Perfect Copycat Wendys Frosty (2024)

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By: The Chunky Chefpublished: 05/06/2018

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The ultimate copycat Wendys frosty, made with just 3 simple ingredients! You can make it in minutes, and it tastes just like the real thing!

Wendys frosty fans unite… I’ve come up with the most perfect copycat EVER! It tastes just like the real deal, and is so simple to make… I bet you can’t guess the secret ingredient!

Growing up, I was a HUGE Wendys frosty fan. Okay, who am I kidding… I still am! Now they have the vanilla flavor, but my heart still belongs to the original chocolate flavor.

I’ve been trying for a long time to recreate that classic frosty flavor… to no avail. Don’t get me wrong, I made some pretty delicious chocolate shakes, including this boozy one, but none that were just right.

So what gives Wendys frosty that classic “frosty” flavor? Read on to find out!

HOW TO MAKE A WENDYS FROSTY AT HOME

There seems to be two schools of thought on this one. One version involves chocolate milk, sweetened condensed milk and cool whip, which you mix then put into an ice cream maker. I’ve honestly never tried that version, mainly because I didn’t want to lug out my ice cream maker lol. Plus, most people probably don’t own one! My version is based very similarly on Todd Wilbur’s version from one of his Top Secret Recipes books. It’s 3 easy ingredients:

vanilla ice cream
nesquick powder
milk

Does it seem weird to you that it doesn’t use chocolate ice cream? That stumped me too… so I made two versions, one with chocolate and one with vanilla. The vanilla one totally came out on top!!

IS WENDYS FROSTY A MILKSHAKE

It’s weird… because they never call it that on their menu. But the ingredients of ice cream and milk certainly scream milkshake to me. So in my mind, it’s totally a milkshake!

Now I have to ask… and don’t think I’m TOO weird here… but are you a frosty/fry dipper? I always dip my fries in my frosty. That sweet and salty combo is just perfect, and there’s something fantastic about a perfectly crispy, salty fry scooping up some thick chocolate frosty.

Currently, I don’t have any French fries here on the blog, but it’s absolutely something I have planned this year. Plus, I’m working on a great copycat Wendys chili for the Fall!

HELPFUL TIPS TO MAKE THIS COPYCAT WENDYS FROSTY

Make sure you soften the vanilla ice cream. Just leaving it out on the counter for 5-10 minutes should do the trick.
If you don’t have nesquik powder, another chocolate milk powder (like Ovaltine) works well too.
The recipe makes a frosty with a classically semi-melted consistency. If you prefer a “harder” or thicker frosty, use slightly less milk.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE THIS COPYCAT FROSTY

Blender – I’ve been using this blender for years and I love that it still works amazingly well!
Nesquik – This is what you’ll want to look for.

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Perfect Copycat Wendys Frosty

4.32 from 29 votes

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes minutes

Calories: 489

Servings: 4 servings (recipes makes approximately 40 oz)

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The ultimate copycat Wendys frosty, made with just 3 simple ingredients!

Ingredients

▢ 4 cups vanilla ice cream (softened slightly)
▢ 1 cup milk (I usually use whole)
▢ 8-9 tsp Nesquik powder

Instructions

Add all ingredients to blender, cover, and blend until smooth and creamy (you may have to scrape the sides of the blender once, then blend again).
Pour into serving glasses and serve with a straw or spoon.
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Chef Tips

Recipe from Todd Wilbur. Check out TopSecretRecipes.com for more copycat recipes.

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The Chunky Chef is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.

