2017 was a fun year for ice cream and frozen desserts. We saw some of the most innovative serving methods performed by dexterous street vendors overseas via viral videos peppering our timelines. We tried charcoal colored ice cream served on black sugar cones and dubbed “eternally gothic” (they were actually eternally vanilla) and we sampled all manner of creative ice cream sandwiches, waffles, and shakes. If these trends were any indication, 2018 is going to be a great year for ice cream and frozen yogurt. Here are some exciting trend forecasts for our favorite frozen desserts.

Fish-Shaped ‘Taiyaki’ Cones

Last year, this trend swept Japanese foodie timelines as the most Instagrammable frozen treat of summer. Soft serve, topped with colorful garnishes and served in a fish-shaped waffle cone foreshadows what is sure to be the next big thing in American ice cream trends.

Cotton Candy Cloud Cones

Another huge Japanese trend, this sugary delight made its way stateside in 2017, but only on a few trendy locales (Los Angles, NYC) offered it. The dessert is a classic soft serve cone enveloped in a diaphanous cloud of glittering cotton candy. Get ready to see this ethereal creation featured on more than a few Instagram feeds during Summer 2018.

Rolled Ice Cream

This trend seemed to just find its legs as summer was winding to a close. Expect it to resume its frozen desert takeover this summer as well.

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IMG SRC: Taiyaki with melting red bean and matcha swirl ice cream, with mochi and a wafer cookie sticking out by Rhododendrites

We celebrate froyo all day, every day, but we also know that there is more to the world of dessert than that which is frozen. Frozen yogurt has its place in the dessert sphere, but we know better than to not leave room for some other magical dessert creations. Here are our favorite non-froyo desserts that won’t replace your favorite yogurt flavors but will certainly help stave off the cold.

Peach Blueberry Crumble

Our favorite part of this masterful cobbler concoction? That it’s not complete without a silly smooth scoop of ice cream of froyo on top. Get the recipe here.

Chai Poached Pears with Cinnamon Whipped Cream

If anyone appreciates combining unlikely flavors for the good of a desert, it’s us, which is why we so wholeheartedly endorse this dessert. Also, it can also only be made better with a modest scoop of vanilla ice cream or froyo. Get the recipe here.

Gingerbread Cake with Caramel Sauce

If there was ever a dessert that could only be made more delicious with the addition of a complementary flavor of ice cream or froyo, it’s this one. This decadent winter dessert will keep you toasty warm with spicy ginger and nutty caramel. Get the recipe here.

Next time you visit historic Downtown Gresham, stop by Frenzi Frozen Yogurt and indulge your sweet tooth in some guilt-free deserts you can eat with pride! Visit our menu to see our seasonal offerings and plan your next visit. Don’t forget to stop by every Wednesday for Waffle Cone Wednesdays — buy one desert and receive one waffle cone or waffle cup free!

 

We’re a bit torn in regard to this week’s warm, spring-like conditions. On one hand, it’s been lovely to bask in the sunshine and leave our heavy winter coats on their hooks, on the other hand, we love not worrying about our froyo melting as we walk through downtown Gresham, sundae in hand. In any case, these warmer days should be celebrated, and what better way to maximize your sunny day revelries than with frosty peaks of sweet, silky froyo? Try one of these special “Springtime in January” froyo combinations before this weather aberration abates and we’re back to eating frozen wind.

Raspberry Lime Mojito Cake

As the name indicates, this combo is equal parts raspberry lime mojito and cake batter froyo flavors topped with coconut, mochi and yogurt chips. Snub your nose to winter with this brazenly summer-ish sundae.

Island Banana Berry

Fulfill your summer fantasy with this froyo combo of island banana and mountain blackberry favors. Top it with raspberries, caramel sauce, and waffle cone pieces to complement our current mirage of springtime.

Salted Caramel Corn Overload

Enjoy this faux spring as if it was summer with a state fair approved overkill of caramel. Start with salted caramel corn froyo and top with Snickers pieces, waffle cone pieces and a shimmery river of caramel sauce.

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Yogurt has been a skincare staple for hundreds of years. It’s found in countless lotions from drugstore staples to high-end department store items. It’s also praised as a simple DIY skincare ingredient you can fashion into a myriad of different skin soothing, boosting or hydrating combinations. It’s also delicious, but that’s beside the point. Here are three ways you can use plain, supermarket Greek yogurt to enhance your winter skincare regimen.

