We all want to treat ourselves now and again, and on a hot summer day, one way to cool off is with a cold, decadent frozen drink from a local eatery. We’re not talking about your standard shake or smoothie. We’re talking about such decadent treats as Dairy Queen’s Salted Caramel Truffle Blizzard, which is made of vanilla ice cream, salted caramel truffles, toffee pieces, cocoa fudge, and chocolate chunks — all in one dessert.
24/7 Wall St. scoured the menus of some of the nation’s most popular restaurants to find the shakes, malts, frozen coffees and smoothies that are made for that special occasion when you need a pick-me-up or a reward and nothing else will satisfy. These items are the most decadent we could find on the menus of some of the country’s fast food chains, and they are made with some truly indulgent ingredients. These are the 25 most decadent frozen treats in the country.
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While chains such as Baskin Robbins, Dairy Queen, and Friendly’s naturally have many frozen treat offerings, plenty of regular fast-food and fast-casual restaurants also feature all kinds of delectable choices. Sonic, for example, boasts a selection of more than 20 frozen drinks.
While each of these 25 treats brings its own unique flavor combinations to the table, quite a few include a branded candy in the treat mix. Ten of the treats include a well-known cookie or candy brand such as Oreos, Turtles, M&M’s, Butterfinger, or Snickers.
The 25 frozen treats are from 10 different popular restaurant chains and come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and flavors. Customers can buy fruity frozen drinks, like Zaxby’s Banana Pudding Milkshake or McDonald’s Strawberry McCafe. And plenty of over-the-top treats are also made with American confectionery staples — chocolate and/or peanut butter.
To create our list of the most decadent frozen drinks, 24/7 Wall St. considered the menus of the largest fast-food and fast-casual restaurants. We ranked more than 1,500 frozen drinks that are listed on menus at the 27 largest fast food restaurants across the country. We included frozen drinks and ice cream-based desserts that contain at least 750 calories and gave preference to items with unique or particularly indulgent ingredients.
1. Oreo Cookie Ice Cream Shake
> Restaurant: Jack In The Box
> Size: 24 oz
> Sugars (g): 107
> Calories: 1,145
> Total fat (g): 61
At Jack In The Box, no meal is complete without a frozen treat for dessert. The Oreo Cookie Ice Cream Shake with whipped topping combines the smoothness of a milkshake with a crumbly cookie crunch. When a standard vanilla milk shake just won’t cut it, Jack In The Box goes the extra mile and tops it all off with whipped cream and a maraschino cherry.
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2. Peanut Butter Fudge Shake
> Restaurant: Sonic
> Size: 30.8 oz
> Sugars (g): 165
> Calories: 1,940
> Total fat (g): 122
Sonic caters to the parched diner with this beverage by combining rich ice cream with savory peanut butter and gooey hot fudge and topping it off with whipped cream and a cherry. The saltiness from the peanut butter and the sweetness of the fudge combine to form a perfect union.
3. Made with Snickers 31° Below
> Restaurant: Baskin Robbins
> Size: 24oz
> Sugars (g): 159
> Calories: 1,290
> Total fat (g): 54
Baskin Robbins concocted this delectable treat by taking creamy vanilla ice cream and combining it with crushed pieces of one of America’s favorite chocolate candy bars. Snicker’s crushed bits of nougat, peanuts, and caramel coated in milk chocolate go a long way to making this beverage irresistible. By combining one of the world’s most popular ice cream flavors with a candy bar that has over 10 million likes on Facebook, this Baskin Robbins frozen treat is a sure crowd pleaser.
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4. Turtle Pecan Cluster Blizzard
> Restaurant: Dairy Queen
> Size: 20.8
> Sugars (g): 120
> Calories: 1,330
> Total fat (g): 69
Dairy Queen is famous for its frozen ice cream treats, and the irresistible Turtle Pecan Cluster Blizzard is one of them. Can’t decide if you’re in the mood for rich chocolate or creamy vanilla? Torn between a crunchy pecan topping or a smooth caramel swirl? No problem. This frozen treat features a blend of chocolate, caramel, and vanilla soft serve laden with pieces of pecan — an indulgent medley with something for every palate.
