When I first noticed these on the Dairy Queen menu board one October a few years ago, it took me quite a while to finally decide to order one. It seriously did not sound good to me. But once I did, it was love at first bite! I knew I could easily go overboard on these, so I limited myself to two a week.
Fast forward to a few weeks later….I ordered one at the drive-thru window and I was informed that it is a seasonal item and they only serve them for Halloween. It was November 2nd.
What? Really? Isn’t pumpkin pie a traditional Thanksgiving dessert?
Needless to say, I had to wait eleven months to get another one.
The following summer, I started growing my own sugar baby pumpkins just so I could stock my freezer with plenty of homemade pumpkin puree.
I finally learned how to make my own! And that may or not be a good thing….
I use my NuWave Party Mixer or NuWave Twister to make my homemade shakes and smoothies. If I make half of this recipe, I’ll use the smaller one.
Copycat Pumpkin Pie Blizzard
Prep 5 mins Servings 2
Ingredients
- 3 cups vanilla ice cream
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 cup cookies, lightly crushed (use graham crackers, vanilla wafers, butter cookies or shortbread cookies)
- Whipped topping
- Optional Garnish: ground cinnamon or nutmeg, or cookie crumbs sprinkled on top of whipped cream
- Optional Garnish: a couple of cookies in top of the whipped topping.
Direction
- In a blender, mix together pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice
- Mix in ice cream
- Add crushed cookies to the blender. Pulse for 15 – 20 seconds
To serve, pour into two glasses, garnish with whipped topping and a sprinkle of cinnamon, nutmeg or cookie crumbs.
Haphazard Homemaker 
Look at you — how clever is that!!
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Had to learn how to make them, because DQ doesn’t have them on the menu long enough for me to get tired of them. 😀
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This looks wonderful and simple!
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Thank you! Yes on both counts! 🙂
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I am one of the few people in the world who does not like pumpkin pie or things flavored pumpkin.
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I’m sorry. My Hubby doesn’t care for pumpkin much either. I figured it just leaves more for me. 😀
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My wife is with you on that.
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😀
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Looks good! No longer do we have to wait on the DQ schedule.
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That’s right! 😀
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That sound yummy! I think I will try this!😀
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Thank you! 🙂
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Holy Pumpkin Pie that looks great!
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Thank you 🙂 It’s a favorite recipe!
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I can see why!
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This looks like such a treat!! YUM!
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This looks so good. Think I might surprise my family with this treat, thanks for the yummy recipe. You have a really cool site, love it.
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Awe, thank you so much! I really appreciate your kind words. 🙂
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What a great milk shake. I booked marked this to make when the grandkids are here.
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Thank you! I love this shake, but it’s so expensive to buy at DQ.
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I know what I’ll be making tomorrow!!! This drink sounds DE-LI-CIOUS!!
I just posted an awesome baked pumpkin donut recipe, hope you get to check it out 🙂 !
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Yes, it is delicious and so easy to make! 🙂
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