To round out the list of summer mainstays are the cotton candy Blizzard, which is made with cotton candy sprinkles and soft serve, and the choco-dipped strawberry Blizzard blended with soft serve and strawberry and chocolate chunks. The new Dairy Queen cake batter cookie dough Blizzard.

A popular Dairy Queen item is the Blizzard, which is soft-serve mechanically blended with mix-in ingredients such as sundae toppings and/or pieces of cookies, brownies, or candy. It has been a staple on the menu since its introduction in 1985, a year in which Dairy Queen sold more than 100 million Blizzards.

Dairy Queen rolls out their 2023 Summer Blizzard Menu and it includes a number of new and returning flavors including new Peanut Butter Puppy Chow, new Oreo Brookie, S'mores, Cotton Candy, and Choco-Dipped Strawberry.

Blizzard Treats

• Royal Oreo® Blizzard® Treat.
• Royal Reese's® Brownie Blizzard® Treat.
• Royal New York Cheesecake Blizzard® Treat.
• Royal Ultimate Choco Brownie Blizzard® Treat.
• Chocolate Xtreme Blizzard® Treat.
• Oreo® Blizzard® Treat.
• Cookie Dough Blizzard® Treat.
• Reese's® Peanut Butter Cups® Blizzard® Treat.

The Oxford English Dictionary concludes the term blizzard is likely onomatopoeic, derived from the same sense as blow, blast, blister, and bluster; the first recorded use of it for weather dates to 1829, when it was defined as a "violent blow".

Why? Because it's not just any flavor - it's a fan favorite from last summer that's been brought back due to popular demand. Here's what you need to know about the Caramel Fudge Cheesecake Blizzard.

In the 1870's, an Iowa newspaper used the word "blizzard" to describe a snowstorm. Previously, the term blizzard referred to a canon shot or a volley of musket fire. By the 1880's, the use of the word blizzard was used by many across the United States and in England.

Dairy Queen is bringing back the Cotton Candy Blizzard, the Choco Dipped Strawberry Blizzard, and the amazing S'mores Blizzard. Their 2023 Summer Blizzard Treat Menu also features the new Oreo Brookie Blizzard Treat and the new Peanut Butter Puppy Chow Blizzard. Don't worry, it's the human kind of “puppy chow.”

The Dairy Queen 2023 Fall Blizzard Menu includes five returning flavors as well as one brand new one for fans to try. They include OREO Hot Cocoa, Snickerdoodle Cookie Dough, Caramel Fudge Cheesecake, Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Pie and Choco Dipped Strawberry.

Dairy Queen is bringing back the Cotton Candy Blizzard, the Choco Dipped Strawberry Blizzard, and the amazing S'mores Blizzard. Their 2023 Summer Blizzard Treat Menu also features the new Oreo Brookie Blizzard Treat and the new Peanut Butter Puppy Chow Blizzard. Don't worry, it's the human kind of “puppy chow.”

The other Blizzard Treat flavors which will be available to customers are “Caramel Fudge,” “Oreo Hot Cocoa,” “Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Pie,” and “Choco Dipped Strawberry.”

What Is a Blizzard? The National Weather Service defines a blizzard as a storm with large amounts of snow or blowing snow, winds greater than 35 mph (56 kph), and visibility of less than ¼ mile (0.4 km) for at least three hours.