling of almondmilk bother others.

A grande Starbucks Horchata Almondmilk Frappuccino with whipped cream has 390 calories, 13 grams of fat, 8 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 35 milligrams of cholesterol, 250 milligrams of sodium, 68 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 66 grams of sugar, 2 grams of protein, and 100 milligrams of caffeine.

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

(Image via Starbucks’ website.)

FAST FOOD NEWS: Jack in the Box’s Munchie Mash-Ups and Birthday Cake Shake

Jack in the Box Munchie Mash Ups

Update: We reviewed the Birthday Cake Shake! Click here to read our review. We also reviewed the Wakey Bakey Hash. Here’s our review.

Jack in the Box has added a new line of products to the late night Munchies menu. Munchie Mash-Ups feature a bed of hash browns and white cheese sauce topped with three different groups of ingredients.

Jack’d Jalapeno Hash – crispy hash browns, white cheese sauce, jalapeños, bacon, and pepper jack cheese. (670 calories, 52 grams of fat, 12 grams of saturated fat, 45 milligrams of cholesterol, 1440 milligrams of sodium, 38 grams of carbohydrates, 4 grams of fiber, and 15 grams of protein.)

Wakey Bakey Hash – eggs, bacon, pepper jack cheese, hash browns, and white cheese sauce. (790 calories, 63 grams of fat, 17 grams of saturated fat, 0.5 grams of trans fat, 285 milligrams of cholesterol, 1400 milligrams of sodium, 38 grams of carbohydrates, 4 grams of fiber, and 19 grams of protein.)

H’angry Chicken Hash – chicken nuggets, Frank’s Red Hot Buffalo Sauce, ranch sauce on hash browns and white cheese sauce. (850 calories, 65 grams of fat, 12 grams of saturated fat, 60 milligrams of cholesterol, 2090 milligrams of sodium, 51 grams of sugar, 5 grams of fiber, and 17 grams of protein.)

The Munchie Mash-Ups are available for $3 at participating locations and $4 at restaurants in Hawaii and Guam. While Munchie menu items are marketed towards the late night crown, these are available all-day.

Jack in the Box Birthday Cake Shake

If you want to wash down any of those with a new creamy dessert, Jack has got you covered with his Birthday Cake Shake. It’s made with real ice cream, birthday cake syrup, whipped cream, and sprinkles.

A regular size has 860 calories, 44 grams of fat, 33 grams of saturated fat, 1.5 grams of trans fat, 85 milligrams of cholesterol, 240 milligrams of sodium, 109 grams of carbohydrates, 94 grams of sugar, and 11 grams of protein.

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

(Images via Jack in the Box’s website.)

FAST FOOD NEWS: Krispy Kreme’s Reese’s Peanut Butter Doughnut

Krispy Kreme Reese s Peanut Butter Doughnuts

Update: We reviewed it! Click here to read our review.

Krispy Kreme’s newest creation is the Reese’s Peanut Butter Doughnut. It’s filled with Reese’s Peanut Butter Kreme, dipped in milk chocolate icing, topped with Reese’s Peanut Butter Chips and chopped peanuts, and has chocolate and peanut butter drizzles.

The Reese’s Peanut Butter Doughnut is available at participating Krispy Kreme locations. What stores are participating? Well, the chain has posted a list to excite or disappoint you.

The doughnut has 400 calories, 24 grams of fat, 9 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 200 milligrams of sodium, 42 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 21 grams of sugar, and 7 grams of protein.

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

(Image via Krispy Kreme’s website.)

FAST FOOD NEWS: Burger King’s Mac N’ Cheese King

Burger King Mac N Cheese King

Burger King is testing a burger topped with Kraft Macaroni & Cheese. Impulsive Buy reader @Ethan_Anderton sent in the photo above of the Mac N’ Cheese King on the drive-thru menu board at his local Burger King in Indiana.

Here’s his experience with the burger:

A little over a week ago, I went to Burger King in my town of LaPorte, IN to try the Chicken Parmesan sandwich for lunch but then stumbled upon this burger which I hadn’t heard about and assumed it was brand new and hadn’t hit the advertising circuit yet.

Then this week I realized that I hadn’t seen anything about this burger on TV, in the coupon mailers that I didn’t ask for in my mailbox, or even online. A Google search for anything Mac N Cheese related with Burger King only turns up results about the Mac N Cheetos being brought back. That’s when I realized that this was likely something being tested at my local Burger King, something that I’ve never personally seen happen here. So I went back and snapped a picture of the menu to share here at The Impulsive Buy.

Anyway, I ordered it, and it’s pretty much just the Bacon King with Kraft Mac N Cheese, including the barbecue sauce. It is extremely filling and very messy, so much that you almost need a fork to eat it properly. Having said that, it’s one of the better fast food burgers I’ve had in a while and almost feels like something you’d get at Hardee’s/Carls Jr instead of Burger King.

I reached out to my local Burger King to see if they knew how much longer it would be around and how widespread the testing was. The employee there told me that most of the locations owned by Quality Dining, Inc. (based out of Mishawaka, Indiana) were testing it, and they have locations in Indiana, Michigan and Tampa, Florida. When I called Quality Dining about the product, the employee I spoke to said that she estimated somewhere between 20 and 25 locations were testing it, primarily around the South Bend, Indiana area, which is the Central, Northern Indiana close to the Michigan border. My Burger King locations (we have two that are both testing the burger) are about 35 minutes West of South Bend, so it seems to be pretty localized here in the Midwest for now.

If you’ve tried it or seen it in your area, let us know in the comments.

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