Popeyes’ latest limited time offering is the new Smokehouse Boneless Wings. They were inspired by cajun smokehouses that use hickory and pecan. The menu item comes with Popeyes’ new Rajun Cajun BBQ Ranch sauce for dipping.
A combo of six boneless wings, a regular side, and a biscuit is available for $5 at participating locations.
If you’ve tried it, let us know what you think of it in the comments.
(Image via Popeyes’ website.)
They say variety is the spice of life. I say gingerbread is the spice that Life cereal needs to add variety. (Spotted by Amanda Y at Target.)
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I have an odd relationship with candy canes. They are undeniably a minty herald of the holidays. Still, something about food that sharpens to a point while being eaten makes me uneasy. I can’t help but think that a partially consumed candy cane would be the improvised weapon of choice for elves doing time in Santa’s Secret Gulag.
Fortunately, Dairy Queen has come to my rescue with the returning favorite Candy Cane Chill Blizzard. Vanilla soft serve is mixed with choco chunks and peppermint candy cane pieces, no soap on a licorice rope required.
I had never tried the chocolate chunk version before; my experience had been solely with its sibling, the excellent Oreo Candy Cane Blizzard. This version of the treat greets you with colorful red specs nestled between chocolate chunks that paint a pleasing festive picture.
Chocolate pieces in vanilla ice cream are nothing new to Dairy Queen fans, so it’s left to the candy cane bits to differentiate this offering from the standard fare. They are more than up to the task, imparting a refreshing and enjoyable peppermint taste that is powerful but not overbearing.
The mix-ins are prominent and plentiful with the hard candy providing a pleasant crunch that never fades while the chocolate pieces linger and melt pleasantly in your mouth. I don’t feel overly hyperbolic when I say that this tastes like Christmas.
This is some of Dairy Queen’s best work, both in taste and as a balanced representation of the Christmas season. It is distinctly different but equally as enjoyable as its fraternal Oreo twin. Bribing Santa with a Candy Cane Chill on Christmas Eve may move you off the naughty list, or, at the least, keep you beyond the reach of the striped shanks of North Pole gen pop.
Purchased Price: $3.59
Size: Small
Rating: 9 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (Small) 630 calories, 17 grams of fat, 170 milligrams of sodium, 109 grams of carbohydrates, and 11 grams of protein.
I guess the name Not Quite Pumpkin Spice Triscuit was taken or something? (Spotted by @DaleMethod at Marc’s.)
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Dairy Queen’s newest treat is the Oreo Hot Cocoa Blizzard. While it doesn’t have marshmallows, it does come with Oreo cookie pieces and cocoa fudge blended with soft serve, all of which is crowned with whipped topping.
A small has 790 calories, 300 calories from fat, 34 grams of fat, 16 grams of saturated fat, 1 gram of trans fat, 50 milligrams of cholesterol, 460 milligrams of sodium, 111 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 83 grams of sugar, and 15 grams of protein.
DQ has also brought back the Candy Cane Chill Blizzard as the chain’s Blizzard of the Month for November 2017. It features crushed peppermint candy cane pieces and choco chunks mixed into vanilla soft serve.
If you’ve tried the Oreo Hot Cocoa Blizzard, let us know what you think of it in the comments.
(Image via Dairy Queen’s website.)