8 Secret Menu Dairy Queen Blizzard Flavors You Need To Know About

Dairy Queen is known for its delicious Blizzard treats packed with unique ingredients that can be flipped fully upside down without spilling out of the cup — they're just that thick. Every once in a while, you'll visit a DQ that still flips the cups like the old days, but most locations have phased this out. But don't worry, the Blizzards are still totally tasty. Dairy Queen does change its Blizzards seasonally, but if you're looking for off-menu, fun, fresh flavors you can enjoy no matter the temperature, we've got you. 

Whether you're into complex or straightforward, traditional or unique, there's a flavor on the Dairy Queen Blizzard Secret Menu waiting for you. If you're a fan of pumpkin everything in fall, a true summer lover, or even if you're ready for winter to take the stage, we've got eight secret menu Blizzards that can be enjoyed all year-round. Oh, and don't forget to order cone dip on the side to take your Blizzard to the next level. You're welcome. 

This vanilla Blizzard with buttery cookie dough pieces, vibrant rainbow (or orange at the moment) sprinkles, and a shot of vanilla syrup reminds us of sliced sheet cake served up on paper plates and eaten with a plastic fork. Or a spoon if you're one to opt for ice cream on the side. If so, this blizzard will take you right back to the most recent birthday party you attended. 

Although admittedly, most birthday cake recipes don't include cookie dough bites, the chewy, savory morsels add some of that buttery richness you'd expect in a real birthday cake. With all the sweetness from the vanilla ice cream, the swirl, and the saccharine sprinkles, the slight saltiness from the cookie dough — although undeniably sweet as well — cuts the sugar a bit and offers a refreshing textural and flavor variation. And for the chocolate lovers out there, I think this blizzard would be just as delicious with a chocolate ice cream base. I mean, there is such a thing as chocolate birthday cake. 

Few desserts live up to their name as thoroughly as the Puppy Chow Blizzard. Starting with a vanilla base, add fudge, peanut butter, graham cracker pieces, whipped cream, and prepare to be amazed. Crispy graham cracker chunks are a reminder of the crunchy Rice Chex this dessert is inspired by. The metaphorical cherry on top is the fact that it includes hot fudge as opposed to chocolate chips or M&Ms. Creamy peanut butter and gooey fudge swirl and combine, and do all the right things for your taste buds. The similar textures allow the flavors to be evenly dispersed, so you never have to miss either one in a bite. It's hard not to love this classic combination.

As far as converting sweet treats into another medium goes, the Puppy Chow Blizzard is a massive success. Though the whipped cream was accidentally omitted from this Blizzard, it still holds up to its name. This recipe channelled the classic Puppy Chow or Muddy Buddy recipe, but there are all sorts of seasonal variations that can take your mix up a notch. 

Allow me to introduce you to the Cookie Jar: vanilla ice cream base, crushed Oreo pieces, cookie dough, and fudge chunks. It's always fun finding your go-to flavor combination on a restaurant's secret menu — now the childhood favorite has a name. Anyways, the Cookie Jar Blizzard gives you the best of both worlds. You get cookie flavors from both before and after baking. Don't worry, this time, eating a spoonful of cookie dough is allowed (and encouraged). Of the dozens of different cookies you can fill your jar with, chocolate chip is the all-time classic, and that's certainly reflected here. 

Crispy Oreo cookies with sweet icing add a completely contrasting texture as they break up and crumble into the ice cream. Buttery, chewy cookie dough bites bring some of the gritty sweetness of unmelted sugar that cookie dough is known for. Though I'm not usually the biggest fan of cold chocolate chips, I'll say the tiny ones can be tasty when they're embedded in chunks of cookie dough.

Tiramisu: the classic Italian dessert favorite featuring coffee-soaked ladyfingers, mascarpone filling, and a light dusting of cocoa powder has been transformed beautifully into a (figuratively) layered and delicious frozen treat. The Dairy Queen version is made with a vanilla ice cream base, pie chips (the chocolate ones, not the pumpkin pie pieces), coffee syrup, fudge, and cheesecake pieces, and oh boy, is it delicious. The cheesecake pieces are wonderfully reminiscent of the sweet and creamy mascarpone filling in real tiramisu, and the bits of crust add a slight crumbly texture that reminds us of the baked ladyfingers. 

