Dairy Queen Is Revamping Their Menu with Bougie Blizzard Flavors

I love ice cream. There, I said it. It’s nice to finally get that off my chest. I don’t care if there’s a literal blizzard outside and it’s negative-something degrees—I eat ice cream any day, any time. One of my fondest ice cream-fueled childhood memories is stopping for Dairy Queen Blizzards on the way home from school with my mom. They were my favorite summer treat. Not quite a sundae, not really soft serve or hard ice cream. It’s just. A Blizzard. The iconic summer staple is defined by its soft-but-still-thick texture and huge chunks of candy pieces. I couldn’t conjure a better dessert in my wildest, sweetest dreams. On June 16th, Dairy Queen announced brand new Blizzard flavors, along with a host of other new Blizzards that were already on the docket for the Summer of 2026. Dairy Queen, what did we do to deserve this?

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What Are DQ’s New Blizzard Flavors?

The dessert chain is rolling out three new Blizzrads, the first of which is Biscoff (you know, the cookies you only really ever see on airplanes, for some reason). And yes, in true Blizzard fashion, it will have plenty of crunchy cookies swirled around in vanilla ice cream. Up next is a strawberry-mango mochi flavor―sorry, I didn’t realize DQ was a hipster Brooklyn dessert spot now―which appears to have real, bona fide hunks of fruit. And last, we’ll be treated to a Mexican-style hot chocolate Blizzard, courtesy of the Abuleita brand of cocoa mix. Although we can’t say for sure, a comment on the Instagram post that broke the news, seemingly from a DQ employee, alleges the new flavors will be out as soon as next week.

The Blizzard Is Finally All Grown Up

These new Blizzards definitely feel like they aim to please adults and I say it’s about time, Dairy Queen. There’s nothing objectively wrong with ice cream loaded up with chunks of Halloween candy, but in my golden years (30s) I prefer an ice cream treat that, well, tries a little harder. 

Some comments on the Instagram post express remorse that the Biscoff Blizzard doesn’t appear to contain cookie butter, which—for the uninitiated—might as well be a Schedule 1 narcotic. Biscoff cookies are heavily associated with an iconic cookie butter flavor, so I’m holding out hope that DQ doesn’t disappoint. The fruity mochi flavor is a necessary addition to the Blizzard lineup, which needs more fruit, but I have mixed feelings about Mexican-style hot chocolate. I mean, I love a cinnamon-y hot chocolate—when it’s hot. And in liquid form. And it’s snowing outside. It might take some convincing to get DQ fans on board with an ice cream that aims to mimic a warming winter drink, but I’ll still be first in line to see how DQ does it.