Dairy Queen Calories: Every Blizzard Size Ranked, Plus Burgers and Baskets

A Dairy Queen Blizzard runs from 330 calories (Mini OREO) to 1,370 (Large Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough or Turtle Pecan Cluster), and size matters more than flavor: a Large is roughly three times a Mini. A full DQ meal lands between about 530 and 2,500 calories. Every number below comes from Dairy Queen's official US nutrition tables.

Official menu data

Blizzard Treats, every size

Sorted by the Medium, the size most people order. Protein is for the Medium.

Blizzard flavor	Mini	Small	Medium	Large	Protein (Medium)
Butterfinger	350	590	800	1,060	20g
Snickers	350	610	800	1,060	19g
OREO Cookie	330	600	820	1,050	17g
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups	360	610	820	1,080	21g
Heath	360	640	880	1,190	17g
M&M's Chocolate Candy	370	660	880	1,160	18g
Mint OREO	360	640	880	1,140	17g
Mocha Brownie Mudslide	370	650	900	1,170	19g
Choco Brownie Extreme	420	740	980	1,330	20g
Turtle Pecan Cluster	430	680	1,020	1,370	18g
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough	410	710	1,030	1,370	18g
Royal New York Cheesecake	450	750	1,040	1,320	19g
Royal Ultimate Choco Brownie	480	770	1,040	1,340	19g

Fall flavors, limited time:

Blizzard flavor	Mini	Small	Medium	Large
Pumpkin Pie	360	560	720	940
Caramel Apple Cheesecake	340	600	840	1,130

What the Blizzard table actually says

• Size beats flavor every time. The gap between the lightest and heaviest Medium is 240 calories (800 vs 1,040). The gap between a Mini and a Large of the same flavor is 710 to 960.
• The Mini is the only Blizzard under 500. Every Mini lands between 330 and 480. Every Small is 560 or more.
• Candy-bar flavors are the lightest. Butterfinger, Snickers, OREO, and Reese's all sit at 800 to 820 for a Medium.
• Cookie dough, brownies, and cheesecake are the heaviest. The Royal flavors and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough cross 1,000 at Medium.
• Pumpkin Pie is the lightest Medium on the current list at 720, while it lasts. If you are tracking the rest of the season too, our Halloween candy calorie guide covers the fun-size bars that end up in these Blizzards.

Cones, sundaes, and classics

Item	Kids'	Small	Medium	Large
Vanilla Cone	160	220	320	450
Chocolate Cone	160	240	340	480
Chocolate Dipped Cone	200	320	460	640
Hot Fudge Sundae		300	430	610
Chocolate Sundae		270	400	560
Strawberry Sundae		240	340	490
Caramel Sundae		300	430	600

Item	Calories	Protein
Banana Split	520	9g
Peanut Buster Parfait	710	17g

Shakes

Shake	Small	Medium	Large	Protein (Medium)
Strawberry	490	630	800	16g
Vanilla	520	660	860	16g
Chocolate	530	710	920	16g
Hot Fudge	550	750	990	17g
Peanut Butter	640	930	1,250	22g

Making it a malt adds 60 (small), 80 (medium), or 110 (large).

Burgers and Signature Stackburgers

Item	Calories	Protein
Hamburger	320	15g
Original Cheeseburger, single	370	17g
Hamburger, double	460	24g
Original Cheeseburger, double	570	29g
Hamburger, triple	610	33g
Two Cheese Deluxe Burger, double	620	29g
Bacon Two Cheese Deluxe Burger, double	720	37g
FlameThrower Burger, double	720	34g
BBQ Smokehouse Cheddar Signature Stackburger, double	760	38g
Original Cheeseburger, triple	760	40g
Backyard Bacon Ranch Burger, double	820	38g
Two Cheese Deluxe Burger, triple	820	41g
FlameThrower Burger, triple	910	46g
Bacon Two Cheese Deluxe Burger, triple	920	49g
BBQ Smokehouse Cheddar Signature Stackburger, triple	960	49g
Backyard Bacon Ranch Burger, triple	1,020	50g

