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| Image by Fresk'o |
Fresk'o, one of the newer froyo places in the neighborhood on 30th Avenue has caught my eye lately, especially with the announcement of their unique flavors and deals. Sure it may look like any other brightly lit, neon fro-yo shop, but there's a few special things that makes this one stand out:
Flavors: Include all your standard favorites such as peanut butter, chocolate, berry etc but also innovative flavors such as Maple Bacon Donut (OMG), Angel Food Cake and Irish Mint.
Toppings: Sure they've got the usual suspects such as cookie dough, fresh mochi, brownie bites, pretzels, toffee, etc, but you can also pair your froyo with Belgian waffles. Gluten Free options are available as well, which is great.
Packaging: There's these lovely separators you see above, which I think are really handy - especially to avoid getting all those flavors mixed up. First world problems at their fullest!
Special Deal for Today: They're offering 50% off a child's yogurt today (Wednesday, September 24th) with the purchase of a cup during after school hours.
Check them out and let me know what you think. I can't wait to get a bite of the Maple Bacon Donut and will report back.
Fresk'o - 31-19 30th Avenue, Astoria NY 11102
917.254.6874
N/Q Train to 30th Avenue
freskofroyo.com
For those of you who follow my musings on social media, you may have noticed that I've desperately been trying to get a piece of the proverbial pie as far as Cronuts are concerned. Stalking the Dominique Ansel Bakery each day before going to work, I waited and waited online to no avail. The fact of the matter is that this Cronut craze has swept the city in such a fury that anyone who's unwilling to wake up at the crack of dawn and wait 2+ hours on a crazy long line won't get one. So sad but true.
Needless to say I was frustrated at the situation, so I started to research the genius that goes behind making a Cronut, and lo and behold found an easy recipe for it on the All You blog, which actually came from Pillsbury. Even though it's probably not as fantabulous as the original at Dominique Ansel, I got high marks for taste from the folks that really matter - my friends and family. Dan had the first batch last night and went to sleep a happy man, and then my friend Andrea further verified they were legit.
Unlike the ones at Dominique Ansel, I stuffed mine with vanilla pudding and Nutella, and then further topped them with homemade frosting and sprinkles of fresh orange zest. As you can see from the full platter above, I also improvised and made Cronut holes (think Munchkins but with Cronut dough) and sprinkled those with cinnamon. Do I get credit for a new invention?! All I'll say is that there were no complaints in the house.
Find this awesome Cronut recipe here, courtesy of Pillsbury.
