It’s August and pumpkin spice is making an early comeback
It’s August, and even though temperatures are oppressively low, many popular grocery and coffee chains are offering pumpkin spice-flavored fall menu items.
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As summer draws to a close, Dairy Queen welcomes the new season with its new Fall Blizzard menu, featuring plenty of pumpkin and the return of the chain’s fan favorites.
Dairy Queen’s Fall Blizzard menu launched Monday, marking the return of the Pumpkin Pie Blizzard Treat, a popular favorite among fall fans, among a variety of other flavors and treats.
“While temperatures may not be calling for flannel shirts just yet, the new Fall Blizzard menu offers fans the opportunity to enjoy seasonal flavors with the Pumpkin Pie Blizzard Treat and the return of the highly coveted French Silk Pie Blizzard Treat – straight from the DQ Freezer,” says DQ of their new menu.
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What’s on Dairy Queen’s Fall Blizzard Menu?
The newest item on DQ’s fall menu is the Caramel Java Chip Blizzard Treat, which features coffee, crunchy chocolate espresso pieces and caramel mixed with DQ’s world-famous soft serve ice cream.
Meanwhile, the most popular items returning to Dairy Queen this fall include:
- Pumpkin Pie Blizzard Treat: Pieces of real pumpkin pie mixed with DQ soft serve ice cream and topped with whipped cream and nutmeg.
- French Silk Pie Blizzard Treats: Chocolate chips, cake pieces and cocoa fudge mixed with DQ soft serve ice cream and topped with whipped cream.
- Oreo Fudge Brownie Blizzard Treats: Oreo cookie pieces, brownies and cocoa fudge mixed with DQ soft serve ice cream.
- Blizzard Treat with Salted Caramel Truffle: Salted caramel truffles, toffee pieces, chocolate chunks and cocoa fudge mixed with soft serve ice cream.
- Reese’s Pieces Cookie Dough Blizzard Treat: Reese’s Pieces, cookie dough and peanut butter topping, mixed with soft serve ice cream.
- Royal NY Cheesecake Blizzard Treat: Cheesecake pieces and graham cake pieces mixed with DQ soft serve ice cream filled with strawberry topping in the center.
Get the BOGO deal on Blizzard Treat
In addition to releasing the fall menu, the fast-food chain is also offering a buy one, get one (BOGO) deal on Blizzard treats, available from September 9 to 22 only through the DQ mobile app for Rewards members at participating restaurants, according to a press release.
Introduced in 1985, Dairy Queen Blizzard is a soft ice cream with mixed ingredients such as cookie or candy pieces.
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