5. Frozen Caramel Coffee Coolatta with Cream
> Restaurant: Dunkin’ Donuts
> Size: 32 oz
> Sugars (g): 130
> Calories: 990
> Total fat (g): 47
Caramel lovers look no further. This delectable treat takes Dunkin’ Donuts’ popular Coolatta — a blend of cream and its famous coffee in the form of a smooth frozen drink — and combines it with gooey caramel and tops it off with a dollop of fresh whipped cream. Dunkin Donuts describes this refreshing frozen beverage as “caramelicious.”
6. Strawberry McCafé Shake
> Restaurant: McDonald’s
> Size: 22oz
> Sugars (g): 123
> Calories: 850
> Total fat (g): 24
The fresh and fruity Strawberry McCafe Shake is McDonald’s interpretation of a classic summertime favorite. The shake is sweet vanilla ice cream infused with scrumptious strawberry syrup all topped with light, fluffy, whipped cream and a maraschino cherry. Don’t be fooled by the vanilla ice cream’s classification as low fat, this frozen drink is one of the most decadent available on the fast food chain’s menu.
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7. Strawberry Cheesecake Blizzard
> Restaurant: Dairy Queen
> Size: 18.9 oz
> Sugars (g): 111
> Calories: 920
> Total fat (g): 33
Though cheesecake and ice cream are not typically served together, Dairy Queen threw the rule book aside for the Strawberry Cheesecake Blizzard. Starting with the chain’s popular vanilla soft serve, Dairy Queen mixes in juicy chunks of real strawberry and velvety cheesecake to complete this creamy concoction. The Strawberry Cheesecake Blizzard is the perfect indulgent summer afternoon treat.
8. Banana Pudding Milkshake
> Restaurant: Zaxby’s
> Size: 16 oz
> Sugars (g): 89
> Calories: 790
> Total fat (g): 36
While many of the most decadent frozen drinks don’t feature a lot of fruit, the Banana Pudding Milkshake from Zaxby’s is a perfect exception. This banana pudding-flavored milk shake is topped with whipped cream and sprinkled with pieces of sweet and crunchy vanilla wafer. There’s nothing else you could add to this chilled symphony of flavors to make it any more perfect.
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9. Turtle Caramel Nut
> Restaurant: Steak N’ Shake
> Size: 18 oz
> Sugars (g): 119
> Calories: 870
> Total fat (g): 30
The Turtle Caramel Nut is one of the Steak N’ Shake’s especially rich specialty shakes. This frosty layered concoction comprises a chocolate milkshake infused with Turtles chocolate covered pecan candy. All that is topped by a layer of gooey chocolate and rich smooth caramel syrup that’s then topped by a mountain of whipped cream and a maraschino cherry at the peak.
10. Mint Oreo Concrete Mixer
> Restaurant: Culver’s
> Size: 20.7 oz
> Sugars (g): 137
> Calories: 1,385
> Total fat (g): 71
What could be more indulgent on a hot summer day than the combination of frozen custard, cool mint, and crumbly chocolate cookie? Culver’s caters to this urge with its Mint Oreo Concrete Mixer. With a base of creamy vanilla custard and a flavorful Creme De Menthe topping, the treat is completed with a generous helping of crumbled Oreo Cookies.
11. Birthday Cake Milkshake
> Restaurant: Zaxby’s
> Size: 16 oz
> Sugars (g): 98
> Calories: 860
> Total fat (g): 38
This summer, everyday can be your birthday at Zaxby’s. One of the chain’s most delicious frozen treats is the mouth-watering Birthday Cake Milkshake. This gooey concoction is a birthday cake batter-flavored milkshake blended with colorful sprinkles and topped with chocolate whipped cream. For those looking to indulge, there is no need to wait for a special occasion to enjoy the Birthday Cake Milkshake.
