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Tasti D-Lite in Tustin, CA is a gem of a find in the frozen
On October 21, 2011, Bob and Patty Chick took on the challenge of opening the first Tasti D-Lite franchise in California and right in our backyard of Orange County. With Sonja Garnett managing the day-to-day operation, it’s a smooth sailing ship with friendly, attentive employees to guide you through the process. It’s a self-service bar with 8 rotating flavors ready to flow. The toppings bar has all of your favorite toppings from fresh fruit to candy to cookies. But wait, there’s more. Instead of choosing one of the rotating flavors, there is a huge list of custom blend flavors that they can mix up for you – categorized by calorie count. So you can choose just how “bad” you want to be. With a 4 oz. cup, you can decide from 70-100 calories. That’s just amazing!
Dishes Tried:
Oreo® Chocolate Mint
Oreo® Chocolate Mint (custom blend at 80 calories for 4 oz. serving) was an interesting flavor. Not what I was expecting. It was creamy and light, but not one of my favorites. Can’t like them all.
Super Fruit Pomegranate Smoothie
The Super Fruit Pomegranate Smoothie is awesome! Creamier and lighter than your normal smoothie, the texture was just right with bits of pomegranate reminding you that you are drinking a smoothie. Thumbs up, way up!
Peanut Butter Cup
Peanut Butter Cup (custom blend at 80 calories for 4 oz. serving) is da bomb! This is one of my favorite flavor combinations of all time! I added some crumbed peanut butter cup on top so my calorie count will be a little higher than 80 calories, but it was so good. The creamy peanut butter flavor combined with the luscious chocolate flavor is mind-numbing! The candy crumbles just made it more dreamy. I definitely had an OMG moment or two! I would definitely take this over chocolate peanut butter ice cream weighing in at 320 calories for a half cup serving. Thumbs up, way up!
blended caramel latte
The blended caramel latte was a definite caffeine loaded drink. The texture is smooth and rivals any “coffee shop” blended drink any day. Thumbs up!
S’mores
S’mores (custom blend at 80 calories for 4 oz. serving) was okay. The marshmallow flavor gets a little lost here. Tastes more like a chocolate with graham cracker bits in it. It might be better with a touch of smoky flavor like a toasted marshmallow. Again, you can’t like them all.
Nutella®
Nutella® (custom blend at 90 calories for 4 oz. serving) is fabulous! If you like Nutella®, you’ll absolutely love this. It has a rich, chocolate and hazelnut flavor that you’re looking for in a creamy, ice cold confection. The flavor is perfectly executed just like the Peanut Butter Cup. This one is definitely on the favorites list. Thumbs up, way up!
Blueberry Cheesecake
Blueberry Cheesecake (custom blend at 80 calories for 4 oz. serving) a unique blend of flavorings which the employees follow exact recipes from built-in iPad. It’s cool show to watch as they measure and then blend it all together. They even have a machine that presses it out just like soft serve too. Don’t want you to feel left out. The blueberry flavor was light, but the cheesecake flavor came out in full force. The soft serve was so creamy, not what you would expect from a low calorie frozen treat. Thumbs up!
Cookies and Cream
Cookies and Cream (custom blend at 80 calories for 4 oz. serving) was exactly like the ice cream. It even had little specks of chocolate cookies in it. I just can’t get over how creamy the soft serve is. Thumbs up, way up!
Coconut Fudge
Coconut Fudge (custom blend at 70 calories for 4 oz. serving) was absolutely delicious! It had a great fudgy flavor and a strong coconut flavor. Imagine a coconut chocolate candy bar in soft serve form. This is now on my favorites list. By way of comparison, one candy piece is 92 calories at 19 grams. I think I’d rather have a small serving of Coconut Fudge. Thumbs up, way up!
Crème Brulee
Crème Brulee (custom blend at 70 calories for 4 oz. serving) was outstanding! If you’re a fan of the dessert, you’ll absolutely love this. It was creamy and packed full of that custardy flavor you know and love about crème brulee. The best thing is that it has only 13% of the calories of an actual crème brulee serving. Feel good about eating this version. I know I did! Thumbs up, way up!
Raspberry Chocolate Truffle
Raspberry Chocolate Truffle (custom blend at 70 calories for 4 oz. serving) is amazing! It was creamy and light, but had the extreme flavor of a Raspberry Chocolate Truffle ice cream. A half cup of Raspberry Chocolate Truffle ice cream has around 290 calories. Why not have the extreme flavor without the guilt! Thumbs up, way up!
Peanut Butter Marshmallow
Peanut Butter Marshmallow (custom blend at 90 calories for 4 oz. serving) is excellent! Imagine a rice crispy square but dunked into peanut butter. That is exactly what this tastes like. The marshmallow flavor blended really well with the peanut butter. Both flavors stood on their own for a winning combination. Thumbs up, way up!
Cake Batter
Cake Batter (custom blend at 80 calories for 4 oz. serving) is a flavor you see everywhere from frozen yogurt bars to ice cream parlors. Tasti D-Lite’s version was pretty good. Cake Batter ice cream weighs in around 260 calories per half cup serving. Thumbs up!
Best Dishes at Tasti D-Lite
View all dishesThese dishes from the Tasti D-Lite menu are contributed by Menuism users directly, as part of a restaurant review, or as part of a photo upload.
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Cookies and Cream
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Coconut Fudge
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Crème Brulee
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