Chick-fil-A holiday menu 2026 rumor: peppermint drinks by Nov. 16

A food leaker says Chick-fil-A’s 2026 holiday menu lands Nov. 16 with the Peppermint Chip Milkshake, a new Peppermint Cream Cold Brew and the new spicy sauce. Chick-fil-A hasn’t confirmed it.

Peppermint season at Chick-fil-A might be about a week away. A food leaker on X says the chain’s 2026 holiday menu arrives Monday, Nov. 16, and it includes one drink that’s never been on menus nationwide.

Chick-fil-A hasn’t announced its holiday lineup yet. So for now, treat this as a rumor with some decent receipts behind it, not a done deal.

What’s on the rumored Chick-fil-A holiday menu for 2026?

Markie Devo, who posts fast food news and leaks, shared the list in a post on X on the night of Friday, Nov. 6. He credited the info to “Chick-fil-A and employee.” Here’s what he listed:

• Peppermint Chip Milkshake

• Peppermint Chip Frosted Coffee

• Peppermint Iced Coffee

• Peppermint Cream Cold Brew, marked as new

• Chicken Tortilla Soup

• Spicy Chick-fil-A Sauce, marked as new

He wrote that the menu “goes down at participating Chick-fil-A locations nationwide starting November 16th.” He also said the soup is already back at some restaurants.

Is the Peppermint Chip Milkshake coming back?

If the leak holds up, yes. And that part wouldn’t be much of a surprise.

The milkshake, the Peppermint Chip Frosted Coffee and the Peppermint Iced Coffee all came back for the 2025 holidays. Chick-fil-A announced them on Nov. 6, 2025, and they hit menus nationwide on Nov. 10, 2025, according to the company’s press room.

Chick-fil-A describes the shake as its Icedream dessert hand-spun with peppermint bark chips. The Frosted Coffee mixes cold brew, peppermint syrup and Icedream with those same bark chips. The Iced Coffee is cold brew sweetened with pure cane syrup and peppermint syrup.

Chicken Tortilla Soup was part of that 2025 holiday push too, along with 30-count nugget trays for parties.

What is the Chick-fil-A Peppermint Cream Cold Brew?

This is the one that would be new for most fans. It’s not brand new to Chick-fil-A, though.

Back in January 2021, Chick-fil-A tested three Peppermint Cream coffees at select restaurants in Jacksonville, Florida. The company’s press room says the test ran from Jan. 25 through Feb. 27 that year, or while supplies lasted.

Chick-fil-A described that Peppermint Cream Cold Brew as cold brew served over ice with sweetened vanilla-flavored cream and peppermint syrup. If the leak is right, Florida’s test drink is finally going national, five years later.

The 2021 test also had a hot Peppermint Cream Coffee and a Frosted Peppermint Cream Coffee. The leak doesn’t mention either one.

Does the Spicy Chick-fil-A Sauce really launch Nov. 16?

That part is official, and it’s the best reason to believe the rest of the date. Chick-fil-A told Fox News Digital in October that Spicy Chick-fil-A Sauce arrives at restaurants nationwide on Nov. 16. It’ll come in dipping cups and 8-ounce bottles.

It’s the chain’s first new permanent sauce in 10 years, Fox reported. The last new one was Sweet and Spicy Sriracha in 2016.

“We know our guests love bold, spicy flavors, and in our year of newstalgia, we’re turning up the heat on a classic,” Allison Duncan, Chick-fil-A’s director of menu and packaging, told Fox News Digital.

So the leak’s date lines up with a date Chick-fil-A already gave out. That doesn’t prove the peppermint drinks come the same day. It does make Nov. 16 a pretty reasonable guess.

When does Chick-fil-A usually release its holiday menu?

Early to mid-November, most years. Last year, the peppermint lineup arrived Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. In 2023, Chick-fil-A announced its holiday drinks on Nov. 8 and launched them Nov. 13.

A Nov. 16 start would be a little later than usual. It’s still well ahead of Thanksgiving on Nov. 26.

One more thing to keep in mind if you’re planning a peppermint run. Chick-fil-A restaurants are closed on Sundays, so the first chance after the weekend would be that Monday.

What should Chick-fil-A fans do until it’s official?

Hang tight and watch the Chick-fil-A app. Holiday items are usually limited-time and at participating restaurants, so availability can vary by location.

We’ll update this when Chick-fil-A confirms its 2026 holiday menu. Until then, the Spicy Chick-fil-A Sauce is the only item on this list with an official date. The rest is still a maybe.

Article compiled and written by Kambrea Pratt (editor-in-chief), Derek Gibbs (beat editor) and the Pirates & Princesses newsroom. Pirates & Princesses is part of WebReef Media.

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Hat Tips:

• Markie Devo on X (Nov. 6, 2026), the rumored 2026 holiday menu and Nov. 16 date

• Chick-fil-A (Nov. 6, 2025), 2025 holiday menu, launch date and item descriptions

• Chick-fil-A (Jan. 25, 2021), Peppermint Cream coffee test in Jacksonville

• Fox News Digital (Oct. 14, 2026), Spicy Chick-fil-A Sauce date, sizes and Allison Duncan quote

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