Oh, how I love a Blizzard! That mixture of soft ice cream and my favorite candy bar, Reece's Peanut Butter Cups.
It has gotten worse lately. My sweet hubby has been taking me to Dairy Queen a couple of times a week so I can indulge in one of my favorite treats, the Blizzard!
But did you know that this ice cream treat is actually very easy to make at home? Plus, you can make it in all of your favorite flavors!
Ingredients
- Favorite ice cream
- Favorite candy bar
- Milk (optional)
Easy Blizzard Copycat Recipe
First, I am making a Snickers Blizzard for the hubby, but the steps are the same no matter what candy or sundae topping you are using.
Open the candy bar and put it in a sandwich zip-lock bag.
Smash the candy bar with a meat tenderizer
Yeah, I think I enjoyed this step a little too much.
The next couple of steps don't have an exact measurement. Just go by your own preferences and how much candy you like in your Blizzard.
Put a couple scoops of ice cream into a blender. I have a Ninja
To soften the ice cream you can either let the ice cream sit until it softens or add a bit of milk to help soften the ice cream faster.
I usually add the milk, because then I don't have to wait on the ice cream, I can just make my treat.
If you choose the milk route, add the milk a little bit at a time until the ice cream soft but still nice and thick. The more milk you add the less thick the Blizzard will be.
Or, if you are using softened ice cream, you can simply add your ice cream to the blender.
NeXt, add the broken candy bar to the blender and mix again.
Save a little bit of the crushed candy bar to put on top of the ice cream treat for total perfection.
Once the Snickers Bizzard was done, I made mine with the Peanut Butter Cups. No need to pre-crush the Peanut Butter Cups because they are already soft.
Yum! Now that is a delicious copycat Blizzard!
What kind of Ice Cream and Candy Bar would you use? Share and leave a comment below!
Blizzard Copy Cat Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 Cups Ice Cream Softened
- ½ Favorite Candy Bar
- Milk Optional
Instructions
- Open the candy bar and put it in a sandwich zip lock bag. Smash the candy bar with a meat tenderizer.
- Add the ice cream into a blender.To soften the ice cream you can either let the ice cream sit until it softens, or add a bit of milk to help soften the ice cream faster.Mix the ice cream unit desired thickness.
- Add ½ of the broken candy bar to the blender and mix it again.
- Pour Blizzard into a glass a top with remaining candy pieces.
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Janell K
My husband and I are true blizzard fans so this caught my eye on Not just a Housewife link party. I appreciate this little how-to on making my own! Sounds like a fun kitchen date with the hubby 🙂
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Diana - FreeStyleMama
YUM!
BettyCupcakes
Great idea! Not sure if my ancient blender could handle it, but I think I'd love crushing the candy bars with the meat mallet.
Deborah Warren
Oh, Man! This will save me some money! I LOVE blizzards. Thanks so much for posting it. I HAD to pin this!
bety
Yum, says it all.
Stephanie
Yummy! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!
April
Yum!! Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday!
xoxo April