Dairy Queen really should be advertising its coffee syrup better. And honestly, the chain should consider adding this one to the Winter-featured Blizzards line-up. Maybe next year. If you're a tiramisu fan, you've got to give this a try. And hey, if you're not a fan of the coffee-laden dessert, and your issue is with the texture, you should still give this Blizzard a try. 

Almost anyone who grew up in America can probably recall the texture of those classic Little Debbie's Cosmic Brownies with the tiny rainbow chocolate candies and fondant-like icing that were popular during the '90's. Realistically, we probably shouldn't have been eating that much sugar in a cafeteria full of 150 other kids at 11 a.m., but hey, here we are. This nostalgic Blizzard is made with vanilla ice cream, brownie pieces, fudge, and rainbow sprinkles. Unfortunately, the sprinkles were not added to this Blizzard, which affected the appearance, but not the taste so much. I thought initially that chocolate might have made a better backdrop for this dessert, but the vanilla was mild enough to allow all the other flavors to shine without being washed out in a chocolate avalanche. Not that there's anything wrong with a chocolate avalanche, so if that's your thing, swap the vanilla for chocolate ice cream.

This Blizzard was rich, flavorful, and totally reminded me of the Cosmic Brownies I remember. But, can it really be a Cosmic Brownie if it doesn't leave a weird layer of film in your mouth when you're done eating it? I guess Dairy Queen has gotten close enough.

This vanilla Blizzard with peanut butter, fudge, and chocolate chunks swirled in is absolutely worthy of the name Peanut Butter Bash. Though not at all overwhelming, the peanut butter mixed into the vanilla ice cream adds a savory and nutty layer to each bite without you having to worry about getting any globs stuck to the roof of your mouth. If you're totally obsessed with peanut butter, you can try substituting the chocolate chunks for crushed Reese's cups. And something tells me you'll want this recipe for bakery-style PB cookies, too. Not only do you get the extra peanut butter boost, but the Reese's cups don't get quite as hard and crunchy when they're mixed with the ice cream as the chocolate chips do. 

Every bite of this rich Blizzard is incredibly creamy and flavorful, and the crunchy chocolate pieces mixed throughout shake things up a bit and add texture to each taste. If you're a fan of the classic lunchtime spread, you'll probably want to go ahead and give this Blizzard a try.

I was delighted to see this Heath Cappuccino Blizzard on the Dairy Queen Secret Menu because, hello, I'd drink that cappuccino. Coffee, chocolate, and toffee? I'm in. This delightful Blizzard is made with vanilla ice cream, coffee syrup, and Heath pieces. Though with a coffee Blizzard, you might expect a chocolate base to play up the nuttiness from the coffee with the cocoa, vanilla was the perfect choice here to highlight the sweet and toasty flavors of the Heath pieces. Since this candy in particular is prone to shattering into dust, it dispersed beautifully through the vanilla ice cream, so even when you aren't crunching on a whole chunk of toffee, you still get some of that crispy caramel-like flavor. 

The coffee syrup really shines in this Blizzard, and the balance of sweet and bitter is lovely. I'll say it again, Dairy Queen should seriously be promoting its coffee syrup a bit more, because it's not getting the hype it deserves. 

This Blizzard has everything we love about the sugar cookie. It's simple, straightforward, sweet, classic, and with a sprinkle of crunchy sugary bits. In Blizzard form, this dessert is made with vanilla ice cream, rainbow (unless it's October, then they're orange) sprinkles, marshmallow cream, and graham cracker pieces. Yes, please. 

The marshmallow cream, which I had never tried until now, added such an interesting and enjoyable layer to this treat. Since the marshmallow cream doesn't get as stiff as the ice cream does when it's frozen, it adds a pop of sugary warmth, by contrast. The graham cracker crumbles were crunchy and crispy, and I looked forward to it every time I ended up with a big buttery chunk on my spoon. The only thing that could make this dessert more like a sugar cookie would be if you could eat it fresh out of the oven while it's still hot and gooey. 

I tried these Blizzards on the same day, with a bit of time in between each one so that I could refresh my palate and really pay attention to the flavors I was experiencing in each. I was initially surprised to see that all the recipes called for a vanilla base, but eventually realized that this really allowed me to enjoy and notice the flavors of the individual ingredients more than if they had been mixed into chocolate ice cream. While I was tasting, I paid attention to the texture, overall flavor, sweetness, balance of flavors, and similarity to its name.