The holidays are here and Starbucks has yet another winter-wonderful drink for coffee-lovers to indulge in! The Irish Cream Cold Brew is back for the second year and is available now.
Made with Starbucks Cold Brew coffee, Irish cream syrup, frothy vanilla sweet cream cold foam and a dusting of cocoa powder, this fan fave is perfect for the holiday season.
Starbucks has also announced that is showing appreciation to front-line responders protecting communities during the pandemic by offering a free tall hot or iced brewed coffee to front-line responders at participating U.S. Starbucks stores throughout the month of December.
Grab your Irish Cream Cold Brew for a limited time starting Dec. 1 at participating Starbucks locations. If you’re into sharing, Sbucks is celebrating the holidays with a buy one get one special on all handcrafted beverages during Happy Hour from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. on select Thursdays. Download the Starbucks app to score your BOGO.
Calling all hot chocolate lovers! Last year, Auntie Anne’s launched Hot Chocolate Frost, a frozen twist on a classic holiday favorite which was only available for a limited time. The pretzel franchise just announced that it is bringing the sweet drink back by popular demand for 2020.
Auntie Anne’s Hot Chocolate Frost is a delicious frozen hot chocolate beverage topped with whipped cream and a generous drizzle of rich Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup. Pair this frosty sip with a freshly baked, hot- pretzel for a sweet and salty holiday combo.
“We all know the holidays can be hectic,” Marcel Nahm, Auntie Anne’s vice president of marketing, said in a press release last year. “We just want Hot Chocolate Frost to lift our guests from the stress and add a touch of happiness to their day. And perhaps, help them make a holiday memory with a friend or loved one.”
For more information, visit AuntieAnnes.com, or follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To find an Auntie Anne’s location near you, visit auntieannes.com/locations.
Insomnia Cookies wants to make the transition back to school a little sweeter. Teachers and faculty can get a free six pack of traditional cookies with any purchase through the month of September. Insomniacs must show a valid school ID in-store to redeem.
College students and Insomniacs that are at least 18 years of age are also eligible for the “Cookies 4 College” sweepstakes where everyone is a winner! Five grand prize winners will take home a $500 Insomnia Cookies gift card, but everyone who enters is an instant winner for a mystery freebie give-away. Visit insomniacookies.com to enter and for more details.
For a limited time only, fans can also now snag themselves a short stack of Insomnia’s new Blueberry Pancake cookies that come with a side of syrup for the ultimate breakfast of champions.
Scratch coding? Advanced robotics? TikTok video production? Sure, your kids could learn one of those cutting-edge skills online this summer, but, let’s face it: Summer is already more than half over, and right now what you need most is any vaguely structured activity. We’re here for you! All “Real-Talk” online summer camps meet daily via Zoom from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. to give working-at-home parents a (theoretical) break. Rates are on a sliding scale; pay whatever you feel three hours of occupied-kid time is worth (no, you can’t send us your firstborn—sorry).
For Grades K-2:
1. How Loud Can You Yell?
Each day, campers will compete to talk the loudest and most often, ideally repeating themselves 5-10 times before their counselor has a chance to respond. They might be playing Roblox or Minecraft or something; it’s hard to tell with all the noise.
2. Click All the Buttons
Mute? Unmute? Camera on/off? Ad for a random app? Click them all, as quickly as you can, in this fast-paced tech-skills camp for young elementary schoolers. Plus, prevent summer slide: Practice your spelling by typing rude words in the chat!
3. Where’s That One LEGO?
Experienced counselors will demonstrate fun, creative LEGO projects…that campers will totally miss out on because they can’t locate the one minuscule piece that the entire build hinges on. Instead, they’ll dump ALL the LEGO bricks they own on the floor to search for it, not find it, and start throwing things.
For Grades 3-5:
1. Destroy the Kitchen
In this fun virtual cooking camp, kids will use approximately 134 kitchen implements each day as they work to produce a single dish of some kind of syrup or sauce (technically, it might be gravy). Sorry, cleaning up isn’t part of the daily camp schedule.
2. Hide in Plain Sight
Join your scheduled Zoom call, then turn off audio and video for the entire session, avoiding all possible interactions with other campers and counselors. Perfect for Harry Potter fans, because it’s like wearing an invisibility cloak!
3. “Mom, Can You?”
Tweens who never miss an opportunity to roll their eyes or tell you that they “CAN DO IT MYSELF, MOM, JESUS!” will interrupt your department meeting to ask for help with needs like locating art supplies, plugging in the iPad and figuring out which direction to turn the faucet to get hot water.
For Grades 6+
1. Just Sleep
Stay in bed. As long as you want. Honestly, as long as you don’t bother your working-from-home parents before noon, we’ll consider this camp a success.
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Pancake cereal is a new viral trend on TikTok and Instagram. This new breakfast treat is made by cooking up a batch of tiny pancakes that you then serve in a bowl topped with butter and syrup. IHOP is jumping on the bandwagon, teasing a prepackaged version to be sold in stores.
On Twitter, the pancake brand mocked up a cereal box with the IHOP logo and the word “Panflakes” written across the front. They captioned their post, “Here’s a little taste of something we’re working on. Stay tuned for more.”
