{"id":314607,"date":"2026-08-05T20:42:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/314607\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:42:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:42:51","slug":"culvers-concrete-mixer-vs-dairy-queens-blizzard-theres-a-clear-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/314607\/","title":{"rendered":"Culver’s Concrete Mixer Vs Dairy Queen’s Blizzard: There’s A Clear Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why does society always put two baddies against each other? Sadly, that\u2019s the name of the game here so I\u2019ll play ball. I\u2019m from the Midwest, where both Culver\u2019s and Dairy Queen were born, so I\u2019m well versed in the intricacies of the signature desserts of each chain.<\/p>\n

Everyone\u2019s already comparing the Concrete Mixer to the Blizzard, so why not make things official? Here\u2019s our taste test of the two and a true comparison to see which wins out.<\/p>\n

Culver\u2019s Concrete Mixer<\/p>\n

Pros: The real star of the Culver\u2019s Concrete Mixer is the custard that Culver\u2019s uses to create the whole dish. Rightfully so, Culver\u2019s takes a lot of pride in distinguishing their desserts as having frozen custard instead of the expected soft serve or even a true ice cream. Flavor gets pumped into the custard through two ways: milkfat (more on that later) and pasteurized egg yolks. The resulting product is a rich, fatty dessert that\u2019s ready to fill you up.<\/p>\n

I can eat a Dairy Queen Blizzard and go about my business. A Culver\u2019s Concrete Mixer on the other hand will set me back by a few hours. It sticks to your bones in the most indulgent way. I find myself in the middle of a pro and a con on this one because I can see the argument on either side for if this is a good or bad thing to experience.<\/p>\n

The added fat also has an unintended benefit. The increased fat in Culver\u2019s custard stops the dessert from melting as fast as if it was made with soft serve. While most Culver\u2019s can be found in colder climates anyway, it\u2019s a neat thing to keep in mind during the summer months.<\/p>\n

Cons: Undoubtedly the biggest con of the Concrete Mixer is the name. I was raised on a DQ Blizzard so the first time I had to utter the words \u201cConcrete Mixer\u201d when I was ordering at a Culver\u2019s, I was actually embarrassed. Of all the options you had to pick the one that makes me think of a construction site? Sorry, go back to the drawing board on that one. It\u2019s petty but I am docking a Spork for the name.<\/p>\n

Dairy Queen Blizzard<\/p>\n

Pros: The best weapon that Dairy Queen has in its arsenal is their soft serve. It has a milder flavor than Culver\u2019s custard which makes it the perfect launch pad for a plethora of creations. Dairy Queen is constantly putting out new and innovative Blizzard flavors throughout the year to capitalize on that foundation. I just can\u2019t see a Strawberry Mango-flavored Mochi<\/a> flavor working with Culver\u2019s custard as the base.<\/p>\n

The whole point of a soft serve is that it\u2019s well\u2026soft. That softness really comes through in a Blizzard. Each bite slides right off of your spoon. It doesn\u2019t weigh you down. That being said, is this a pro or a con? I can\u2019t quite tell. We are looking at the overall experience of a Concrete Mixer vs a Blizzard but it feels disingenuous to give too many points in favor of a Blizzard because they get a little more imaginative with their Blizzard creations.<\/p>\n

Cons: The elephant in the room is that we have to call Dairy Queen\u2019s soft serve by that name because it legally can\u2019t be called ice cream. It\u2019s all due to the content of milk fat in the dessert. To be considered ice cream, the FDA requires there to be at least 10% milkfat in the dessert and DQ\u2019s soft serve only has 5%.<\/p>\n

Essentially, the whole reason Dairy Queen\u2019s soft serve creates a lighter dish when used to make a Blizzard is because of that missing fat content. It\u2019s incredibly obvious when you compare the fat of DQ\u2019s soft serve (5%) to Culver\u2019s custard (11%). Bite for bite, Culver\u2019s custard just has infinitely more flavor on its own than DQ\u2019s soft serve all because of the fat content. While you can get a little creative with the flavors you add in, it\u2019s hard to beat the base flavor you get from Culver\u2019s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Why does society always put two baddies against each other? Sadly, that\u2019s the name of the game here…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":314608,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-314607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/314608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}