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Maureen says
Posted on 11/11 at 2:46 pm
This is delicious! It’s all I want to “eat” since i had radiation to my throat this past summer. Plus, simple ingredients! I love it! Thank you!
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Julie says
Posted on 10/27 at 6:52 pm
I love this recipe. I use sweetened vanilla almond milk and freeze my Frostys. It’s a dangerous treat!
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Jeane Godwin says
Posted on 8/20 at 8:24 am
Perfect Frosty! Didn’t change a thing. GREAT with the fries!!!
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Bonnie Maricle says
Posted on 6/5 at 12:22 pm
I have a car show coming up. Do you think that there is a way I can make them
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Tala says
Posted on 5/30 at 4:49 pm
I am looking for the vanilla version. The taste brings happy memories of a double cone on the Mister Softee truck.
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Robyn says
Posted on 5/26 at 2:41 pm
It was delicious! Thank you so much for posting this recipe! My boys loved it! 🙂
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Judy says
Posted on 3/22 at 2:37 am
I was glad to find this recipe that uses NesQuick. It sounds delicious and it’s definitely time to get my blender out for several new recipes I have found on Pinterest. ** Your doing great and I want to thank you for sharing. BTW, I agree with Kate, Ol’ Pete and Todd need to get a hobby. Recipes vary and these guys feel free to avoid Pinterest. ** I will make this and call it French Chocolate Soup a la Carte. ** LOL. **
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Pete says
Posted on 4/9 at 2:00 am
A Wendy’s frosty is not a milkshake. It’s a frozen dessert that you eat with a spoon. Just because it’s served in a cup does not make it a milkshake.
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- The Chunky Chef says
  Posted on 4/10 at 8:34 pm
  Well I’m so glad you can clear up that for everyone. But honestly, people (including me), are free to call it whatever they’d like 🙂
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- Kate says
  Posted on 10/20 at 2:29 am
  I bet you’re real fun at parties 😂
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JOSHUA WILKEY says
Posted on 11/11 at 8:48 pm
I made this and all it tasted like a watered down chocolate milkshake so instead of doing 7-8 tsp. I did 7 TBSP and it turned out much better… Not sure if this was a typo and she meant to do tablespoons instead of tsp.
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- JOSHUA WILKEY says
  Posted on 11/11 at 8:52 pm
  *was a watered down milkshake
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  - Hannah Weber says
    Posted on 1/27 at 9:58 pm
    100% agree :/
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Emma Cabezas says
Posted on 9/7 at 12:49 am
I didnt have any nesquik, but I did have cocoa powder and it worked just as good. Tasted exactly like the Wendy’s frosty.
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Jennifer mccrary says
Posted on 9/1 at 3:28 pm
Adjusted milk and Nesyles down a little.
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CC says
Posted on 7/17 at 9:04 pm
I’m high school we used vanilla core cream and Hershey’s chocolate syrup. =) I didn’t know they still sold the powder..
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Susan McC says
Posted on 6/29 at 2:23 am
This was fantastic! I live in Germany and there is no Cool Whip over here, so those Frosty recipes aren’t possible. This tasted close enough to a Frosty to make me happy. The difference was I used Ovaltine because I don’t like the German chocolate milk powders. They taste weird to me, which is odd for a country that has such wonderful chocolate.
Even if there was Cool Whip, I’d rather have this.
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Melanie says
Posted on 4/10 at 7:50 pm
Wendy’s Frosty don’t use ice cream. This don’t taste like a Frosty, so I used choc milk, cool whip and sweetened condensed milk. Now THATS the perfect Frosty!
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- Todd says
  Posted on 5/24 at 9:46 pm
  The word you are looking for is doesn’t. A combination of does not.
  Don’t is a combination of do not.
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  - Katie says
    Posted on 7/10 at 11:10 pm
    Omg I can’t stop laughing right now, couldn’t have said that better
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  - Kate says
    Posted on 10/20 at 2:33 am
    Lol Todd gold
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  - Jessica Fikes says
    Posted on 7/30 at 2:47 pm
    I think a grammar class should be part of getting your license! It’s baffling to me how many people do not know simple contractions!
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Tammy says
Posted on 3/14 at 9:03 pm
This is the second time I made these and they’re delicious! Thank You So Much for sharing!
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- Karis says
  Posted on 1/1 at 10:29 am
  Perfect is all I can say!! Thank you
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Rhonda says
Posted on 3/10 at 1:58 pm
Can you store in freezer or fridge?
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- Amanda says
  Posted on 3/10 at 2:29 pm
  I wouldn’t store it in the refrigerator, otherwise you’d have a pretty melted frosty/milkshake, but it could be frozen.
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  - Kate says
    Posted on 10/20 at 2:35 am
    Amanda – is Joshua right? Was the measurement for nesquik a typo?
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    - The Chunky Chef says
      Posted on 10/20 at 8:53 am
      No, it’s correct. However, everyone is free to adapt this recipe to their tastes.
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