Summer will be a little sweeter this year thanks to Dairy Queen’s latest ice cream treats. The new confections are part of a limited time promotion, that will run until August at participating locations. Since its humble beginnings in 1940, Dairy Queen (DQ) has amassed a loyal fan base all over the world. Over the years the brand has grown and evolved by continuing to build on its initial concept. The DQ soft serve is one of the most popular in the world delighting sweet tooths everywhere with its thick creamy sweetness. This year the franchise is launching a collection of decadent sweets that take soft serve to new heights.
One of the most popular items on the DQ menu is the Blizzard, which is a combination of their premium soft serve and sweet mixins. The selection of mix-ins is a variety of candy bars, cookies, and other sundae toppings. One of our favorites is the Summer Berry Cheesecake Blizzard which contains fresh berries and delectable cheesecake pieces. Along with Summer Berry’s return, this Summer is also the introduction of new Blizzard flavors including Caramel Cannonball which is made with sweet caramel coated truffles, crunchy toffee pieces, and caramel topping.
In addition to the new Blizzard options, DQ is introducing a line of desserts called, Cupfections.ย This new treat is similar to the classic trifle with layers of baked goods, soft serve, and toppings.ย Our favorite from this line is similar to the cheesecake Blizzard.ย For this one, the berry mix is layered with bite-sized pieces of vanilla cake and soft-serve.ย For an even more intense sweet treat, we suggest the Brownie and Oreo version which is topped with a triple fudge brownie, Oreo cookie pieces, chocolate sauce, and marshmallow.
Similar to the Cupfections, DQ is also introducing a selection of Cake Shakes which are the traditional DQ shakes hand mixed with vanilla cake and topped with more cake and other toppings.ย These shakes are offered in two varieties; Chocolate Cake and Strawberry Cake.
The crown jewel in their Summer selection is the Dreamcicle Dipped Cone.ย For this cone, their curl top soft serve vanilla cone is dipped in vibrant orange and vanilla coating creating a tasty candy layer atop the signature ice cream. The flavor is similar to the classic Dreamcicle we often enjoyed from the neighborhood ice cream truck.
With all these new flavors and combinations, Summer is looking rather tasty. How do we even choose which flavor to try first?ย Thankfully DQ anticipated this conundrum and is presenting Mini Blizzard Flights.ย The flights allow you to sample three flavors at once. The flights are perfect for sharing and come one a unique tray for easy transporting.