Greek Yogurt Mask

Add a small handful of smashed blueberries to a serving of plain Greek yogurt and apply to skin. This mask is the perfect tonic to soothe post-vacation sun damage with gentle exfoliation and an abundance of healing vitamins E and C.

Honey-Greek Yogurt Acne Wash

Add a drizzle of raw honey to a serving of plain Greek yogurt for an acne fighting, ultra-hydrating treatment that will leave your skin luminous. Pro-tip; add a squeeze of lemon as well to brighten skin and reduce any hyperpigmentation.

Greek Yogurt Exfoliating Scrub

2 parts Greek yogurt, with one part oatmeal and one part honey can hydrate, exfoliate, brighten and rejuvenate tired skin. Additionally, yogurt’s antioxidants can prevent free radical damage, keeping your skin youthful and vibrant.

Visit Frenzi Frozen Yogurt today for yogurt that’s much better in your mouth than on your face.

Next time you visit historic Downtown Gresham, stop by Frenzi Frozen Yogurt and treat yourself! Visit our menu to see our seasonal offerings and plan your next ultimate sundae. Don’t forget to stop by every Wednesday for Waffle Cone Wednesdays — buy one desert and receive one waffle cone or waffle cup free!

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IMG SRC: fresh greek yoghurt by ProjectManhattan

 

At a mere 37 years old, frozen yogurt is still a relatively new dessert option for the American masses. It may not seem very mature compared to other popular desserts, but it has certainly come a long way from its humble TCBY beginnings. Here are a few of the introductory froyo flavors that turned a local delicacy into a national obsession.

Golden Vanilla

Eventually, vanilla would be featured in self-serve froyo shops nationwide, but in the early days of America’s frozen yogurt mania, this sweet, simple variation of a classic vanilla had everyone enthusiastically lined up.

Cookies and Cream

The real classics never fade from view, and this stalwart ice cream flavor made a seamless transition to froyo. Additionally, overloading it with crushed Oreos has been a favorite pastime of every cookie crazed froyo shop customer from 1981 to now.

Cappuccino

Before salted caramel, red velvet or taro root froyo became de riguer, cappuccino was very exotic indeed. Coffee culture would indeed mesmerize the generation raised on after-sports-game froyo, though today it may seem more antiquated than cutting edge.

Visit Frenzi Frozen Yogurt today to sample some modern froyo flavors! View our menu to plan your ultimate sundae.

Next time you visit historic Downtown Gresham, stop by Frenzi Frozen Yogurt and treat yourself! Visit our menu to see our seasonal offerings and plan your next visit. Don’t forget to stop by every Wednesday for Waffle Cone Wednesdays — buy one desert and receive one waffle cone or waffle cup free!

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When the weather dips and the frigid winds and chilly atmosphere takes over, pairing the perfect froyo flavors can take your mind off all the cold weather hassles in store for us this week. Try one of these sweet creations next time the icy weather threatens your good mood.

Alpine Amaretto Blackberry

Pour yourself equal servings of Almond Milk and Mountain Blackberry froyo flavors before topping your swirly peaks with Fruity Pebbles, Peanut M&Ms, and a healthy handful of fresh blackberries. Be decadent and smother the whole sundae in snowy white whipped cream for maximum alpine effect.

Old-Country Birthday Cake

Pair equal amounts of Country Vanilla and Cake Batter froyo flavors before liberally dousing your cup with rainbow sprinkles. Toss a few chocolate chips around for good measure and top the finished sundae with a glossy red maraschino cherry. Mazel Tov, indeed.

Chocolate Volcano

We may just be partial to volcanos since we’re in such close proximity to so many, but that doesn’t make this chocolate explosion of a sundae any less valid. Start with a cup full of Classic Chocolate froyo and top it with crushed Oreos, malt balls, Snickers pieces, KitKat pieces, brownie pieces, chocolate chips, and a lava-licious pour of hot fudge. Top this chocolaty thrill ride with a maraschino cherry and enjoy!

Visit Frenzi Frozen Yogurt today to create your own DIY froyo masterpiece! View our menu to plan your ultimate sundae.

Next time you visit historic Downtown Gresham, stop by Frenzi Frozen Yogurt to create your own DIY froyo masterpiece! View our menuto plan your ultimate sundae. Don’t forget to stop by every Wednesday for Waffle Cone Wednesdays — buy one desert and receive one waffle cone or waffle cup free!