Chicken strips and baskets

Item	Calories	Protein	Fiber
Chicken Strips, 2 pc	280	13g	1g
Chicken Strips, 3 pc	430	19g	2g
Spicy Chicken Strip Sandwich	530	18g	3g
Original Chicken Strip Sandwich	550	18g	3g
Chicken Strip Basket, 4 pc	1,020	35g	6g
Chicken Strip Basket, 6 pc	1,300	48g	8g
Honey BBQ Sauced & Tossed Basket, 4 pc	1,140	35g	7g
Honey BBQ Sauced & Tossed Basket, 6 pc	1,480	49g	9g
Parmesan Garlic Sauced & Tossed Basket, 4 pc	1,220	37g	6g
Parmesan Garlic Sauced & Tossed Basket, 6 pc	1,630	51g	8g

DQ describes the basket as strips with fries, Texas toast, and a dipping sauce. The sauces also have their own rows in DQ's table, from 70 (country gravy) to 240 (honey mustard), with ranch at 220 and BBQ at 90. If you swap or add a sauce, log it as its own line.

Hot dogs and sides

Item	Calories	Protein	Fiber
Side Salad	20	1g	1g
Fries, Kids'	170	3g	2g
Corn Dog	240	6g	2g
Fries, Regular	280	5g	3g
Onion Rings, Regular	290	5g	2g
Hot Dog	330	12g	1g
Chili Dog	390	16g	1g
Cheese Dog	390	16g	1g
Chili Cheese Dog	420	18g	1g
Fries, Large	450	8g	4g
Onion Rings, Large	450	7g	3g
Cheese Curds, Regular	500	24g	0g
Mega Chili Cheese Dog	760	32g	2g
Chili Cheese Fries	990	25g	9g

How to build a low-calorie order

Ranked by calories saved, from the official numbers:

1. Medium Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Blizzard to a Kids' vanilla cone: saves 870 (1,030 vs 160). If you want the Blizzard itself, the Mini of the same flavor saves 620.
2. 6-piece basket to 3 strips and a side salad: saves 850 (1,300 vs 450).
3. Medium OREO Blizzard to a Mini: saves 490 (820 vs 330). It is the biggest swap that keeps the flavor you wanted.
4. Triple Stackburger to double: saves 200 (BBQ Smokehouse Cheddar, 960 vs 760).
5. Large fries to regular: saves 170 (450 vs 280). Kids' fries save another 110.
6. Skip the chocolate dip on a medium cone: saves 140 (460 vs 320).
7. Ranch to BBQ for your dipping sauce: saves 130 (220 vs 90).

Five orders under 700 calories

1. The cheeseburger and a cone: Original Cheeseburger + Kids' Vanilla Cone. 370 + 160 = 530 calories, 21g protein
2. The strips and salad: 3-piece Chicken Strips + Side Salad + BBQ sauce. 430 + 20 + 90 = 540 calories, 21g protein
3. The chili cheese dog and kids' fries: Chili Cheese Dog + Kids' Fries. 420 + 170 = 590 calories, 21g protein
4. The double and a cone: Double Hamburger + Kids' Vanilla Cone. 460 + 160 = 620 calories, 28g protein
5. The hot dog and a Mini: Hot Dog + Mini OREO Blizzard. 330 + 330 = 660 calories, 19g protein

Five highest-protein orders

1. Triple Cheeseburger + 3-piece strips: 760 + 430 = 1,190 calories, 59g protein
2. BBQ Smokehouse Cheddar Stackburger, triple + Side Salad: 960 + 20 = 980 calories, 50g protein
3. 6-piece Chicken Strip Basket: 1,300 calories, 48g protein
4. Double Hamburger + 3-piece strips: 460 + 430 = 890 calories, 43g protein
5. Triple Cheeseburger + Side Salad: 760 + 20 = 780 calories, 41g protein

For protein per calorie, the plain Double Hamburger (24g for 460) beats every Stackburger. Our fast food protein index ranks it against other chains.

Real-world orders, broken down

The lean order: "cheeseburger and a kids vanilla cone"

Component	Calories
Original Cheeseburger	370
Vanilla Cone, Kids'	160
Total	530

21g protein. A real DQ run with dessert, under a third of most daily budgets.

The standard order: "4 piece chicken strip basket and a small oreo blizzard"

Component	Calories
Chicken Strip Basket, 4 pc	1,020
OREO Blizzard, Small	600
Total	1,620

48g protein. Drop the Blizzard to a Mini and the meal is 1,350; drop it to a Kids' cone and it is 1,180.

