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Copycat Wendy’s Classic Chocolate Frosty: No Eggs, No Churn
Wendy’s Chocolate Frosty
Inspired by Wendy’s Classic Chocolate Frosty Not the official recipe
- 25 min
- Makes 4 servings of about 1 cup
- ~$1.04 per serving~£0.64 per serving
- Save ~$4 vs Wendy’s
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A thick, lightly chocolate frozen dessert in the style of the Frosty, made from a cooked milk base with no eggs and no ice cream maker. Freeze it in ice cube trays, then blend it to a spoonable soft-serve.
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Rate the cloneCost at home
Save ~$4
~$1.04 each at home
- Homemade
- ~$4.16 for 4 (~$1.04 each)
- At Wendy’s
- ~$7.96 for 4
That's 48% less.
~£0.64 each at home
- Homemade
- ~£2.57 for 4 (~£0.64 each)
Estimate · prices checked Oct 2026 · vary by location · excl. tax & delivery.
Estimate. Restaurant prices checked Oct 2026. Prices vary by location; tax and delivery fees are not included. Pantry staples (salt, oil…) are not included.
Ingredients
- Pantry
Pantry staples are not included in the cost estimate.
Ingredient cost
- Homemade
- ~$4.16 for 4 (~$1.04 each)
- At Wendy’s
- ~$7.96 for 4
- Homemade
- ~£2.57 for 4 (~£0.64 each)
Method quantities are for the original 4 servings of about 1 cup.
Kitchen gear
- Saucepan and whisk
- Ice cube trays
- High-power blender
Method
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In a small bowl, whisk the cocoa and cornstarch with 1/2 cup (120 ml) of the milk until you have a smooth paste with no dry lumps.
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Pour another 1 1/2 cups (355 ml) of milk and the condensed milk into a saucepan and heat over medium, stirring, until it starts to steam. Whisk in the cocoa paste.
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Keep whisking as it comes to a gentle simmer, then cook for 2 minutes until it thickens slightly and coats the back of a spoon. The short simmer cooks out the starch taste.
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Take the pan off the heat and whisk in the cream, vanilla and a small pinch of salt. Pour into a bowl, press plastic wrap onto the surface and chill for at least 2 hours, until completely cold.
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Pour the cold base into ice cube trays and freeze for at least 4 hours, until solid.
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Let the cubes stand for 5 minutes, then put them in a blender with the remaining 1/2 cup (120 ml) of ice-cold milk. Pulse, scraping down the sides, until thick and smooth, adding a spoonful more milk only if the blades stall.
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If it is softer than you like, spread it in a chilled container and freeze for 20 to 30 minutes. Serve with a spoon or a wide straw.
Tips for a closer clone
- Blend in short pulses: long runs warm the mix and turn it into a milkshake.
- Go easy on the cocoa; the restaurant dessert is closer to chocolate milk than to a dark chocolate ice cream.
- Leftover cubes keep in a freezer bag for up to 2 weeks, so you can blend a single serving when you want one.
- With an ice cream maker, churn the cold base for 20 to 25 minutes instead of freezing cubes, then serve straight away.
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About this dupe
UK and US
Every ingredient is on the shelf in both countries. Double cream is richer than American heavy cream and works well here; whipping cream is the closer match if you have it. Condensed milk in the UK means the sweetened kind, in 397 g tins. Cornflour is the UK name for cornstarch.
vs the original
Listed for the US and the UK in our menu data (menu status reviewed Oct 14, 2026). The Frosty is famous for sitting between a milkshake and soft-serve, and only lightly chocolate, so this base uses a modest amount of cocoa and a good dose of vanilla. Restaurant sizes vary by country; one serving here is about 1 cup (240 ml).
Why no eggs
Many homemade frozen desserts start with a raw or lightly cooked egg custard. This one is thickened with cornstarch that is brought to a simmer, so nothing raw goes into the freezer.
What it costs: ingredient costs are estimates for the amount used, from supermarket listing prices checked on Oct 15, 2026 (Target.com in the US, Trolley.co.uk for UK supermarkets). Prices vary by store and week.
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Copycat recipe inspired by the restaurant original. Not the official recipe. DupeEats is not affiliated with Wendy’s.
The original
From dupeeats.com/d022 · Copycat recipe, not the official recipe. DupeEats is not affiliated with any restaurant brand.
