DQ Blizzard

When the United States was emerging from the Great Depression in 1938, J.F. McCullough was experimenting with the idea of creating a new frozen dairy product. McCullough felt ice cream tasted better when it was soft and dispensed fresh from the freezer, not frozen solid.

To test his theory with the public, McCulllough held and "All-the-Ice-Cream-You-Can-Eat-for-Only-10-Cents" sale at a friend's ice cream store. More than 1,600 people were served the soft ice cream in the course of two hours. Convinced that the new product was a big hit, McCullough had to find a machine that could dispense the product at the right consistency. It wasn't long before he found Harry Oltz, the inventor of a freezer that could do the job.

In 1940 McCullough opened the first Dairy Queen in Joliet, Illinois.

As of 1991 the company claimed to have more than 5,300 retail stores in the United States and twelve other countries. Since its creation in 1985, the Blizzard has shot to the top as the most popular Dairy Queen product, with more than 200 million of the treats sold each year.

This is my version of the treat with Heath candy bar bits in it.

Ingredients

  • 1 Health [or any other] candy bar

  • 1/4 cup milk

  • 2 1/2 cup vanilla ice cream

  • 1 teaspoon fudge topping

Directions

  • Freeze the candy bar

  • Break the candy into tiny pieces with a knife handle before removing form wrapper

  • Combine all of the ingredients in the blender and blend for 30 seconds on medium speed

  • Stop the blender to stir the mixture with a spoon; repeat until well mixed

  • Pour into a 16-oz. glass

  • Your homemade blizzard may not be as thick as its commercial counterpart. If you would like a thicker treat, after pouring the mixture into your cup, simply place it in the freezer for 5 to 10 minutes, or until it reaches the desired consistency