Yes, it has caramel, and a lot of it, with that word appearing three times in what DQ says is a mix of vanilla soft-serve with caramel-coated caramel truffles, toffee pieces, and caramel topping.

A popular Dairy Queen item is the Blizzard, which is soft-serve mechanically blended with mix-in ingredients such as sundae toppings and/or pieces of cookies, brownies, or candy. It has been a staple on the menu since its introduction in 1985, a year in which Dairy Queen sold more than 100 million Blizzards.

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1985 1985: Blizzard® Treats are introduced.

A bombe glacée, or simply a bombe in English, is an ice cream dessert frozen in a spherical mould so as to resemble a cannonball, hence the name ice cream bomb. Escoffier gives over sixty recipes for bombes in Le Guide culinaire. The dessert appeared on restaurant menus as early as 1882.

The Great Blizzard of 1888 The Great Blizzard of 1888, also known as the Great Blizzard of '88 or the Great White Hurricane (March 11–14, 1888), was one of the most severe recorded blizzards in American history. The storm paralyzed the East Coast from the Chesapeake Bay to Maine, as well as the Atlantic provinces of Canada.

Blizzards technically aren't ice cream That's because they can't! According to the FDA, a product must contain at least 10 percent butterfat or milkfat to be called ice cream, and DQ's soft serve only has 5 percent - hence why it's always referred to as a Blizzard “treat.”

Each candy provides something unique, so it is up to you to decide which one you want. The last year-round category that DQ offers is its Royal category, which is the normal Blizzard with a fudge or strawberry center inserted into it.

But for a professional opinion, Wikipedia describes the Dairy Queen Blizzard as “soft-serve mechanically blended with mix-in ingredients such as sundae toppings and/or pieces of cookies, brownies, or candy.

Blizzards technically aren't ice cream That's because they can't! According to the FDA, a product must contain at least 10 percent butterfat or milkfat to be called ice cream, and DQ's soft serve only has 5 percent - hence why it's always referred to as a Blizzard “treat.”

The Blizzard was invented by a franchise owner Samuel Temperato, who owned a whopping 67 DQ locations, came up with the concept after seeing a competitor's ice cream shop selling frozen custard.

Dairy Queen first added Blizzards to the menu in 1985. At the time, it was only available in two sizes, small and large, and you could choose from four mix-ins - Oreo, M&Ms, Heath Bars, and Snickers - and 10 syrups. Somehow, there ended up being a whopping 35 flavor combinations to try.