Here are 6 of my favorite festive frozen treats to perk up spirits as fall and winter approach us. Some are creamy, sweet, and cool, while others offer a little tartness and can help you feel more relaxed and less anxious about the changing of the seasons.
- The new Klondike Cones feature a whimsical swirl shape top and has sauce that travels throughout the entire center of the cone. The Vanilla Chillin’ has a chocolate sauce top, chocolate sauce center, and a caramel colored wafer cone. It’s a 220 calorie treat.
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2. The most unique ice cream cone is Klondike’s Unicorn Dreamin’, offering a crispy green cone filled with a creamy strawberry bubblegum flavored dessert and strawberry sauce topping. This strawberry saucy core and chocolate tip treat is 190 calories a serving. Other Klondike Cone flavor offerings include Nuts for Vanilla & Classic Chocolate, and Classic Chocolate & Double Down Chocolate.
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3. The King of cones is the Good Humor Giant King Cone. Good Humor has been selling ice cream since 1920, and their chocolate and vanilla ice cream sugar cone is crowned with chocolate flavored coating and roasted peanuts. The light ice cream with a big chocolatey tip has 60% less fat and 35% fewer calories than a similar portion of full-fat ice cream. There are no artificial growth hormones given to the cows who produce the cream.
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4. Magnum Ice Cream makes Mini Ruby Sweet Cream ice cream dipped in Ruby Cacao. This coating is created by baking Ruby Cacao beans. It’s a completely new taste and cool-you-down experience. Ruby Cacao beans are found in Ecuador, Brazil and the Ivory Coast.
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Each bar offers a unique berry fruitless with every luscious and smooth lick. It’s pretty pink color makes it a fun treat for birthday parties, baby showers, picnics and sitting by the fireplace. Each treat offers 130 calories.
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5. For those looking for an adult frozen ‘Otter-Pop’ type of icy treat, Cutwater Spirits makes frozen Margarita Pops that come in 4 different flavors – mango, lime, pineapple and strawberry. Inside each pop is Cutwater’s tequila, no artificial sweeteners, and less than 80 calories. Just freeze these gluten-free pops overnight, cut off the top to open and enjoy.
Cutwater also makes Frozen Spirits Pops that come in Vodka Mule, Gin Melon, Rum & Cola and Tequila Margarita.
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6. Fisher Island Lemonade Pops are made with 7% ABV corn-based vodka and barrel-aged whiskey spiked lemonade. These adult-only frozen spirit pops and are gluten-removed. Fishers Island Lemonade is the house cocktail at The Pequot Inn on Fishers Island, NY. Family owned, Bronya Shillo started canning this spiked cocktail for distribution in 2014. Now they sell and ship Spiked Tea, Pink Flamingo and Fizz. There is no malt (alcohol from cane sugar), no high-fructose corn syrup or artificial sweeteners, and no artificial colors or flavors. These icy pops debuted in 2021.
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