Pumpkin Pie Blizzard

I hate pumpkins.

Well, not to carve, but to eat.

I mean think about it. Eating the inside of a pumpkin? Nasty.

My mom used to bake pumpkin seeds, pumpkin pie, and pumpkin pancakes...all which I diligently ignored.

Due to my disgust with the guts of the pumpkin I have neglected trying Dairy Queen's Pumpkin Pie Blizzard for years. I was always of the belief - if I'm getting a blizzard, I'm getting a flavor I love, not some nasty pumpkin thing.

Everyone I know who eats the Pumpkin Pie Blizzard swears it's the best thing on earth.

Tonight - I took the plunge.

We went through the drive thru at DQ and there was a lump of anxiety in my throat. What if I hate this? Then my $3 will be completely wasted. What if I love it? Then I'm bound to admit I have been wrong for years and the Pumpkin Pie Blizzard truly is an amazing creation.

We place our order, make it to the window and my anticipation continues to build. Finally, what seemed like an eternity later the DQ employee handed me a wonderful looking Pumpkin Pie Blizzard.

There was a generous helping of whipped cream on top (more than in the picture above). Like most blizzards, the toppings (or junk as I call it) wasn't very well blended in. However, I'm used to this by now. Before I got to close I did a quick sniff/glance over inspection. (After all this is PUMPKIN we're talking about).

I went in for a deep dive and came up with a mixture of ice cream, pumpkin juice (syrup), crunchy cookies (like nilla wafers) and whipped cream.....

YUM!

DQ knows what they're doing. The pumpkin flavor isn't to over powering, the crunchy cookie pieces work well, and the whipped cream tops it off perfectly.

But really, the whipped cream is freakin great and it's dusted with pumpkin spice stuff.

Thick, creamy, satisfying and delicious. I have been missing out for years.

The bad news? DQ doesn't make pumpkin pancakes and pumpkin pie as well.

On a side note - the Peppermint Blizzard is coming back soon, and I can't wait.