It’s ‘August’ and pumpkin spice is coming back early
It’s “August” and while the temperatures may be sweltering, many popular food and coffee chains are rolling out their pumpkin spice fall menus.
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As summer draws to a close, Dairy Queen welcomes the new season with its new Fall Blizzard Menu, which features plenty of pumpkin and the return of the chain’s fan favorites.
Dairy Queen’s Fall Blizzard Menu rolled out Monday, marking the return of the Pumpkin Pie Blizzard Treat, a beloved seasonal fall fan favorite, along with a variety of other flavors and treats.
“While the temperatures may not call for flannels just yet, the new Fall Blizzard Menu gives fans the chance to enjoy seasonal flavors with the Pumpkin Pie Blizzard Treat and the return of the highly requested French Silk Pie Blizzard Treat – straight out of the DQ Freezer,” says DQ about their new menu.
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What’s on the Dairy Queen’s Fall Blizzard menu?
The newest item on DQ’s fall menu is the Caramel Java Chip Blizzard Treat, which includes coffee, choco-espresso crunch and caramel mixed with DQ’s world-famous soft serve.
Meanwhile, fan-favorite items returning to Dairy Queen this fall include:
- Pumpkin Pie Blizzard Treat: Pieces of real pumpkin pie mixed with DQ soft serve and garnished with whipped topping and nutmeg.
- French Silk Pie Blizzard Treat: Chocolate chunks, pie pieces and cocoa fudge mixed with DQ soft serve and decorated with whipped topping.
- Oreo Fudge Brownie Blizzard Treat: Oreo cookie pieces, brownies and cocoa fudge mixed with DQ soft serve.
- Salted Caramel Truffle Blizzard Treat: Salted caramel truffles, toffee pieces, chocolate pieces and cocoa fudge mixed with soft serve.
- Reese’s Pieces Cookie Dough Blizzard Treat: Reese’s Pieces, cookie dough and peanut butter topping mixed with soft serve.
- Royal NY Cheesecake Blizzard Treat: Cheesecake pieces and graham mixed with DQ soft serve filled with a strawberry topping center.
Get BOGO deals on Blizzard Treat
Alongside the fall menu release, the fast food chain is also offering a Buy One, Get One (BOGO) Free Blizzard Treat deal. This will only be available from Sept. 9 through Sept. 22 via the DQ Mobile App for Rewards members at participating restaurants, according to a press release.
Introduced in 1985, the Dairy Queen Blizzard features a soft serve mixed with mixed ingredients such as cookie or candy pieces.
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