We will definitely keep our eyes open for more news from IHOP.
Kick your chocolate milk up a notch. Nesquik has been around for years in powder, syrup and ready-to-drink forms. Nesquik Hot Fudge Sundae Powder has just hit Walmart’s website.
The 18.5-ounce of Nesquik Hot Fudge Sundae Powder is available at Walmart for $4.28.
Brighten up your morning with a fun breakfast treat. Now you can enjoy your favorite cereal in a new and exciting way. Aunt Jemima and Cap’n Crunch are teaming up to crunchatize your breakfast.
Cap’n Crunch’s Berrytastic Pancake Mix is a colorful new way to enjoy breakfast. This new offering brings Cap’n Crunch to the griddle with a delicious blend of pancake mix and colorful Crunch Berries inspired bits.
Top any stack of pancakes or waffles with Cap’n Crunch’s Ocean Blue Maple Flavored Syrup. This colorful syrup adds a bit of fun to any breakfast. It may be blue, but it tastes just like the classic Aunt Jemima syrup you grew up with.
Foil eggs, jelly beans, and chocolate bunnies take up prime real estate in most Easter baskets. PEEPS are another popular non-chocolate treat.This year, PEEPS is rolling out seven new varieties.
We take pride in seeing that parents who were given PEEPS in their Easter baskets as kids are now passing those traditions on to their own family,” said Caitlin Servian, Brand Manager for PEEPS. “We strive to meet the perfect balance of history and innovation by continuing to offer our classic PEEPS Chicks and Bunnies, while also bringing new and exciting products to our fans.”
To take things one step further, fans craving even more flavor can top their stack of bunny pancakes with the PEEPS® Pancakes & Syrup Flavored Marshmallow Chicks, which offer the same authentic taste of pancakes in fluffy marshmallow form. These Marshmallow Chicks are available at retailers nationwide and on the PEEPS & COMPANY® website.
These PEEPS combine a classic chcolate dessert with sweet, fluffy marshmallow. This treat is sure to be a welcome addition to any chocolate-lover's basket.
Root Beer Float Flavored Marshmallow Chicks combine the refreshing taste of a frosty mug of root beer and extra scoops of vanilla ice cream into one incredibly delicious sweet treat.
PEEPS® Froot Loops™ Flavored Pop
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PEEPS teamed up with Toucan Sam this Easter to bring you this sweet treat. For a limited time only, these Froot Loop flavored marshmallow pops, featuring four colorful chicks, will only be available at Target and Walmart stores.
PEEPS® HOT TAMALES® Fierce Cinnamon Flavored Marshmallow Chicks
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These PEEPS combine a spicy cinnamon flavor with a sweet fluffy marshmallow! These PEEPS are available exclusively at the Kroger Family of Stores.
These chicks are bursting with raspberry flavor and are lightly dipped in delicious crème fudge. These PEEPS are available exclusively at Target.
PEEPS® Individually Wrapped Marshmallow Chicks for Egg Hunt
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Your Easter Egg hunt will be a hit when you hide these individually wrapped PEEPS Marshmallow Mini Chicks. These are available exclusively at Walmart.
PEEPS® Flavored Jelly Beans
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Enjoy two classic Springtime sweets at once! The iconic PEEPS Marshmallow flavor and colors are brought to life in Jelly Bean form to create an Easter basket essential. Flavors include Strawberry, Lemon, Blueberry and Marshmallow.
Starbucks is expanding its menu to add new non-dairy options to meet your specific needs without giving up any of the taste.
Dairy isn’t for everyone, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a delicious coffee concoction at Starbucks. The Almondmilk Honey Flat White and the Coconutmilk Latte are both made with plant-based milk alternatives and are available at locations across the country.
The Almondmilk Honey Flat White combines ristretto shots of Starbucks Blonde Espresso with steamed almondmilk and a hint of honey. TheCoconutmilk Lattecombines shots of Starbucks Blonde Espresso with steamed Coconutmilk and a pinch of Cascara sugar on top.
Customers in the Midwest can also order a new Oatmilk Honey Latte, which features shots of Starbucks Blonde Espresso with a hint of Honey and steamed oatmilk, at select locations in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin.
If you prefer your beverages non-dairy, Starbucks suggests following these ordering tips:
Select a non-dairy milk: Order your beverage with soymilk, almondmilk or coconutmilk
Select a flavored syrup: Recommendations include: Vanilla, Caramel, Hazelnut
Hold the following ingredients, which contain dairy: Whipped cream, java chips, protein powder, caramel sauce (Pro tip! Caramel sauce is different from caramel syrup)
Avoid beverages made with: Pumpkin Spice Sauce, White Mocha Sauce and Caramel Brulée Sauce
Reportedly inspired by Pixar’s short film Lava, the “I Lava You Dole Whip Float” is a sweet, sweet swirl of orange-flavored Dole Whip topped with strawberry Fanta, strawberry syrup and passionfruit syrup.
The best part of this Disney World delight is the strawberry-flavored popping candy that sits on top of the mountain of Dole Whip.
So where can you score this Dole Whip float? You can nab one of these lava-licious treats at the Sunshine Tree Terrace in the Magic Kingdom’s Adventureland.
