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There may be no fast food dessert more beloved than a Dairy Queen Blizzard. The soft serve-based treats are what keeps that place in business, and sometimes the regular menu just doesn’t cut it.


Thanks to the Queen’s plentiful options when it comes to assembling a custom blizzard, you’ve got a lot of runway in front of you. Need some starting inspiration? Here are 15 Dairy Queen secret menu items.


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Cinnamon Roll

  • Start with a vanilla shake.

  • Add a Snickerdoodle base.

Samoa Blizzard

  • Order a Twix Blizzard.

  • Add coconut.

  • Have it dipped in chocolate.

  • Pat yourself on the back for a job well done.

Jolly Rancher

  • Begin with vanilla soft serve.

  • Add every flavor of Misty Slush: Strawberry-Kiwi, Mango, Watermelon, Blue Raspberry, Cherry, and Lemon-Lime.

Cosmic Brownie

  • Order vanilla soft serve.

  • Top it with brownie dough, cocoa fudge, and rainbow sprinkles.

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Ultimate Cotton Candy Sundae

  • Order a vanilla sundae.

  • Top it with cotton candy syrup and cotton candy sprinkles.

Banana Split Blizzard

This one is legit — you can order it by name.

  • Top vanilla soft serve with pineapple, strawberries, and chocolate syrup. 

Caramel Mocha Coffee Blizzard

  • Order vanilla soft serve.

  • Add coffee syrup, caramel sauce, and chocolate chunks.

Tropical Sunrise

  • Order vanilla soft serve.

  • Add sliced banana, coconut, pineapple, and guava.

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DQ Cupcake

This is basically an ice cream cake in a cup. Love that.

  • Order an ice cream sundae with fudge, cake crunch, and icing.

Frozen Hot Chocolate

  • Order a Misty Slush with cocoa fudge and vanilla soft serve.

Cookie Monster

  • Start with an Oreo Blizzard.

  • Throw some cookie dough in there.

  • Have it dipped in blue cotton candy. Which is a thing you can do on the DQ secret menu.

Cherry Lemonade Chiller

  • Order a strawberry lemonade, but sub the strawberry syrup for cherry syrup.

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Thin Mint

  • Order vanilla soft serve. 

  • Throw some Oreo base and chocolate chunks in there.

  • Top it all off with mint syrup.

Caramel Pie Delight

  • Stuff your vanilla soft serve with hot fudge, pie pieces, and caramel sauce.

  • There are not enough pie Blizzards.

Not a Blizzard: Grilled Cheese

Did you know you can get a grilled cheese (two slices of Texas toast and cheddar cheese) if you’re willing to ask a DQ employee for one? Please, make sure the store isn’t too busy when you do this.


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