Dairy Queen brings back two frozen treats for 2024 holiday season

With the holiday season underway, Dairy Queen is celebrating the return of two festive frozen desserts to its menu.

Available now are the Peppermint Hot Cocoa Blizzard and DQ Frozen Hot Chocolate.

The Peppermint Hot Cocoa Blizzard, which is DQ's December Blizzard of the Month, and the Frozen Hot Chocolate treat give customers the familiar flavor of a cocoa drink with a twist — they are frozen.

Both items will only be available for a limited time at participating locations across the country, the company said.

Here is a closer look at the two returning holiday treats:

Peppermint is a perfect holiday flavor and this limited-time Blizzard is made with "peppermint candy cane pieces, choco chunks and cozy cocoa fudge blended with our world-famous soft serve, garnished with whipped topping and candy cane sprinkles,” according to Dairy Queen's online menu.

Peppermint Hot Cocoa Blizzard nutritional information for medium-size product (according to the restaurant chain; percentage of daily values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet):

• Protein: 17 g (26%)
• Calories: 1,000 (50%)
• Total fat: 35 g (23%)
• Total carbohydrates: 160 g (58.2%)

To transform hot chocolate into Frozen Hot Chocolate, Dairy Queen blends hot cocoa fudge with "DQ world-famous vanilla soft serve and signature Misty Slush, garnished with a whipped topping and a chocolatey drizzle,” the company said.

Frozen Hot Chocolate nutritional information for medium-size product (according to the restaurant chain; percentage of daily values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet):

• Protein: 13 g (26%)
• Calories: 810 (48.7%)
• Total fat: 38 g (23%)
• Total carbohydrates: 111 g (40.3%)

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