How to Make a Homemade Blizzard

Making your own homemade Blizzard allows you to get creative when it comes to ingredients.

Dairy Queen (DQ), a national fast-food and soft-serve ice cream chain based in Edina, Minnesota, introduced the Blizzard in 1985. The Blizzard is vanilla soft-serve that is mixed with milk and various "mix-ins" such as candy, cookies or sundae items. One of the most notable things about a Blizzard is its thickness. When a DQ employee is about to serve you a Blizzard, she turns it upside down to show that it is so thick that nothing drips from the cup. Ice cream, milk, a blender and something sweet are all you need to make a homemade Blizzard. Does this Spark an idea?

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Ice cream
Ice cream scoop
Milk
Measuring cup
Blender
Mix-in ingredient, such as a candy bar
Cutting board
Knife
Glass
Wooden spoon

Instructions

- 1
  
  Choose a pint of your favorite ice cream flavor. Let it sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes.
- 2
  
  Scoop the ice cream into a blender with an ice cream scoop.
- 3
  
  Measure 1/4 cup milk in a measuring cup and pour it into the blender.
- 4
  
  Set the blender to "Blend" and run it for a few seconds until milk is incorporated into the ice cream; keep in mind that the end product should be thick.
- 5
  
  Select your choice of mix-in ingredient, such as a chocolate bar. Chop the candy bar into penny-sized pieces using a knife on a cutting board. Add the candy to the blender.
- 6
  
  Hit the "Pulse" button about three or four times until the candy is incorporated into the ice cream mixture. Pour the mixture into a large glass, using a wooden spoon if the mixture is too thick to pour.