How to Make a Homemade Valentine’s Treat That Tastes Like It Came From Dairy Queen

Kenn Bivins

Thu, February 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM UTC

3 min read

How to Make a Homemade Valentine’s Treat That Tastes Like It Came From Dairy Queen

KitchenAid shared a hack on Instagram to make a homemade red velvet Dairy Queen Blizzard using a stand mixer, vanilla ice cream, red velvet cake, white chocolate chips, and cream cheese.
The key to making the Blizzard is to add bite-sized ingredients to the stand mixer bowl and run the machine until the desired consistency is achieved, then top with crumbled red velvet cake, white chocolate chips, and optional hot fudge or pecans.
This homemade dessert recipe is a quick and easy way to enjoy a sweet treat on Valentine's Day, and can be prepared ahead of time for added convenience.

As a recent inductee into the vibrant, bustling community of individuals who own a stand mixer , I'm always on the hunt for new and exciting things to whip up with my prized kitchen appliance. Ultra-chewy brown butter chocolate chip cookies , fluffy dinner rolls , delicious bubbly focaccia bread—the whole nine. My stand mixer has quickly become the kitchen gadget I can't live without, and the love affair continues to evolve with every scrumptious new recipe.

Speaking of love, Valentine's Day is right around the corner! If you're looking for one more quick and easy dish to add to your menu, we've got a positively sweet addition worthy of your consideration. The best part is, it all happens right in the bowl of your stand mixer which means clean up will be a breeze and you get more time to enjoy a surf and turf or steak dinner with your honey—paired with a glass of wine of course!

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If your sweetheart loves Dairy Queen Blizzards , specifically the red velvet flavor , and you find yourself wanting to whip it up from scratch at home, the folks over at KitchenAid shared a mind-blowing hack on their Instagram account to help you out. All you have to do is fasten the paddle attachment to your stand mixer, lock in the bowl and add in a few simply sweet ingredients.

How to Make a Homemade Dairy Queen Blizzard

To make a homemade red velvet Blizzard, you will need vanilla ice cream, pre-made red velvet cake or cupcakes, white chocolate chips and cream cheese. The key here is to measure with your heart, but as a general rule of thumb you want all the ingredients to be bite-sized. That way, they will be easier to mix into the ice cream.

Once all your Blizzard components have been added to the bowl of the stand mixer, the only thing left to do is turn on the machine and let it run until your ingredients have been incorporated to your liking. If chunky ice cream is your preference, run your stand mixer until the ice cream is just combined. If you like smooth ice cream, let the machine run for longer.

Scoop your homemade Blizzard into a beautiful glass, top with additional crumbled red velvet cake pieces and some more white chocolate chips. If you're feeling extra spicy (and I mean, it's Valentine's day so why wouldn't you?), swirl in a drizzle of hot fudge or toss on some pecans if you're feeling a little more adventurous.

This homemade spin on the iconic fast food dessert would also be a great make-ahead recipe to save you even more time on the big day. Now this is one hack we can get excited about! If you need us we'll be enjoying a moment alone with our stand mixer—you know, to see what other delicious Blizzard flavors we can recreate.

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