FOOD NEWS: IHOP Has a New Wonka Menu To Celebrate The Movie.

IHOP Has a New Wonka Menu To Celebrate The Movie.

IHOP is celebrating the release of “Wonka”, the new movie arriving in theaters on December 15, with the release of nine new food and beverage options on a Wonka-inspired menu. Kieran Donahue, IHOP’s Chief Marketing Officer, calls this collaboration “the brand’s most creative partnership yet with this innovative menu of original items inspired by the story of Willy Wonka.” Here’s a rundown of the new menu items: 

• Wonka’s Perfectly Purple Pancakes – purple buttermilk pancakes layered with cheesecake mousse and topped with purple cream cheese icing, whipped topping, and gold glitter sugar. 
• Hoverchoc Pancake Tacos – three silver dollar pancakes folded into tacos filled with chocolate chips, cheesecake mousse, fresh sliced strawberries, and chocolate drizzle served with extra strawberries on the side. 
• Daydream Berry Biscuit – buttermilk biscuit split and filled with cheesecake mousse, mixed berry topping, purple cream cheese icing, and powdered sugar. 
• Magical Breakfast Medley – 1 Wonka’s Perfectly Purple Pancake, 1 scrambled egg, 1 bacon strip and 1 pork sausage link. 
• Willy’s Jr. French Toast Dippers – sliced French toast with a side of strawberries with banana and chocolate dipping sauce. 
• Fantastical Wonka Burger – 100% USDA Choice Black Angus beef steakburger with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, four-cheese blend, avocado, 2 strips of bacon, fried hash browns, IHOP sauce and ranch drizzle on a brioche bun. It’s served with a choice of side. 
• Dreamy Lemonade - prickly pear-flavored lemonade served in a cup rimmed with cream cheese frosting and rainbow sprinkles, topped with a cotton candy cloud. 
• Scrumdiddly Strawberry Hot Chocolate – hot chocolate flavored with strawberry syrup, topped with whipped topping, a drizzle of chocolate sauce, and gold glitter sugar. 

The Wonka-inspired menu is available now through Sunday, January 7 at participating IHOP restaurants nationwide. Visit IHOP.com for additional details. 

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