Sure, our outdoor temperatures may be getting closer and closer to freezing, but that doesn’t diminish our desire for frosty sweet treats — in fact it only enhances them! We suggest that winter may be the best season of all to enjoy frozen yogurt, and we even have a few well-thought-out reasons to support this suggestion.

What’s Frozen Stays Frozen

Ice cream and froyo won’t melt when you enjoy them on cold winter days. Go ahead, enjoy that ice cream cone as you stroll through Historic downtown Gresham — you won’t have to worry about it melting and running halfway down your arm today!

Winter Flavors Abound!

The winter months bring the best seasonal flavors. Eggnog, peppermint, cinnamon, and more — seasonal flavors are at their peak during the long winter months, so let’s take advantage of all these amazing flavors while they’re here.

Extra Padding is a Good Thing

You need those extra calories in the winter when your body burns considerably more keeping up your core temperature. Furthermore, that “winter layer” could be just the thing that keeps you comfortable this cold season.

From S.A.D. to GLAD!

Seasonal Affective Disorder can affect us all, sometimes in the subtlest of ways, but an easy way to counteract the blues is with a serving of ice cream or froyo. Scientific studies have found that even one scoop of vanilla ice cream can instantly turn your mood around.

Visit Frenzi Frozen Yogurt today so you can take advantage of all the great perks of winter frozen treats. Check out our menu or create your own perfect winter treat.

Next time you visit historic Downtown Gresham, stop by Frenzi Frozen Yogurt and treat yourself! 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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Cold weather will never deter us from enjoying frozen yogurt. Let it snow, rain, sleet, and hail — nothing will prevent us from concocting the most outrageous and enticing froyo sundaes. As you shop your afternoon away down Gresham’s Historic Main Avenue, know that no matter how rain-slick, snow-covered, or icebound our charming neighborhood is, we will have a superb winter treat waiting for you. Try one of these winter DIY sundaes on your next shopping trip:

Caramel Candy Cane

If a candy cane swirled in smooth, velvety caramel sounds good to you, then try our peppermint stick froyo topped with silky caramel sauce, whipped cream, and a bright maraschino cherry.

Chocolate Candy Cane Cheesecake

Picture this; a light, airy, perfectly baked cheesecake, drizzled with rich milk chocolate and topped with a scattering of crushed candy canes. Now, recreate this picture-perfect fantasy desert by filling your cup with cheesecake froyo, topping it with peppermint stick froyo, and then drizzling the frosty peaks in hot fudge.

Peppermint Patty Spongecake

If you can get behind the idea of a chocolate mint spongecake, then this is the froyo creation for you. Use equal parts cake batter, chocolate, and peppermint stick froyo and top with chocolate sprinkles, hot fudge and, of course, a fat maraschino cherry.

Try each of these wacky winter DIY sundaes, or invent your own at Frenzi Frozen Yogurt.

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!

Call us at 503.912.1577 or Come in for a frozen yogurt today!

 

Some may turn their noses up at the humble vanilla bean. They may consider it boring or bland, or they may think it lacks the palate-pleasing power or chocolate or fresh berries. Well, we respectfully disagree. Vanilla is, in our professional estimation, one of the most delightful flavors found in baked goods and frozen treats. It’s not hard to see why — but here are our three favorite things about vanilla anyway:

Vanilla is derived from the seed pod of a rare and beautiful orchid. That alone is a reason to revere it! Imagine the fragrance of a field of pale, creamy vanilla orchids — imitation vanilla extracts are all fine and well, but the heady aroma of a thick vanilla pod that’s been freshly sliced open is unrivaled.

Vanilla complements virtually everything. From a stout chocolate torte to a fluffy strawberry cupcake, vanilla can be counted as a critical ingredient. A serving of vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt is the perfect foundation on which to build new and fascinating flavors with sauces, fruits, and other toppings.

It’s been scientifically proven that a single scoop of vanilla ice cream stimulates our brain’s pleasure centers. This is apparent in the proliferation of vanilla scented lotions, cosmetics, and aromatherapy items.

