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Two Dairy Queen cups filled with thick ice cream; one is light blue with red specks, and the other bright green—these unique treats could be Dairy Queen Blizzards or even creations from the Dairy Queen secret menu, both sitting on a table.
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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 keep that place in business, and sometimes the regular menu just doesn’t cut it — that’s when the Dairy Queen secret menu comes to the rescue.

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.

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.


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.

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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Secret Menu Item🚨The Thin Mint Blizzard! This one is delicious and tastes exactly like the cookie 😋 #thinmint #dairyqueen #dq #icecream #blizzard

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Thin Mint

  • Order vanilla soft serve. 

  • Throw in some Oreo base and chocolate chunks
  • 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.

More Fast-Food Secret Menus

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