{"id":1001,"date":"2016-04-04T09:34:37","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T14:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coffeeswirls.com\/?p=1001"},"modified":"2016-03-31T16:36:10","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T21:36:10","slug":"oreo-smores-blizzard-vs-smores-blizzard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coffeeswirls.com\/?p=1001","title":{"rendered":"OREO\u00ae S’mores Blizzard\u00ae vs S’mores Blizzard\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Two summers\u00a0ago my life changed forever. I was a newlywed (still am, send gifts) madly in love with my wife (still am, she is a gift from God) and living in a cozy house just up the street from the local Dairy Queen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It was during this summer that we began taking family walks. Sometimes we would walk around the neighborhood, sometimes it was down the street that included a stop in Dairy Queen. Being the sort of fellow I am, I decided to determine which blizzard flavor was objectively the best they had to offer.<\/p>\n

That was the first year that I heard of the S’mores Blizzard. If it preexisted the summer of 2014, I was unaware of it. And I will never be the same again. After looking at the Dairy Queen website<\/a>, here is the base recipe for this taste of bliss:<\/p>\n

Mini marshmallow filled chocolate bars,\u00a0toasted graham topping,\u00a0graham cracker pieces and\u00a0marshmallow topping\u00a0blended with creamy DQ\u00ae\u00a0vanilla soft serve.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

After several visits, I put my own spin on this treat to send the awesomeness of it into the stratosphere. I asked them to use chocolate ice cream as the base instead of vanilla and then to\u00a0hold the chocolate bars for the sake of texture. Eventually I asked them to SUBSTITUTE a double dose of the toasted graham topping for the chocolate bars, hoping to avoid the surcharge of an additional ingredient. This\u00a0is the recipe of greatness!<\/p>\n

I saw just this week that the\u00a0S’mores Blizzard is making a comeback in 2016, and that it is bringing a variation that utilizes OREO cookies. You can color me “cautiously intrigued.” Here are the official ingredients of this version:<\/p>\n

OREO\u00ae cookies,\u00a0mini marshmallow filled chocolate bars,\u00a0graham cracker pieces and\u00a0marshmallow topping\u00a0blended with creamy DQ\u00ae vanilla soft serve.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m on the fence here. I have already achieved Nirvanic bliss with the extra toasted graham topping, which is interestingly enough omitted from the OREO version of this treat. But if I don’t at least try the OREO blizzard, can I honestly proclaim my go-to flavor to be unbeatable? My integrity is on the line here!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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