OREO® cookies blended with creamy soft serve then filled with a perfectly paired fudge center. Available at participating DQ® locations.

DQ fills a crunchy waffle bowl covered with indulgent chocolate and scoops of soft serve tucked in with whipped cream.

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.

Each candy provides something unique, so it is up to you to decide which one you want. The last year-round category that DQ offers is its Royal category, which is the normal Blizzard with a fudge or strawberry center inserted into it.

So what Sara's gonna do is make this like any blizzard she's gonna fill the cup with our famous DQ soft-serve. It's been the same since 1940. So he's gonna put a DQ curl on we're gonna blend it up

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. Some blizzards, called ground blizzards, have no falling snow.

Obviously the Blizzard is number one. Blizzards are the whole reason you go to Dairy Queen! Not only can you feel the magic when the worker turns the Blizzard upside down and the ice cream doesn't move, but Blizzards also come in numerous flavors like Oreo, Butterfinger, cookie dough (my all-time fav) and more.

Dairy Queen is known for a lot of things, but right at the top of the list is definitely their famous soft serve. The delicious treat has always been a staple for the chain, and it's the key to the super popular Dairy Queen Blizzard.

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Cheesecake pieces and graham blended with creamy soft serve then filled with a perfectly paired strawberry topping center.

So what Sara's gonna do is make this like any blizzard she's gonna fill the cup with our famous DQ soft-serve. It's been the same since 1940. So he's gonna put a DQ curl on we're gonna blend it up

Blizzards technically aren't ice cream According to the FDA, a product must contain at least 10 percent butterfat or milkfat to be called ice cream, and DQ's soft serve only has 5 percent - hence why it's always referred to as a Blizzard “treat.”

Three things are needed to make a blizzard.

• Cold air (below freezing) is needed to make snow.
• Moisture is needed to form clouds and precipitation.
• Warm, rising air is needed to form clouds and cause precipitation.

Officially, the National Weather Service defines a blizzard as a storm which contains large amounts of snow OR blowing snow, with winds in excess of 35 mph and visibilities of less than 1/4 mile for an extended period of time (at least 3 hours).

Officially, the National Weather Service defines a blizzard as a storm which contains large amounts of snow OR blowing snow, with winds in excess of 35 mph and visibilities of less than 1/4 mile for an extended period of time (at least 3 hours).

6 Fast Facts About Blizzards

• A blizzard is a storm that lasts at least three hours and produces a large amount of snow.
• In the U.S., blizzards are most common in the upper Midwest and the Great Plains.
• Most blizzards occur between December and February.