Wendy’s Introduces New Salted Caramel Frosty and Gives a Makeover to One Beloved Item for Its New Fall Menu

Mar. 15, 2025

Wendy’s salted caramel Frosty.Photo:Wendy’s

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Fall is for pumpkin, apples and … taco salads.

Wendy’sreleased three new fall-inspired menu items, all of which will be available starting on Nov. 12. Rather than the expected Thanksgiving-adjacent flavors, the fast food spot’s new items take on some new tastes.

The limited-time salted caramel Frosty is described as providing “warm and cozy comfort in every chilly bite,” per a press release. The dessert will replace the vanilla Frosty upon its arrival, a source at Wendy’s confirmed to PEOPLE. Plus, per the source, the Pineapple Under the Sea Frosty, theSpongebob Squarepants-inspired flavor introduced on Oct. 8, will also get the boot when the salted caramel flavor is released.

Wendy’s taco salad and mushroom bacon cheeseburger.Wendy’s

The mushroom bacon cheeseburger is another of the fall menu items. The funghi-forward option stacks roasted mushrooms, bacon, Muenster cheese and creamy garlic spread on top of a beefy patty.

The last of the new autumnal additions is an upgraded taco salad. Wendy’s has previously sold the Mexican-inspired dish but this new version has a creamy salsa dressing, fire-roasted corn, tortilla strips and chili. The original iteration had chili, tortilla chips, sour cream and salsa.

The vanilla Frosty’s departure wasclued in as soon as it came back to menus in mid-September. A Wendy’s spokesperson told PEOPLE at the time that “nothing on our menu is meant to last forever” and that they “don’t have an exact date that the vanilla Frosty will roll off of menus.”

The other departing Frosty, the Pineapple Under the Sea Frosty, wasn’t a seasonal flavor but was still a timely one.

The Pineapple Under the Sea Frosty took inspiration from the cartoon’s iconic fruit-shaped home. This sweet choice combines Wendy’s beloved vanilla Frosty with a swirl of pineapple-mango puree.

source: people.com