Nutrition? Ice Spice's Munchkins Dunkin' Donuts drink packs over 1,000 calories
Social media users are astonished at the ‘nutrition’ and sheer amount of calories in Ice Spice’s new Munchkins Dunkin’ Donuts drinks. It comes after the company’s Pumpkin Swirl Frozen Coffee – which reportedly has 185g of sugar – also went viral.
Ben Affleck and Ice Spice recently appeared in perhaps one of the most surprising crossovers in recent times. The two stars appeared in a commercial that aired during the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards. The ad featured the A-list celebs trying to come up with a name for Dunkin’ Donuts‘ next drink.
Ben Affleck and Ice Spice teased Dunkins’ new drink during VMAs
“We gotta come up with a drink name, but it’s not easy, right? Nowadays with social media, the kids—it’s gotta be authentic. How are people gonna connect you with Dunkin?” Affleck asked.
“I’m a Dunkin’ girl,” Ice Spice responded. “My fans are the Munchkins. Ice Spice Munchkins Drink?”
The official recipe for Ice Spice’s Munchkins Drink goes viral
Starting September 13, the Ice Spice Munchkins Drink is available for a limited time at locations nationwide, while supplies last. The drink blends frozen Dunkin’ ‘coffee’ with the pumpkin cake Munchkins doughnut holes, topped with whipped cream and a caramel drizzle. It is the first time a Dunkin’ bakery item has made its way into a drink.
Here’s the price breakdown according to one source.
- Small Ice Spice Munchkins Drink: $4.09
- Medium Ice Spice Munchkins Drink: $4.79
- Large Ice Spice Munchkins Drink: $5.49
The official recipe for the Ice Spice Munchkins Drink at Dunkin’ Donuts did the rounds on social media. The drink consists of a cup of ice, water, liquid cane sugar, cream, coffee syrup, Pumpkin Munchkins with caramel drizzle covering the inside of the cup, blended together and topped with whipped cream and more caramel.
As some have highlighted, though, there is no actual coffee in the drink, just coffee syrup.
One person on TikTok revealed how the drink is made by Dunkin’ staff:
@notnathanlane@Dunkin’ has a new colab with @ice spice coming out ! The ice spice munchkins drink will have pumpkin munchkin, donut holes, mixed into the drink with frozen coffee and caramel drizzle on the cup, topped with whip cream. this promotion will run from September 15 through October 31st 2023 iicespiceiicespicedrinkiicespicedunkinddunkinicespiceiicespicemunchkinsdrinknnewdunkinalertnnewdunkinccelebrityhhollywoodnewsppopculturemmediatokmmediaanalysisppopculturenewsPPSLffallaestheticppumpkinspicelattepupumpkinmunchkinsu#dunkindoighnuts
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People are horrified at the calories and nutrition in Ice Spice’s Dunkin’ Donuts drink
However, in the days(s) since landing on the menu, various fans have shared their horror at the calories and nutritional info of Ice Spice’s Dunkin’ Donuts drink.
One particularly horrified fan wrote: ‘A medium Ice Spice Munchkins drink at Dunkin’ is a whopping 830 calories, which is equal to 3.5 glazed donuts. A large? 1080 calories and equal to 4.5 glazed donuts!!’
Is Ice Spice trying to kill her fans? A medium Ice Spice Munchkins drink at Dunkin’ is a whopping 830 calories, which is equal to 3.5 glazed donuts.
A large? 1080 calories and equal to 4.5 glazed donuts!!
— Chadwick (@ohchadwick) September 13, 2023
According to others who searched for the Ice Spice drink in the Dunkin’ Donuts app, the small version has 590 calories. Another fan shared a screenshot of the other nutritional info for the drink.
According to the post, the drink has 194g of carbs, 185g of total sugars, 167g of ‘includes added sugars’ and 11g of protein.
People shared screenshots of the nutritional and caloric information of Ice Spice’s drink in the Dunkin’ Donuts app, on Twitter.
Many were taken aback by the sheer amount of calories in the beverage.
‘That new Ice Spice Dunkin’ Donuts drink being 830 calories is a CRIME lmfaooooo’, one person said.
‘I’m not a calorie counter or health fanatic but the nutrition facts for the ice spice dunkin drink made me flinch,’ said another.
‘Why is the new Ice Spice Dunkin drink that many calories omg,’ said another.
Their Pumpkin Swirl Frozen Coffee has also gone viral recently
It comes after a TikTok by @flavcity went viral on various social media platforms. The TikTok user tries the Pumpkin Swirl Frozen Coffee, which reportedly has 185g of sugar.
That’s apparently 46 teaspoons of sugar, which is allegedly equal to the amount of sugar in 14 glazed donuts. It reportedly has 930 calories and 194 carbs.
Check out the video below:
