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Back in April we brought you news of a new Blizzard size coming to Dairy Queen… the time is here and in full swing!  Sometimes, I’m cool with not consuming a day’s worth of calories with a simple dessert.  That’s why the new Dairy Queen Mini Blizzard is a welcome change and long overdue.  A cheaper option in a smaller package… Thank You DQ!!!

What do you think of the new smaller DQ Blizzard option? Leave a comment and I’ll pick a winner for a Dairy Queen $5.00 gift card.  Sound good?

New month, new Blizzard at Dairy Queen.  The Blizzard of the Month for May 2010 is the Buster Bar Blizzard.  For a small: 620 calories, 27 grams of fat, 15 grams sat. fat, 82 gram, total carbs, 66 grams of sugar, 15 grams of protein. Price: around $3.19 for a small.

Your favorite DQ novelty in a Blizzard^®.  Loads of peanuts and choco chunks blended with fudge and creamy vanilla soft serve.

We are now in my favorite month of the year, October.  The weather is crisp and cool here in Maryland and for you sports fans you’ve got the NFL in full swing, the start of the hockey season, MLB playoffs and the NBA getting underway later on in the month.  A new month means a lot of different things and if you’re familiar with GrubGrade you also know that we’re here to bring you news of the new Blizzard of the Month from Dairy Queen.  So for the start of a new season, Dairy Queen is offering a taste of October with the Pumpkin Pie Blizzard.  A Small Pumpkin Pie Blizzard will set you back 570 calories and 20 grams of fat.

Pumpkin Pie blended with vanilla soft serve, crowned with whipped topping and nutmeg.

Thursday, August 13th is Miracle Treat Day at Dairy Queen.   On this day, proceeds from blizzard sales will go toward a children’s hospital in your area. I know you have been looking for an excuse to try the new Thin Mint Blizzard.   So get out and kill two birds with one stone, get yourself a tasty treat and donate to a great cause.  DQ has raised $77 million for children in the last 15 years.

$1 or more per blizzard treat sold at participating Dairy Queen locations on Miracle Treat Day, August 13, 2009 will benefit your local Children’s Miracle Network hospital.

It’s officially August and just to remind you, the Dairy Queen Blizzard of the Month for August 2009 is the Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookie Blizzard.  This Blizzard is a mix of Thin Mint cookie pieces, soft serve ice cream and a Crème de Menthe topping.  Prices vary by location but you’re looking at around $2.85 for a small, $3.35 for a medium and $3.85 for the large.  *Nutrition-wise…a small will run you 540 calories, 18 grams of fat and 67 grams of sugar.  A large will cost you around 1080 calories, 38 grams of fat and 126 grams of sugar.

July is winding down and there is still time to get your Tagalongs Peanut Butter Patties Blizzard.  A favorite of many is right around the corner with the Blizzard of the Month for August 2009: The Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookie Blizzard.  This Blizzard is a mix of Thin Mint cookie pieces, soft serve ice cream and a Crème de Menthe topping.  Prices vary by location but you’re looking at around $2.85 for a small, $3.35 for a medium and $3.85 for the large.

*Nutrition-wise…a small will run you 540 calories, 18 grams of fat and 67 grams of sugar.  A large will cost you around 1080 calories, 38 grams of fat and 126 grams of sugar.  Go for it!!!

I love the rasberry and chocolate combination so I couldn’t resist trying Dairy Queen’s Blizzard of the Month for May,  The Raspberry Truffle Blizzard.  I was a little disappointed when I pulled up to the drive-thru and it wasn’t listed on the menu.  Not to worry though, I asked if they had it and they asked what size I wanted.

I was actually surprised with this blizzard.  As you can see from the pic above, it was overflowing with ice cream.  The blizzard is made with vanilla ice cream, raspberry topping  and chocolate truffles.  You may like this blizzard even if you are not a big fan of raspberry.  It didn’t have a strong raspberry flavor and the  specs of raspberries in the ice cream were so small you hardly knew they were there.  There were just enough chocolate truffles in it where you got a few in every bite.  The blizzard was not overly rich as was Aprils Blizzard of the Month, “The Midnight Truffle Blizzard”.   At first I thought that maybe it could use a little more raspberry flavoring, but overall it was a great combination.   For some reason, this blizzard was a bit more “melty” than what I’m used to with DQ’s blizzards.  Overall though, it’s all about taste and my experience was a perfect mixture of chocolate and raspberry.

Very "melty"

The price is $3.29 for a small, $3.49 for a medium and $3.99 for a large.

Nutrition info pending

Just sampled the “Blizzard of the Month” for April over at Dairy Queen.  The Midnight Truffle Blizzard is overwhelmingly chocolaty.  I figured by the pics released on the DQ website that it would be chocolate ice cream and chocolate truffles.  Well it’s vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup and a TON of small chocolate truffles.  The fact that the ice cream was vanilla and not chocolate does absolutely nothing to cover up the fact that this thing is so packed with rich chocolate taste.  It seems like with each bite there were at least 2 small truffles/truffle pieces.  So rich…if you are in to chocolate you will look passed the fact that there isn’t chocolate ice cream in it.  Here are some pics.

Today is the beginning of a new month and that means it’s time for a new Dairy Queen Blizzard.  The newest edition of Dairy Queen’s Blizzard of the Month has been unveiled.  Last month “DQ” released the Mint Oreo Blizzard,  April’s treat is the Midnight Truffle Blizzard.  This latest “blizzard of the month” sounds like a chocolate lovers dream.   It combines rich chocolate truffles and chunks of cocoa fudge with silky vanilla soft serve ice cream.  You cannot go wrong with the chocolate and vanilla combination.

I usually like to keep my ice cream simple, plain chocolate or vanilla with some crushed oreos, but there are some who love really rich, decadent desserts.  If you are one of those people this sounds like the blizzard for you.

Update – Click here to check out Ryan’s First Impressions of the Midnight Truffle Blizzard

After being up for a couple of days, the Shamrock Shake vs Mint Oreo Blizzard Poll shows that 57 out of 111 voters would at least choose Dairy Queen’s Mint Oreo Blizzard.  49 voters chose the Blizzard and 8 voters chose both the Blizzard and the McDonald’s Shamrock Shake.  As I expected, looks like the Oreo cookie puts DQ in the winners circle.