By Molly Snyder Senior Writer Published Oct 23, 2013 at 2:02 PM

For the seventh straight year, October is Dining Month on OnMilwaukee.com, presented by the restaurants of Potawatomi. All month, we're stuffed with restaurant reviews, delectable features, chef profiles and unique articles on everything food, as well as the winners of our "Best of Dining 2013."

It had been years since I had a Wendy’s Frosty. Years. My guilty fast-food pleasure is Taco Bell – the seven-layer burrito would actually be a contender for my Last Supper – so I rarely-to-never go to any of the burger-and-fry places.

But it’s Dining Month on OnMilwaukee and Steve Palec wrote this article about McDonald’s and that got me thinking about how much I once loved the Frosty.

And so I went and bought one.

I did not realize there were so many options. Chocolate or vanilla? Classic, shake or waffle cone? Three different sizes?

Quick Internet research informed me that the vanilla was introduced in 2006 after many customer requests. Over the years, Wendy’s has also offered the twisted Frosty, Frosty float, Frosty tea, Frosty-forster (an extra large Frosty made with chunks of chocolate and cherries), the Frosty-cino (a frosty made with coffee) and a Frosty parfait.

I ordered the classic chocolate Frosty. And, I realized after one lumpy spoon full, it is still delicious. But I really don’t understand why.

The frozen dairy dessert doesn’t really taste like much of anything. The chocolate flavor is mild. It lacks the richness of custard. And yet, there is something completely satisfying about the whipped iciness. 

It’s also lighter than most frozen desserts so after eating it I didn’t feel bloated or gross.

I guess the secret to the Frosty’s appeal is the same as those delicious fries: it’s obviously laced with crack.


Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.

Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.