I used to spend a lot of money for a small amount of frozen yogurt from Red Mango. What I loved about Red Mango was that they had so many yummy options for your yogurt toppings, including different kinds of cereal (cinnamon toast crunch, fruity pebbles, etc.), different fruits (banana, kiwi, strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, etc.), different candies (reeses pieces, kit kat, chocolate chips, yogurt chips, etc.), mochi balls, honey, nuts, pretty much everything you could think of. What I hated about it was that it was so expensive and every topping was an additional cost. They would also serve it up for you, so some employees might sprinkle a small amount of toppings, while others sprinkled quite a bit. I would always walk away with a 4oz cup of frozen yogurt and two sides and pay no less than five dollars a pop.
Recently I discovered my new favorite ice cream shop popping up all over the US, maybe you have heard of it or tried it out, it is called Yogurtland and the founder is brilliant! With Yogurtland you pay by the ounce and you can serve it up yourself, letting you choose if you want a lot or a little. You also have the option of about twelve to twenty five different flavors, depending on the franchised location. Some flavors include: Peanut butter (my favorite), Arctic Vanilla, Fresh Strawberry, Dutch Chocolate, Pistachio (also delicious), Taro (amazing), Green Tea, Double Cookies and Cream, Orange Crème, Cherry Vanilla, Toasted Coconut and more (including holiday flavors: Gingerbread Cookies, Pumpkin Pie, Candy Cane).
When you walk into Yogurtland, the employees immediately offer you sample cups so that you can actually try all the flavors (if you so choose). You have two choices of cup options, “small” which to me is more like a medium, and “large” which to me is more like an extra large, but then again, you do not have to fill them all the way up, just as much as you’d like. Once you choose your flavors, you then walk over to the toppings counter, which has even more toppings than Red Mango. They have fruits I have never even heard of, and candies that I would never thought to put on top of ice cream. They have cookies (remember those cute little pink and white animal cookies, yep they have those, they even have vanilla wafers, which I do not remember them tasting so good), several different types of sprinkles and syrups giving it just an extra little special touch, a touch you cannot get from just any frozen yogurt stand.
After I fill up, and I mean FILL UP my “small” yogurt cup with ice cream (usually peanut butter, yummy) and tons of toppings, I put my cup on the scale and I have yet to pay over four dollars. I get way more ice cream than Red Mango and a million different toppings of my choice AND I pay way less than Red Mango. They also give you these cute green or pink spoons, I love it! The only thing that Yogurtland is missing is a punch card, because since I have found a Yogurtland, I kid you not, I go there several times a week – it is that delicious!
Check out their website to find a Yogurtland near you, you will not regret it! http://www.yogurt-land.com/