If we haven’t convinced you of vanilla’s many virtues, we urge you to visit Frenzi Frozen Yogurt to try a scoop or two for yourself. Check out our menu to see just how many toppings and complimentary flavors you can use to dress up your vanilla treat.

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It may be chilly outside but that can’t keep us from enjoying frozen yogurt! Providing Greshamites with the means to assemble unique seasonal sundaes is our passion, and that passion is year-round. While you’re anticipating the sweets and treats of the holiday season, visit Frenzi for a healthy alternative. And while you’re here, give these outrageous topping combinations a try.

Whether or not we’ll have a “White Christmas” is still anybody’s guess, but you can replicate the effects by topping your froyo creation with a scoop each of white chocolate chips, yogurt chips, cookie dough pieces, marshmallows, and coconut. Voila, a snowy cup of joy your body will thank you for.

If the fall colors bring your more happiness than glittering snow does, try decorating your froyo with scoops of Butterfinger pieces, raspberries, Reese’s Pieces and caramel sauce. It won’t bring back the dazzling colors of fall, but it’s a suitable replacement.

If the holiday spirit has already taken hold, try topping your cup of frozen yogurt with jelly beans, Sour Patch Kids, gummi worms, whipped cream, and a single maraschino cherry. This topping combo is 100% Buddy the Elf approved.

Visit Frenzi Frozen Yogurt today to create your own magnificent holiday sundae! Check out our fantastic menu for inspiration.

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It’s virtually impossible not to smile when you’re enjoying an ice cream cone, a froyo sundae or a frosty milkshake. But have you wondered what it is about these frozen delights (besides their undeniable sweetness) that inspires such joy? Turns out ice cream affects the very same parts of our brain that give us butterflies when we hear our favorite song or hit a jackpot on a tinkling slot machine. And that discovery could potentially lead to even more groundbreaking revelations about how our brains function.

Neuroscientists at the Institute of Psychiatry in London conducted a several months long study that examined the effect that a small cup of vanilla ice cream had on the minds of a dozen or so participants. Magnetic imaging techniques revealed that each spoonful of ice cream activated the brain’s orbitofrontal cortex, or “processing” area of the brain, responsible for pleasurable sensations.

While the fact that delicious ice cream can bring a person joy isn’t necessarily a radical discovery, but the revelation that even one small taste of ice cream caused significant blood flow to activated brain areas is fascinating. This science (magnetic resonance imaging) could be used to investigate how the brain handles situations including disappointment and loneliness, making these maladies infinitely more treatable.

Visit Frenzi Frozen Yogurt today for a mood-boosting milkshake, froyo or ice cream sundae. Visit our menu to see all of our regular and seasonal offerings.

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Image source: Young Girl Eating Ice Cream — © Royalty-Free/Corbis

Now that you’ve made it through another turkey day, it’s officially time to reset your digestive system with some great, gut strengthening bacteria and probiotics. When all the mashed potatoes, candied carrots, rivers of gravy and mounds of mac n’ cheese have made their way out of our memories, filling the void left with frozen yogurt is an excellent idea. Try one of these three post-holiday sundaes to keep you in the holiday spirit.

Pumpkin Pie Revisited

It’s a shame that pumpkin only gets as much as attention as it does in the fall — we love it year-round! Blend equal parts pumpkin flavored froyo with cake batter and dulce de leche to recreate this holiday fave. Top it with a frothy tower of whipped cream to complete the effect.

Vanilla Pudding Sundae

If a big bowl of Nilla Wafer-topped vanilla pudding always makes its way on to your annual Thanksgiving Day table this froyo sundae is just the thing to keep that silky vanilla feeling fresh in your mind (and mouth). Top a cup of one-part vanilla and one-part dulce leche froyo. Finish with waffle and cookie dough pieces.

After Dinner Latte

Finishing your annual feast with a steaming cup of sweet coffee is such a pleasure. Recreate it with two parts coffee flavors froyo and one-part coconut milk froyo. Top this blend with raspberries and hot fudge and your festive after-dinner treat is complete.

Try these flavors and more at Frenzi Frozen Yogurt. View our menu for more flavorful offerings.

