While much of the country is still sweating through August, Dairy Queen is already serving up the first taste of autumn with a brand-new Caramel Apple Cheesecake Blizzard Treat, giving fall flavor fans an early start.
The new treat debuted as the chain’s Blizzard of the Month, blending creamy vanilla soft serve with cheesecake pieces and a caramel apple topping. It’s the first seasonal release in what will soon become Dairy Queen’s full fall lineup—a collection that also includes the return of a fan-favorite pumpkin dessert and a pair of new autumn-inspired treats arriving later this month.
If you’re already counting down to sweater weather, here’s everything coming to Dairy Queen’s fall menu.
Dairy Queen’s new Caramel Apple Cheesecake Blizzard is August’s Blizzard of the Month
The newest Blizzard combines cheesecake pieces with caramel apple topping blended into Dairy Queen’s signature soft serve, creating a dessert that tastes like a cross between caramel apples and cheesecake.
It’s available now as the August Blizzard of the Month, making it the chain’s first fall flavor of the year.
Dairy Queen also has a great Blizzard deal in August
Alongside the new flavor, Dairy Queen is reviving one of its best app promotions.
Through Aug. 30, DQ Rewards members can buy one Blizzard Treat and get a second for 99 cents. The offer is available in the DQ app and can be redeemed once per day, making it an easy excuse to try a couple of different flavors.
More fall treats arrive at Dairy Queen on Aug. 31
The popular Pumpkin Pie Blizzard will be back at Dairy Queen beginning Aug. 31.
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The Caramel Apple Cheesecake Blizzard is just the start of fall treats.
Starting Aug. 31, Dairy Queen will roll out its limited-time Fall Treat Collection, including:
New: Brown Sugar Cookie Dough Blizzard with brown sugar cookie dough pieces and brown sugar topping blended into vanilla soft serve.
New: Toasted Marshmallow Mocha DQ Coffee Cooler, featuring cold brew blended with soft serve and ice, finished with cocoa fudge and whipped topping.
Pumpkin Pie Blizzard Treat, the seasonal favorite made with real pumpkin pie pieces blended into vanilla soft serve and topped with whipped topping and nutmeg.
With caramel apples, pumpkin pie and brown sugar cookie flavors all landing before September begins, Dairy Queen is making a strong case that fall dessert season officially starts long before the leaves change.
Why this could be Dairy Queen’s biggest seasonal menu of the year
Seasonal menus have become one of the biggest drivers of fast-food buzz, with chains racing to release limited-time flavors before competitors.
By launching its first autumn Blizzard in early August—and following it with a second wave of fall desserts at the end of the month—Dairy Queen is getting a head start on the fall dessert season.
For anyone who starts craving pumpkin, apples and warm baking spices the moment August rolls around, fall has officially arrived—at least in summer Blizzard form.