ICMYI, the Whole Foods Berry Chantilly cake went viral on TikTok in 2023 after creators named it the besy grocery store dessert, and made waves again last in 2024 when the brand started selling individual slices of the dessert with a few big changes. The layered cake is a a “cult favorite” in the chain’s bakery department, and fans love the bright fruit and delicate almond cake. Now, the Whole Foods Berry Chantilly Cake is trending again — this time, in coffee form.
What is the Whole Foods Berry Chantilly Cake?
Whole Foods’ Berry Chantilly Cake, which features layers of vanilla cake, almond-scented mascarpone Chantilly cream frosting, and fresh berries went viral on TikTok when creators deemed the dessert “the perfect mixture of very plain, sweet, but not too sweet.” After trending in 2023, TikTok users were outraged in 2024 when the grocery store changed the recipe of the individual Whole Foods Berry Chantilly cake slices. In addition to replacing the fresh berries between the layers with a berry compote or jam, Whole Foods also made the slices smaller and switched to pre-packaged frozen slices, which upset customers who called out the brand for shrinkflation and were disappointed by the slices’ lack of freshness. Luckily, the new Whole Foods Berry Chantilly coffee features the staple fruit and almond flavors of the cake, without skimping on the size.
What is the new Whole Foods Berry Chantilly Latte coffee syrup?
While I don’t shop at Whole Foods on the regular, I am a sucker for the viral Berry Chantilly Cake. After taking the internet by storm last year, I also fell victim to what may be the best grocery store cake I’ve tasted (sorry, Walmart). I’m usually opting for chocolate or red velvet cake, but the Berry Chantilly cake has the perfect balance of sweet and fruity flavor with a light and decadent taste — aka my ideal coffee flavor profile.
Inspired by the internet-famous Chantilly Berry Cake, the new Whole Foods coffee syrup features notes of berry along with almond extract, which makes for an uber-decadent yet not overly-sweet coffee upgrade.
Like other syrups at WFM Coffee Bars, the Berry Chantilly syrup on the menu can be added to any drink, from plain drip coffees to espresso-based lattes and even matcha.
What does the new Whole Foods Berry Chantilly Latte taste like?
User @jordynsbalancedlife got a decaf coffee with Berry Chantilly syrup and added non-dairy milk, while her friend got a Berry Chantilly Matcha.
“I wouldn’t say it tastes just like the Berry Chantilly cake since you’re not getting too much almond extract,” says @jordynsbalancedlife in her TikTok review. “I’d love a little more almond extract, but for a dairy-free coffee that’s under six dollars, I can’t complain.”
User @lilymurban echoed Jordyn’s review, saying that, while the Berry Chantilly latte is good, “it just doesn’t really taste like the cake.”
How much does the Whole Foods Berry Chantilly Coffee cost?
Given the insane produce prices and cost of specialty goods, Whole Foods is often (lovingly) referred to as “Whole Wallet” — but the chain’s coffee bar is an outlier. Though the Berry Chantilly coffee isn’t advertised as part of Whole Foods’ WFM Coffee Bar menu online, a 16-ounce Large Iced Latte is $4.45, while a Large Iced Honey Vanilla Latte (a specialty drink) retails for $5.20 in stores. Starbucks’ 16-ounce Iced Vanilla Latte, on the other hand, costs $6.75, so WFM might have a better bang for your buck.
If you run some quick numbers, a flavored latte from Whole Foods is just eight-five cents more than the regular one. Plus, adding flavored syrup only costs fifty cents. So while there’s no confirmation on the price of the Berry Chantilly Latte online, prices alone suggest this specialty latte may be a steal.
How can I try the New Whole Foods Berry Chantilly Coffee?
According to the comments on @jordynsbalancedlife’s review video, Berry Chantilly wasn’t even on the menu at her Whole Foods’ coffee bar — she had to ask for it. There’s also no track record of the syrup on WFM’s website, either.
User @mmaarrzz12 also tried to order the new coffee with no such luck, commenting “i walked into my local whole foods and asked for one of these and they looked at me like i was crazy.”
In the name of research, I also tried to get my hands on the coffee, but didn’t even make it to the menu — all three Whole Foods locations in my area have coffee bars that are “temporarily closed.” In the meantime, I’ll be using @donnalovescoffee’s recipe to make the Whole Food Berry Chantilly syrup at home and pretending like it’s the real thing.