When those chocolate craving strikes, it’s perfectly fine to give into them (within reason of course!). Chocolate is an unsung superhero of the desert world, offering mood-boosting, appetite-reducing, and heart-health-supporting qualities not found in other deserts. Check out these 3 reasons you should keep on loving chocolate.

Chocolate is a Prebiotic

Cocoa polyphenols provide a significant increase in bifidobacteria and lactobacilli populations – translation; cocoa is great for your digestive health. This paired with the gut strengthening pro-biotics found in frozen yogurt make chocolate froyo a de-facto superfood.

Chocolate can Prevent Signs of Aging

Cocoa has been proven to stimulate mitochondrial biogenesis (the creation of new mitochondria) which can keep you feeling and looking youthful and vibrant. The chocolate flavanol epicatechin is responsible for mitogenesis and also supports brain and cardiovascular health.

Chocolate Can Regulate Your Appetite

While it may seem like an oxymoron, chocolate has been proven to reduce appetite when ingested approximately 2 hours prior to a big meal. Dark chocolate, in particular, is surprisingly effective in regulating appetite.

Visit us at Frenzi Frozen Yogurt today to take advantage of all the health benefits of sweet, rich chocolate and tart, silky froyo. View our menu to see all our fabulous chocolate offerings. 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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We once reviewed three outrageous ice cream and froyo flavors from around the world, but this time around we thought we’d investigate the domestic frozen desserts that bloggers, road trippers, and ice cream aficionados are excitedly buzzing about. These three fascinating flavors may inspire you to travel, to experiment or to visit Frenzi — all perfectly lovely ideas, by the way.

Alaska Fireweed and Honey

at Alaska Wilderness Cabins, Chugiak, Alaska

Fireweed is a native Alaskan plant with a naturally vibrant pink hue. This fragrant, floral and sweet plant is tempered by wild honey resulting in a singular ice cream experience.

Vietnamese Coffee with Candied Almonds and Peanut Butter Curry

at Humphry Slocomb, San Francisco, California

What definitely sounds to us like an irresponsible flavor overload has been lauded as one of the most creatively balanced and nuanced ice cream flavors in modern history. It’s said that the curry, peanut butter, and sweet coffee flavors are smartly complemented by the crunch of frosted almonds. We remain curiously aloof, but wouldn’t refuse a sample.

Ube

at Dave’s Ice Cream, Pearl City, Hawaii

Ube, a shockingly vibrant purple potato native to the Philippines, is the star of this vanilla tinged fantasy cone. Ube has the delicately sweet, earthy notes of a sweet potato or yam but with a much milder flavor.

Next time you visit historic Downtown Gresham, stop by Frenzi Frozen Yogurt and make your own fantasy flavors at Frenzi Frozen Yogurt. Visit our menu to see our seasonal froyo, ice cream, and topping offerings and plan your next weird 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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Tattoos are a cultural phenomenon. They can symbolize great achievements, tell intricate tales of lives well lived, and mark moments we never want to forget. So, it stands to reason there are probably more than a few amazing portraits of unforgettable milkshakes inked on the bodies of frozen dairy enthusiasts all around the globe. Here are a few of our favorite milkshake tattoos:

Alex Strangler is an LA-based tattoo artist whose designs tend toward the cutesy and colorful icons of modern life. Her milkshake masterpiece is a testament to a sugary life of sweet decadence — we applaud both the artist and the canvas. (Photo credit)

Victoria Kurtz, a tattoo artist in Albany, Indiana, created this Lisa Frank-inspired milkshake piece which was quickly heralded online as one of the best recreations of every 90s girl’s favorite rainbow icon. If this pastel cream-dream doesn’t get you in the mood for a tall frosty milkshake, nothing will!

Benjamin Laukis of Melbourne, Australia specializes in realistic tattoo works, and this devastatingly gorgeous milkshake tattoo is a perfect representation of his clean, photograph-quality tattoo skills. His style is dark and full of drama, with this milkshake and desert piece showcasing both his stylistic whimsy and his immaculate skill.

Thinking of getting a milkshake tattoo yourself? Drop into Frenzi Frozen Yogurt for some sugary inspiration. Check out our menu to start designing your perfect milkshake/sundae/ice cream dessert.

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