Cheesecake + Ice Cream = One Dessert

When I go to Dairy Queen, I only go for one reason: Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Blizzard.

I never change, I never consider another option because I know it's good (except for the bottom) and I know I will be satisfied with my purchase.

Dairy Queen, being the innovative food creators that they are tend to come up with a "limited time offer" blizzard every month or so. Sometimes you will see the pumpkin blizzard, or peppermint blizzard. Last night their special was the: Strawberry CheeseQuake Blizzard - which means they drop little chunks of cheesecake and strawberry in your blizzard.

The name alone does little to spark my interest. Why would I want cheesecake in my ice cream?

Last night however I found myself inside Dairy Queen thinking I should try something different. I don't know what had overcome me. Deep inside I knew I wouldn't like anything besides the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, yet I felt the urge to sway from my norm.

Of course over the register they have a beautiful picture of the Strawberry CheeseQuake Blizzard for you to drool over in line and then the guy in front of me ordered a large Strawberry CheeseQuake Blizzard.

Who orders a large blizzard?

If this guy is getting a large then it must be good. As he walked from line chowing down I pulled him aside and asked him if it was any good. He had ice cream in his mouth so it sounded a little like, " Yaampph, ift's gfoogood." Which I think meant, "Ya it's good!"

I was convinced.

I ordered a small and true to DQ's roots, the top of the blizzard was beautifully designed, but the bottom was...plain white ice cream. I wasn't horribly disappointed as I expect this when I go to DQ and I have given up on my efforts to cause a revolution to end the bottom of the blizzard phenomenon.

Back to the "CheeseQuake". This blizzard consisted of one giant chunk of cheesecake on top mixed in with about three strawberries. The strawberries were very good (probably coated in sugar) and the cheesecake made me feel awkward. It was good, but it didn't feel right.

The soft consistency of the cheesecake mixed with the soft serve DQ ice cream makes for one creamy experience. But not the normal creamy. There was most definitely an odd mouth feel.

My next question is, has DQ lost all of their creative innovation that they now have to combine desserts in order to create a new one? I was fine with just adding candy to the blizzard. What's next? A Vanilla Cake Blizzard? Cherry Pie Blizzard?

It also may alarm you to know that I found out on their website that this dessert blizzard combo clocks in at 520 calories.

Maybe next time I will just go with one dessert instead of two in one.