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It may be freezing on the streets of Gresham but in many other parts of the world, folks are mopping sweat off their brow while they enjoy a refreshing serving of ice cream – or else something equivalent to ice cream. While you warm your fingertips in front of your space heater, fireplace or electric blanket, check out these wild ways people are eating ice cream in other parts of the globe.

Faloodeh, Iran

One of Iran’s most popular versions of ice cream is this multi-textured dish featuring needle-thin vermicelli noodles frozen with corn starch, rose water and lime juice, resulting in a tart, citrusy treat that also boasts bold floral notes.

Dondurma, Turkey

A bold marriage of sticky taffy and silky ice cream is how this treat is best described. The rich, velvety ropes of a street vendor’s dondurma are often fodder for quite a memorable performance by said vendor, who will often theatrically pull and stretch the ice cream into impossible shapes before handing it off to enthused patrons. Bonus Fact: Dondurma is thickened with salep, a flour made from exotic orchids.

Kulfi, India

Arguably more similar to a frozen custard than traditional custard ice cream, Kulfi is made with condensed milk and flavored with such common Indian spices as saffron, cardamom, and pistachio. In summer, a mango kulfi is second only to frozen yogurt as a perfectly simple, deliciously frozen refreshment.

Visit Frenzi Frozen Yogurt’s menu today and check out our seasonal flavors and plan a noteworthy sundae that will put any international frozen dessert to shame!

Image source: Pista Kulfi by Ravi Talwar

Just because the temperatures are dropping doesn’t mean you should be stopping…eating froyo. We think that while spring, summer, and fall are all stellar times to enjoy frozen yogurt, winter is arguably the best time to indulge all your frozen treat cravings. We even have logical arguments to back up this outrageous claim!

Yogurt can help you digest all that rich, decadent holiday food. Cookies, cakes, candy canes, and heavy celebratory feasts can all wreak havoc on your digestion — fight back with a serving of frozen yogurt every once and a while.

Your body burns more calories in the winter time, but making sure those calories are coming from reputable sources is imperative to your winter health, so pack on some calories with a probiotic-rich serving of frozen yogurt.

Froyo is a smart alternative to the ongoing buffet of sugary treats that is the holiday season. If you can manage to limit sugar sifted dessert treats during the day, a great reward is a sweet treat that is actually good for you. Celebrate another day of holiday tooth decay avoidance with a visit to Frenzi.

If we’ve properly convinced you that our passion for frozen treats doesn’t wane as the winter days mount, then please join us for your own favorite wintery dessert. Whether it’s 100 degrees in the shade or below freezing in the sun, you can catch us dispensing Gresham’s favorite frozen yogurt at Frenzi.

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There is a milkshake trend on the rise that seems to encourage more and more outrageous inventions. From pastel-colored, candy-coated creations to sky high ice cream concoctions, it seems like every week we hear tell of some fantastically assembled milkshake being served to enthusiastic food travelers. Here are a few of our unforgettable favorites:

Boston Burger Company’s Strawberry Shortcake Frappe, Boston

This mind-blowing interpretation of the classic strawberry shortcake starts with a creamy foundation of vanilla ice cream and fresh strawberries, then it’s topped with an assortment of Twizzlers, pound cake, strawberry jam, vanilla wafer cookies and mounds of whipped cream. If you’re ever in Boston’s Sommerville area, give this monster milkshake a try (and tell us all about it)! Find their menu here.

Black Tap Craft Burgers and Beer, NYC

These outrageous milkshakes were spotted on every decent ice cream lovers timeline this summer when images of their truly ridiculous shakes quickly went viral. In the most improbable of milkshake techniques, these deserts are delicately stacked with candies, pastries, syrups, and toppings at heights that defy gravity. Next time you’re in the neighborhood and have a craving for the world’s most Instagrammable milkshake, pay a visit to Black Tap. Take a closer look at their menu here.

Cake Spade, Singapore

If you thought Black Tap had the most outrageous milkshake offerings, then get ready to be astounded by the shake creation skills at work in Cake Spade. The shakes are topped with improbable sweet combinations that will leave you breathless. Find out more about their shakes here.

For something a bit tamer, but every bit as delicious, stop by Frenzi Frozen Yogurt and treat yourself to one of our famous milkshakes. Visit our menu to see our seasonal offerings and to plan your next great ice cream treat.

Don’t forget to stop by every Wednesday for Waffle Cone Wednesdays — buy one desert and receive one waffle cone or waffle cup free!

Come in for a frozen yogurt today!