I married a guy named Andrew whose grandma always kept a bowl of Andes Mints in her house during the holidays. She called them, “Andy’s candies” and, years after her passing, I still put a pack of Andes Mints in my husband’s Christmas stocking every single year in her honor. With that signature chocolatey, minty flavor, it’s no surprise lots of people—not just my family—associate Andes Mints with the holidays.
Now, there’s a new fast food ice cream treat that pays tribute to Andes Mints. And, surprisingly, it’s not at Dairy Queen.
New Andes Mints Ice Cream Treats at Rita’s
Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard just dropped two brand-new desserts featuring Andes Mints, and they’re a perfect treat during the most wonderful time of the year.
Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard
The new Mint Fudge Sundae features a swirl of Rita’s signature chocolate and vanilla frozen custard with Andes Mints pieces, hot fudge, whipped cream, and a cherry. It’s a classic ice cream sundae topped with a classic mint candy. There’s also a Mint Cookie Crunch Concrete, an ice cream treat similar to DQ’s Blizzard or Culver’s Concrete. Here, vanilla custard is blended with Andes Mints and Oreo cookie pieces for the perfect creamy, minty blended treat.
So, what made Rita’s want to collaborate with Andes? Carmella Hughley, Senior Vice President of Marketing Insights and Innovation at Rita’s, told Allrecipes that it’s all about tapping into the nostalgia of Andes Mints.
“Holiday flavors have a way of transporting us,” she said. “And Andes Mints are one of those timeless treats people look forward to all year. We wanted to capture that simple joy and fold it into something uniquely Rita’s—a refreshing, spoonable twist on a classic holiday moment.”
As someone who’s tried these limited-time treats, I can say the flavor pairing of Rita’s custard and Andes Mints is really delicious. The sundae is perfect for your next chocolate craving, a creamy custard swirl topped with both hot chocolate and chocolate mints that’s decadent without any flavor being too overpowering. And the Andes Mints Concrete? It’s a treat so good, I’m likely to stop at Rita’s all season long when I’m craving a blended ice cream treat—bypassing my occasional drive-through McFlurry.
Whether you love Andes Mints or you’ve never tried one before, this collab is worth visiting your closest Rita’s to try. Find both the Mint Fudge Sundae and the Mint Cookie Crunch Concrete now through Jan. 11 at Rita’s.
