The holidays have given us the best selection of treats and sweets to indulge in, so get your dessert spoons ready as we plunge into the must-have desserts this season!
Why dream of the perfect holidays on your work swivel chair when you can get them now? It’s time to take a break and head out for a sweet treat at Dairy Queen and Rita’s. They’re bringing us to a freezing winter wonderland with treats that are worth melting for. Perhaps you might want to hear Dairy Queen’s secret menu or taste Rita’s peppermint goodies. Well, they’re just out there waiting for you. If you’re up for a sweet break from everything that’s been stressing you out, then read along.
Dairy Queen
Do you want to know a secret? Street says that your favorite soft serve place, Dairy Queen, is bringing you treats that you can’t find on their menu. 👀 Yup, even this dessert spot isn’t missing out on the famous secret menu items from fast food chains. With a variety of flavors at Dairy Queen, surely there’s something for everyone. But if you want to try something new, then buckle up, as they’ve got a ton of treats to serve you.
What’s great about Dairy Queen’s menu is that it revolves around customization, so there are many more options than just ordering Oreo Blizzard from the menu. You can order the following items by name. However, not all employees are familiar with it, so you might just want to take this cheat sheet out and whisper the ingredients to your server. But it’s best to check, as some secret menu items aren’t available at other Dairy Queen locations.
Triple Chocolate Brownie
Dairy Queen has the perfect contender for Domino’s and Chili’s Choco Lava Cake with their very own Triple Chocolate Brownie. It’s the perfect fix for your chocolate cravings, as it features a warm brownie base with a vanilla soft serve on top. It’s drizzled with coco fudge and sprinkled with chocolate chunks for a finishing touch. Although it’s a bit different from other restaurants’ Choco Lava Cake, the combination of the brownie and soft serve is worth trying.
Cup Cake
Calling all Dairy Queen ice cream cake fans, here’s a smaller portion of it if you just want to satisfy your cravings. This Cup Cake secret menu item has been sitting on the secret menu for quite some time now, and if you’re a Dairy Queen fan, you might even see them chilling in their glass freezer. From the name itself, the Cup Cake features a mixed base of chocolate and vanilla soft serve with blended fudge crunch. The top has a whipped cream topping decorated with colorful sprinkled candy to resemble an actual cupcake.
Pecan Mudslide
This dessert is made for pecan pie lovers who want to twist their usual pie into something memorable. Just imagine your pecan pie dipped in ice cream. 😋 This treat has a vanilla soft-serve base that is smothered in caramel and fudge for the mudslide effect. It even has crunchy pecan pieces that are mixed with the mudslide fudge. It’s just like eating pecan pie but in an ice cream form.
Peanut Butter Bash
If you prefer a peanut butter sandwich over pecan pie, then you might want to try the secret Peanut Butter Bash. It has the same look as the Pecan Mudslide, but beware, as they’re actually two different flavors. The Peanut Butter Bash has a vanilla soft-serve base with a combination of peanut butter and hot fudge mix. The top is decorated with chocolate chunks to add to the chocolatey peanut butter goodness in every scoop of Dairy Queen’s iconic red spoon.
New Blizzard Treats
If you’re looking for a secret menu featuring Dairy Queens Blizzard treats, of course, they have them, too. Choose what treat you’d want to turn upside down, the Dairy Queen way. 🤣
- Birthday Cake Blizzard – Order a plain vanilla soft-serve, then add cookie dough, rainbow sprinkles, and vanilla syrup.
- Cookie Jar Blizzard – Order an Oreo Blizzard to serve as a base, then add cookie dough and hot fudge.
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Rita’s
Peppermint is filling the halls; I mean stores of Rita’s as they’re about to jump on the holiday peppermint trend. This season, Rita’s will debut its new Peppermint Cold Brew Frozen Coffee along with their comeback Peppermint Milkshake, which is clearly a fan-favorite. Joining the peppermint lineup is the Crushed Peppermint Topping, which you could pair with any of Riita’s treats. This is your ticket to Winter Wonderland, as you can now enjoy these seasonal delights starting today.
Now, let’s check out why the following peppermint delights are your next holiday picks:
First up, we have the Peppermint Cold Brew Frozen Coffee, which brings a holiday twist to a go-to caffeinated beverage drink. It blends the smooth taste of the coffee with a peppermint flavor. It features Rita’s signature vanilla Italian ice, Frozen Custard, cold brew, plus a hint of peppermint. It is topped with whipped cream and a Crushed Peppermint Topping.
Next, we have the fan-favorite Peppermint Milkshake, which features a blend of the Signature Vanilla Frozen Custard and crushed peppermint. The beverage is also topped with crushed peppermint topping to finish off the peppermint flavoring of this sip.
Madalayn Weintraub, Senior Director of Marketing at Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard, said that they wanted to bring out the nostalgia of the holiday season with every sip. She added that peppermint-flavored desserts are an iconic flavor, and their new treats just put the perfect twist to the treats that they knew and loved before.
Looking for more sweetness? You can download Rita’s Ice app from Apple and Google Play Stores and start earning rewards from her purchases. New members receive a small ice as a welcoming gift. Joining is easy; just download the app. Joining means that you say yes to free treats and birthday rewards.
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From The Club
This Christmas season’s must-have desserts make the perfect treat to have in-store. As a Dairy Queen fan, I might just have left my mom on the road with the treats that we would be getting now. I’m curious to try the Birthday Cake Blizzard! As for Rita’s, I’m not thrilled with the peppermint flavor, but I’d surely add it to my list.