{"id":14887,"date":"2013-05-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=14887"},"modified":"2020-12-24T11:29:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T21:29:18","slug":"review-wendys-original-chocolate-frosty-waffle-cone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2013\/05\/21\/review-wendys-original-chocolate-frosty-waffle-cone\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Wendy\u2019s Original Chocolate Frosty Waffle Cone"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Wendy's<\/a><\/p>\n

“That’s it?”<\/p>\n

“Yea. That’s it.”<\/p>\n

Such completed my transaction of the new Frosty Waffle Cone. Anticlimactic, brief, and disheartening, the short exchange with the Wendy’s guy as I looked upon this innovation of fast food desserts — this long-hoped for, anxiously awaited breakthrough in hot-as-balls spring day relief — was matched only in brevity by the experience of eating the dissolving agglomeration of chocolate, cream, and God knows what else. <\/p>\n

Yes, like Frosty the Snowman in the Greenhouse, the new Frosty Waffle Cones don’t last long. But unlike Frosty resurrected by the magic of Christmas, a melted Waffle Cone doesn\u2019t freeze back up into a sweet confection.<\/p>\n

You’ll have to excuse my somber tone. I do take my frozen desserts rather seriously, especially when it comes to the frozen dairy in a cone department. Having once perfected the seven loops of a Rita\u2019s<\/a> Large Frozen Custard Waffle Cone during a summer job, I feel a certain affinity towards sweet and creamy chocolate served with a crispy handle. Combine this affinity with a lifelong fixation upon the chemical properties of the not-quite-milkshake Frosty, and the revelation that the iconic frozen treat was getting the Waffle Cone treatment should have had every capacity to complete my life.<\/p>\n

Yes, my life.<\/p>\n

So you\u2019ll imagine my dumfounded indignation upon seeing the liquidy puddle of chocolate Frosty barely reaching out of the Waffle Cone. While I pride myself in having advanced my use of imagery as a writer since my kindergarten days, the cone did, in fact, bare a strikingly resemblance to a diarrhea laden dump. <\/p>\n

\"Wendy's<\/a><\/p>\n

Clearly, there is no truth in advertising anymore, and while I\u2019d love to say that I was able to overcome this construction shortcoming, the fact is that I wasn\u2019t four or five steps out the door before the Frosty concoction began to melt. Instead of licking the Frosty as you\u2019d lick the soft serve ice cream in a traditional cone, you\u2019re really forced to slurp the Frosty more than anything else. It\u2019s a completely acceptable means of ingestion when you\u2019ve got the benefit of a cup and a straw, but as the puddle of Frosty spills out onto your hands from the cone, you might find yourself wishing you had brought a bib.<\/p>\n

The taste of the Frosty isn\u2019t bad. Obviously it tastes like a Chocolate Frosty, what with its sweet and not too intense cocoa flavor, but it strikes me as not having the standard consistency of the Frosty. It\u2019s as if the particles of cream and sugar and mono and diglycerides are in active rebellion, and by melting so quickly proclaim a chorus of \u2018hey, what the hell is this cone thing we\u2019re floating in?\u2019 <\/p>\n

\"Wendy's<\/a><\/p>\n

As for that cone thing, take it from a seasoned waffle cone aficionado. There\u2019s something off about it. A good waffle cone is malty with a slight give. You should be able to taste a batter component in there beneath that first crunch, and it should be sturdy enough to provide a thick crunch. This cone was more crispy than anything, with a bland sweetness that came off as cheap.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking to suffer disillusionment in the arms of a fast food classic, or perhaps if you just want to get sticky stains on your steering wheel and endanger the lives of motorists after a cruise through the drive-through, then yes, I highly recommend Wendy\u2019s new Frosty Cone. However, the next time I wish to beat the heat on a hot day, I think I\u2019ll just stick to the traditional Frosty in a cup. It\u2019s classic and delicious, and what\u2019s more, its construction doesn\u2019t remind me on diarrhea.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts \u2013 1 Chocolate Frosty Waffle Cone \u2013 300 calories, 6 grams of fat, 3.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 20 milligrams of cholesterol, 160 milligrams of sodium, 54 grams of total carbohydrates, 2 grams of dietary fiber, 35 grams of sugar, 7 grams of protein, and 20% calcium.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Wendy\u2019s Original Chocolate Frosty Waffle Cone
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $1.69
\nSize:<\/b> 1 cone (feels smaller than a Value Frosty)
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Wendy’s
\nRating:<\/b> 3 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Original Chocolate Frosty is still sweet and chocolatey. Cone is crispy and not stale. Not as bad for you as regular ice cream.
\nCons:<\/b> Looks like the Frosty machine took a dump in a Waffle Cone. Melts immediately. As in, before-you-can-pay-immediately. Cone lacks substantial crunch or malted flavor. Slurping up Frosty doesn\u2019t give you time to enjoy the simple pleasures. Small. Inconsistent Wendy\u2019s value menu pricing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“That’s it?” “Yea. That’s it.” Such completed my transaction of the new Frosty Waffle Cone. Anticlimactic, brief, and disheartening, the short exchange with the Wendy’s guy as I looked upon this innovation of fast food desserts — this long-hoped for, anxiously awaited breakthrough in hot-as-balls spring day relief — was matched only in brevity by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1477,1526],"class_list":["post-14887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-fast-food","tag-wendys"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13222,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2012\/08\/16\/news-wendys-testing-frosty-waffle-cones-and-at-the-same-time-testing-my-patience-for-said-waffle-cones-to-show-up-at-my-local-wendys\/","url_meta":{"origin":14887,"position":0},"title":"NEWS: Wendy’s Testing Frosty Waffle Cones and at the Same Time Testing My Patience For Said Waffle Cones To Show Up at My Local Wendy’s","author":"Marvo","date":"August 16, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Putting Wendy's Frosty in waffle cones is such a great idea that I bet Dave Thomas' spirit was smiling when someone at Wendy's came up with the idea. 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