Jan 24, 2022 - Food and Drink

We tried Frosty cereal — here's our chilly take

Alissa Widman Neese

A box of Wendy's Frosty cereal next to a bowl of cereal with a spoon — A bowl of Wendy's Frosty cereal, a not-so-balanced breakfast. Photo: Alissa Widman Neese/Axios

👋 Alissa here. I snagged the last box of Wendy's Frosty cereal at Kroger last weekend and am here to offer my hot — well, I guess, chilly — takes.

Quick take: General Mills might want to have a word with Kellogg's. As a lifelong Ohioan, of course I'm a Wendy's fan, but this "limited edition" breakfast is just Cocoa Puffs sprinkled with quickly dissolving marshmallows.

The intrigue: I even stuck the bowl in the freezer for a few minutes, for what the box calls a "totally chill-icious eating experience," but still didn't understand what all the fuss was about.

Yes, but: Then I sipped the chocolatey milk from my cereal-less bowl. Ahh, there it is.

The bottom line: The cereal itself isn't anything special, but the milk is the cereal box prize.

Each box includes a coupon for a free small Frosty with a Wendy's app purchase, if you prefer the real thing.

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We tried Frosty cereal — here's our chilly take

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