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12. Brownie Cookie Dough Blizzard
> Restaurant: Dairy Queen
> Size: 22oz
> Sugars (g): 156
> Calories: 1510
> Total fat (g): 63
With the irresistible Brownie Cookie Dough Blizzard, Dairy Queen combined two unique bakery dessert tastes into one chocolaty concoction. This frozen treat is a blend of bite-sized brownie morsels, chocolate chip cookie dough, rich gooey chocolate fudge, thick chocolate chunks, and smooth vanilla soft serve. The Brownie Cookie Dough Blizzard will surely appeal to both the chocolate lover and the baked treat fanatic.
13. Made with M&M’s 31° Below
> Restaurant: Baskin Robbins
> Size: 24 oz
> Sugars (g): 190
> Calories: 1,430
> Total fat (g): 56
Baskin Robbins took one of the most popular ice cream flavors in the country and combined it with one of the world’s most iconic and beloved candy brands to create its Made with M&M’s 31° Below ice cream specialty. This frozen treat is a blend of creamy vanilla soft serve ice cream, and M&M’s crunchy candy pieces. Everyone knows that M&M’s go great on a sundae. Now you can have them with an indulgent frozen drink.
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14. Peanut Butter Cup Shake
> Restaurant: Steak N’ Shake
> Size: 18 oz
> Sugars (g): 122
> Calories: 890
> Total fat (g): 36
Steak n’ Shake has over 30 different milkshakes for thirsty customers to choose. But the Peanut Butter Cup Shake is the obvious choice for peanut flavor lovers. After trying this classic vanilla shake with chopped up and crumbly peanut butter cups, you’ll wonder why people ever eat these things separately. The restaurant may not have originated the idea of adding peanut butter cups to ice cream, but it just may have perfected it.
15. Sonic Blast Made With Butterfinger Candy
> Restaurant: Sonic
> Size: 29.2
> Sugars (g): 180
> Calories: 1,770
> Total fat (g): 92
Sonic took a classic candy bar and mixed it with rich vanilla ice cream to concoct this frozen treat. With its flaky, crunchy peanut butter flavored center coated in silky smooth chocolate, The Butterfinger candy bar is the perfect compliment to the shake’s vanilla ice cream base. Once you try it, you’ll be saying, “keep your fingers off my Butterfinger Blast.”
16. Caramel Java Chiller Shake
> Restaurant: Sonic
> Size: 22.8 oz
> Sugars (g): 144
> Calories: 1,310
> Total fat (g): 61
Who says you can’t eat dessert first? The frosty Caramel Java Chiller Shake may just be the most delectable way to start your day. With this frozen treat, the restaurant that dubs itself America’s Drive-In takes smooth vanilla ice cream and infuses it with rich and gooey caramel and throws in a shot of bold espresso for a milkshake with a kick.
17. Salted Caramel Truffle Blizzard
> Restaurant: Dairy Queen
> Size: 21oz
> Sugars (g): 153
> Calories: 1430
> Total fat (g): 67
Dairy Queen put everything that is sweet and delicious into a single treat and then added some salt to push our taste buds to another level. The drink combines intensely flavorful salted caramel chocolate truffles, crunchy toffee pieces, rich cocoa fudge, and chocolate chunks mixed in with classic vanilla ice cream. Any one of those ingredients would make a decadent dessert, Dairy Queen used them all.
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18. Mocha Dream Chiller
> Restaurant: Krispy Kreme
> Size: 20 oz
> Sugars (g): 94
> Calories: 1,050
> Total fat (g): 41
Krispy Kreme, though famous for its doughnuts, also sells its share of mouth-watering frozen drinks. Among its most indulgent is the frosty Mocha Dream Chiller. With this beverage, Krispy Kreme combines the classic doughnut shop flavors of fresh coffee and chocolate into a frozen treat and tops it off with whipped cream. Krispy Kreme recommends the Dulce De Leche doughnut as the perfect compliment to the Mocha Dream Chiller.
