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First published 3/7/14; edited 4/22/15. I changed the name to “Extreme Chocolate Whiteout” on 12.6.16, but the recipe is the same as before.
Dairy Queen is one of my top three fast food places. I’m happy with a small Blizzard for a meal, but my only problem is deciding which one to get. In the past year or so, I’ve been sticking pretty much exclusively to the Chocoholics menu; and one of my favorite Blizzards is the Chocolate Xtreme – “Chewy brownie pieces, choco chunks and cocoa fudge blended with creamy vanilla soft serve.”
With my current soft-serve ice cream obsession, I decided to try to tweak the recipe to recreate some of my favorite DQ Blizzards. The first one I tried to recreate was the Strawberry Cheesequake Blizzard, another DQ favorite of mine. It turned out great, and I was all set to blog about it – until I tried this one yesterday morning. It tasted so much like the original that I just couldn’t wait to share it with you. I was literally grinning from ear to ear as I ate this for breakfast. Often when you try to copy a recipe and make it healthy, the results are good – but not spectacular. I believe that this one nudges the spectacular.
Mmmm…brownie batter ice cream filled with chunks of chocolate and fudgy brownies.
I thought about trying to get a picture of this thing upside down – you know how DQ serves their Blizzards upside down to show off how thick they are? Well…let’s just say that I tried that with the Strawberry Cheesecake Whiteout…and the only pictures I got the first time around were of a big pink puddle on the kitchen counter. I didn’t take a picture of what ended up on the floor…or all down the front of me. It really was thick – but I had transferred it into a different cup for pictures and there wasn’t a lot of suction going on….
I digress.
This is where I finally end up giving you the recipe. 🙂 And if you don’t like raw eggs, I’m afraid I can’t help you there. I’m not afraid in the least bit to eat a raw egg; I guess that comes from growing up drinking a frozen eggnog chock-full of raw eggs every Christmas. You could try leaving the egg out if it’s totally gross to you, but I’m not promising that this “Blizzard” will taste as rich without it.
You can find this recipe in my cookbook, Necessary Food.
- 1 cup crushed ice
- 1 farm fresh egg
- ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
- ¼ cup cottage cheese
- 3 doonks THM Pure Stevia Extract Powder, to taste (a doonk is 1/32 tsp.)
- ¼-1/2 tsp. glucomannan
- Scant ¼ tsp. baking powder
- ½ scoop vanilla whey protein powder
- Scant T cocoa powder
- 1 Fudgy Brownie
- Chunks of 85% dark chocolate, unsweetened baker's chocolate, Lily's Chocolate Chips, or chunks of Skinny Chocolate (recipe can be found in the Trim Healthy Mama book)
- Blend all but the last two ingredients together. If the treat is not thick enough for your liking, add some more ice.
- Cut the Fudgy Brownie into small pieces (substitute at your own risk; this Blizzard-style treat needs chewy brownie pieces to taste authentic) and stir it and the chocolate chunks by hand into the shake.
I changed the name to "Extreme Chocolate Whiteout" on 12.6.16, but the recipe is the same as before.
Click here for my fudgy brownie recipe (which I used in the above recipe).
Suggested products:
- Trim Healthy Mama paperback
- Glucomannan
- Whey Protein Powder
- Sugar-free Chocolate Chips
- THM Pure Stevia Extract Powder
With the Keto diet and my goals being weight loss, it is hard to stay in the moderate protein range for me as we use a lot of venison in our meals. Would you have a suggestion as to how to tweak/replace the vanilla whey protein powder? For the taste I was thinking pure vanilla, but I’m not sure which dry ingredient I should increase to balance out the consistency. I realize you probably haven’t tried an alternate , just looking for a suggestion :). Thanks in advance, I can’t wait to try this! I am a CHOCOHOLIC! 🙂
Hi Shasta! First – thank you for the way you asked that question! So many people come here assuming that I’ve tried every recipe ten different ways… =P You could probably just leave out the protein powder and add some vanilla as you said. It won’t be as fluffy and creamy, but it should still be good. If you want it to be creamier you could always add a few tablespoons of heavy whipping cream.
My goodness….. I never need Dairy Queen again. I love how THM has taken my sugar cravings but this is as if I have ordered my fave Blizzard. So so so good. I’ll get the nerve up to try the egg but this first time, I did use your 2 T cream suggestion. Thank you!!!!
Wonderful! I’m so glad you liked it, Lori!
blend correct? not into ice cream maker?
Yes.
I’m going to try this! However, I don’t have any cottage cheese… but do have a ripe avocado…hmmm… I might try it with the avo instead and see how it turns out 🙂 A super chocolately fat-fueled breakfast that’s for sure!!
That’s a cool idea! Let me know how it turns out!
I want to try this sooo bad, but I know that I would mentally freak myself out about the raw egg! I know, I know, it’s all in my head, but I just don’t think I could enjoy it, knowing that a raw egg was in there. 😛 Does anyone else have any substitute suggestions that you’ve tried and that work?
You can use a pasteurized egg (these can be purchased at a lot of grocery stores, or you can make your own – Google will show you how)…but really the easiest option would be to leave it out and add 2 T of cream. 🙂
Hi Briana, since I see there is the 1/2 scoop (and egg), would you suggest this only as a snack or meal and perhaps not as a dessert? Just curious! Thanks!
I would use it as either. 🙂 If you’re using it as a dessert, there’s really no need for the extra protein powder so feel free to leave it out.
Sounds scrumptious!!!! How much is a 1/2 scoop of vanilla whey protein powder????
I think full scoops are usually 1/4 or 1/3 cup, so use 2-3 T and you should be good. 🙂
I’m eating this for breakfast right now without shame and it is absolutely amazing! And the fudgy brownies that go in it…well, they are the BEST low carb brownies I’ve ever eaten. Thanks so much for this awesome recipe Briana!
((cheering)) I’m so glad you liked it, Dolly! Thanks for making it and the brownies!
Definitely a keeper recipe! Hit the chocolate spot. I can’t wait to make it again tomorrow. It was that good. 🙂
Wondering what ice cream maker you suggest to buy?
This is the one I have (affiliate link). I’ve been happy with it. 🙂
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003KYSLMW/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003KYSLMW&linkCode=as2&tag=wwwbrianathom-20&linkId=IMX372USE5C346C4
Such a fun idea to make your own Blizzard! Pinning this.
WOW just what I was looking for. Came here by searching for chocolates