Dairy Queen Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Blizzard
The famous DQ Blizzard® is created with thick and creamy vanilla ice cream blended with pieces of Reese’s® Peanut Butter Cup candy.
The smallest size available, a Mini Blizzard, contains:
Read this guide for a complete overview of the nutritional information, ingredients, and allergens, in a DQ Blizzard made with bits of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup.
Peanut Butter Cup Blizzard Nutrition Facts
Nutritional information in this guide is presented based on a single serving measured as one Blizzard treat. The fast food restaurant offers four sizes: Mini, Small, Medium, and Large.
Daily Value
Daily value (%DV) illustrates how much a nutrient contributes to a daily diet, based on a 2,000 calorie diet, which is the standard amount used by the FDA to provide general nutrition guidance. While your daily value may be higher or lower, the reported %DV can be used to compare foods.
% Daily Value
Serving: 1 Order|
MINI |
SMALL |
MEDIUM |
LARGE | |
|
Calories |
360 |
570 |
750 |
1,000 |
|
Saturated Fat |
35% |
60% |
80% |
105% |
|
Cholesterol |
10% |
15% |
20% |
27% |
|
Sodium |
7% |
13% |
17% |
22% |
%DV based on 2,000 calories
Calories
Calories vary by size ordered. Here is a summary of the total calories based on Peanut Butter Cup Blizzard size.
Calories by Macronutrient
More than half of the total calories are derived from carbohydrates. Dietary fat contributes about 36% of the calories and the remaining 8% is from protein.
DQ Peanut Butter Cup Blizzard
% Calories from Fat, Carbs, and ProteinHere are the number of calories by macronutrient for each of the sizes available.
Blizzard Calories by Macronutrient by Size
|
Mini |
Small |
Medium |
Large | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Calories from Fat |
130 |
210 |
280 |
380 |
|
Calories from Carbohydrates |
200 |
310 |
400 |
530 |
|
Calories from Protein |
30 |
50 |
70 |
90 |
|
Total Calories |
360 |
570 |
750 |
1,000 |
The summary of calories by macronutrient is a rounded estimate based on standard formulations and nutrition facts provided by Dairy Queen fast food restaurant.
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Dietary Fats
Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommended limiting calories from saturated fat to 10% or less of total calories consumed per day.
With that in mind, take note that the amount of saturated fat in a Dairy Queen Blizzard with Peanut Butter Cup candy pieces contains between 7 grams to 21 grams saturated fat, depending on size.
Here is a summary of the amount of total fat and a breakout for saturated fat in each size treat.
Amount of Fat in Blizzard, by Size
|
Mini |
Small |
Medium |
Large | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Fat |
14g |
23g |
31g |
42g |
|
Recommended limit* |
78g |
78g |
78g |
78g |
|
% Daily Value |
18% |
29% |
40% |
54% |
|
Saturated Fat |
7g |
12g |
16g |
21g |
|
Recommended Limit* |
20g |
20g |
20g |
20g |
|
% Daily Value |
35% |
60% |
80% |
105% |
*Per FDA for average adult American, based on a 2,000 calorie daily diet
The amount of saturated fat in a PB Cup Blizzard is high (for all sizes). A large Blizzard contains more saturated fat than the recommended limit for an entire day.
Sugars
The smallest size PB Cup Blizzard, a Mini, has 43 grams of total sugars, which includes both natural sugars and added sugars.
As with saturated fat, general recommendations are to limit calories from added sugars to less than 10% of total calories.
Dairy Queen doesn’t currently provide a breakout of added vs total sugars, but we can see from the list of ingredients that sugar is one of the top ingredients in both the ice cream and the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups pieces.
Here is a summary of the nutrition facts for Dairy Queen’s Blizzard made with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, by size.
Nutrition Facts
Amount per serving in 1 Blizzard (%DV)
|
MINI |
SMALL |
MEDIUM |
LARGE | |
|
Calories |
360 |
570 |
750 |
1,000 |
|
Total Fat |
14g (18%) |
23g (29%) |
31g (40%) |
42g (54%) |
|
Saturated Fat |
7g (35%) |
12g (60%) |
16g (80%) |
21g (105%) |
|
Trans Fat |
0g |
0.5g |
1g |
1g |
|
Cholesterol |
30mg (10%) |
45mg (15%) |
60mg (20%) |
80mg (27%) |
|
Sodium |
170mg (7%) |
290mg (13%) |
380mg (17%) |
510mg (22%) |
|
Carbohydrates |
50g (18%) |
79g (29%) |
102g (37%) |
136g (49%) |
|
Dietary Fiber |
1g (4%) |
1g (4%) |
2g (7%) |
3g (11%) |
|
Total Sugars |
43g |
68g |
88g |
118g |
|
Protein |
9g |
15g |
19g |
25g |
%DV based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Calorie needs vary and your %DV may be higher or lower. Provided for informational purposes only. Consult with your physician for dietary or healthcare advice.
Ingredients and Allergens in DQ Blizzard
Ingredients
Here is the list of ingredients in the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Blizzard from Dairy Queen.
Reduced Fat Vanilla Flavored Ice Cream
Ingredients:Milkfat and Nonfat Milk, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Whey, Mono- and Diglycerides, Artificial Flavor, Guar Gum, Polysorbate 80, Carrageenan, and Vitamin A Palmitate.
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Pieces
Ingredients:Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate, Skim Milk, Milk Fat, Lactose, Lecithin, PGPR), Peanuts, Sugar, Dextrose, Salt, TBHQ, and Citric Acid.
What is PGPR?
PGPR is listed as an ingredient in the Peanut Butter Cup chocolate. Polyglycerol plyricinoleate (PGPR) is processed from glycerol and fatty acids such as castor bean or soybean oil.
The additive is commonly used as an emulsifier to prevent water and fats from separating in a food product.
It’s also used during the production of chocolate products. PGPR alters the characteristics of chocolate to enable the product to flow smoothly throughout the manufacturing process.
Allergens
This sweet treat is made with ingredients that contain milk, peanuts, and soy. It may also contain egg, treenuts, and wheat.
Ingredients, allergens, and nutrition facts are based on available information as of the date this article was published and/or updated. Restaurants and food manufacturers may change their recipes without notice. Check directly with the food provider for the most accurate and up-to-date information. NutritionandIngredients.com does not provide health or wellness advice or dietary recommendations. Our aim is to research commercially processed food and publish articles for informational purposes only. Unless otherwise stated, % Daily Value is based on 2,000 calories per day, but calorie needs vary by individual. Always consult your physician for any healthcare or dietary advice.
Nutrition facts, allergens, and ingredients source: Dairy Queen
So much sugar! I shouldn’t be surprised. But I am. You note added sugars in many of the other products. How many added sugars in this blizzard?
Patrick,
Unfortunately DQ doesn’t provide a breakout of the added sugars vs natural sugars. But, there are data that points to total sugars being comprised of nearly all added sugars. Added sugars are about 90% of total carbs in Reese’s PB Cups. There’s only 1g fiber in a small Blizzard. Sugar and Corn Syrup are top 3 ingredients in the ice cream. So while there is natural sugar in milkfat, I would guess added sugars make up 80-90% of the total sugars.
Thanks for your comments!
– Isabel