19. Strawberry Ice Cream Shake
> Restaurant: Jack In The Box
> Size: 24 oz
> Sugars (g): 121
> Calories: 1,093
> Total fat (g): 54
Jack In The Box keeps it classic with its Strawberry Ice Cream Shake, combining creamy vanilla ice cream with sweet strawberry syrup and topping it all off with cool whipped cream and a maraschino cherry. While the ingredient list for this milkshake is uncharacteristically short among other most decadent drinks, the Strawberry Ice Cream Shake is clearly one of the most indulgent frozen treats on Jack In The Box’s menu.
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20. Vanilla Concrete Mixer made with M&M’s
> Restaurant: Culver’s
> Size: 20.6 oz
> Sugars (g): 149
> Calories: 1,520
> Total fat (g): 82
With its first location opening in Wisconsin nearly 30 years ago, Culver’s now peddles its delicious wares across the Midwest. One of the restaurant chain’s most indulgent treats is the M&M’s Concrete Mixer. This frozen delight is a simple combination of creamy vanilla custard and candy coated chocolate M&M’s Minis. Culver’s makes a point to warn customers they will need a sturdy spoon to manage this thick frozen treat.
21. Frappe Chocolate Chip
> Restaurant: McDonald’s
> Size: 22 oz
> Sugars (g): 99
> Calories: 750
> Total fat (g): 31
Since its humble origins as a simple hamburger stand, McDonald’s has vastly expanded its menu, now serving a host of frozen treats and drinks that rival the most decadent in the country. The Frappe Chocolate Chip takes four popular flavors and combines them into one frozen beverage. Starting with the taste of rich mocha and silky caramel, McDonald’s adds a hint of coffee and blends in chocolate chip morsels, topping it off with light, fluffy whipped cream and a generous drizzle of mocha and caramel syrup.
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22. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Blizzard Treat
> Restaurant: Dairy Queen
> Size: 20oz
> Sugars (g): 141
> Calories: 1,340
> Total fat (g): 54
The Blizzard is one of Dairy Queen’s most beloved menu items, famous for being so thick, it can be held upside down. This delectable treat is a blend of smooth vanilla soft serve, rich chocolate chip cookie dough, and delicious fudge. Dairy Queen’s take on cookie dough, a steady favorite among ice cream lovers, is one of its two most popular Blizzard flavors.
23. Oreo Coolatta
> Restaurant: Dunkin’ Donuts
> Size: 32 oz
> Sugars (g): 155
> Calories: 870
> Total fat (g): 19
Nothing beats the classic taste of Oreo cookies dipped in a cool, fresh glass of milk. Of course, Dunkin’ Donuts’ Oreo Coolatta might give this traditional treat a run for its money. The frozen concoction infuses rich vanilla ice cream with the chocolaty cookie crunch and a sweet cream taste of real Oreos, topped off with a generous dollop of whipped cream.
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24. Crazy for Cookie Dough Concrete Mixer
> Restaurant: Culver’s
> Size: 23.6 oz
> Sugars (g): 164
> Calories: 1,700
> Total fat (g): 83
Culver’s Concrete Mixers are notoriously thick and The Crazy for Cookie Dough Concrete Mixer is no exception. This frozen delight starts with a combination of thick vanilla custard and chocolate chip cookie dough chunks as a base. It is then topped with rich hot fudge and a gooey salted caramel drizzle.
25. Oreo ‘n Chocolate Shake
> Restaurant: Baskin Robbins
> Size: 32 oz
> Sugars (g): 116
> Calories: 1,050
> Total fat (g): 50
Baskin Robbins Oreo ‘n Chocolate Shake is a new take on a classic frozen treat. The famous ice cream purveyor paired a classic flavor with Milk’s Favorite Cookie to create one of its most delectable milkshakes. Rich chocolate ice cream blended with Oreo cookies deliver a double dose of frozen chocolate delight in the Oreo ‘n Chocolate Shake. Crumbled and blended into the shake, the iconic chocolate wafers sandwiching in a layer of sweet cream bring both texture and flavor to this indulgent summertime favorite.
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