The indulgent order: "triple backyard bacon ranch burger, large fries, medium cookie dough blizzard"

Component	Calories
Backyard Bacon Ranch Burger, triple	1,020
Fries, Large	450
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Blizzard, Medium	1,030
Total	2,500

76g protein and more than a full day for most people. The Blizzard alone is 41% of it.

How to log this in Nouri

Dairy Queen is the clearest case for typing over photographing. A Blizzard cup looks the same at 820 and 1,050 calories, and the camera cannot read the size off a cup. You already know you ordered a Medium OREO, so say so: "medium oreo blizzard" is the whole log in Nouri, with the per-item reasoning shown so you can check it against the table above.

I built Nouri after two kinds of tracker let me down. With MyFitnessPal the numbers were fine, but a normal dinner took several minutes to log, and after a long day I skipped it. With photo apps I was fast but not losing weight, because the estimates came in low. Nouri is my answer to both: fast enough that you actually log the treat, honest enough that the number means something. Nouri is iPhone (iOS only), and you can try it free.

You can type the order like a note, say it out loud, snap a photo, or ask Siri from the lock screen: "Hey Siri, track food in Nouri," then one sentence like "cheeseburger and a kids vanilla cone," and a calories and macros card shows up with what is left for the day. If you do take a photo, Nouri turns it into a sentence first, so you can fix "small" to "medium" before it counts. Add context like "extra hot fudge" and it recalculates.

On Sunday evening, your Nouri Report puts the Blizzard night in context: average calories and macros against your targets, days on target for your goal, and one clear focus for the week ahead.

FAQ

How many calories are in a Blizzard?

It depends on size and flavor. Per DQ's official table, a Mini Blizzard is 330 to 480 calories, a Small is 590 to 770, a Medium is 800 to 1,040, and a Large is 1,050 to 1,370 for the core flavors. Fall's Pumpkin Pie runs lighter, from 360 to 940.

How many calories in a medium OREO Blizzard?

820 calories with 17g of protein. The Mini is 330, the Small is 600, and the Large is 1,050.

What is the lowest calorie Blizzard?

The Mini OREO Blizzard at 330 calories. At Medium, Butterfinger and Snickers tie for lightest among the year-round flavors at 800, and the seasonal Pumpkin Pie Medium is 720 while it is on the menu.

What is the highest calorie Blizzard?

The Large Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Large Turtle Pecan Cluster, both 1,370 calories. The Large Royal Ultimate Choco Brownie and Choco Brownie Extreme are close behind at 1,340 and 1,330.

How many calories in a Dairy Queen vanilla cone?

160 for a Kids' cone, 220 small, 320 medium, and 450 large. Dipping it in chocolate adds about 40 to 190 depending on size.

How many calories in a DQ chicken strip basket?

The 4-piece basket is 1,020 calories with 35g of protein, and the 6-piece is 1,300 with 48g. DQ describes it as strips with fries, Texas toast, and a dipping sauce, and lists the sauces separately, so log any extra or swapped sauce on its own line.

How many calories in a Dairy Queen cheeseburger?

The Original Cheeseburger is 370 calories single, 570 double, and 760 triple. The plain Hamburger is 320.

How many calories are in DQ fries?

Regular fries are 280 calories and large fries are 450. Kids' fries are 170.

How many calories in a Dairy Queen hot dog?

The Hot Dog is 330 calories with 12g of protein. The Chili Cheese Dog is 420 and the Mega Chili Cheese Dog is 760.

How many calories in a Dairy Queen shake?

A small shake runs 490 to 640 and a medium 630 to 930, depending on flavor. The Medium Vanilla Shake is 660 and the Medium Chocolate is 710.

What is the healthiest thing to order at Dairy Queen?

For a full meal, an Original Cheeseburger with a Kids' vanilla cone is 530 calories. For a treat alone, a Kids' cone at 160 or a Mini Blizzard at 330 to 480 keeps dessert in a normal range.

What is the easiest way to track Dairy Queen calories?

Tell Nouri the order with the size in it, typed or spoken, for example "small reese's blizzard and a hot dog." It itemizes the meal with calories and macros right away and shows how it got each number, and the Siri shortcut works without unlocking your phone.

Pick your Blizzard size from the table, then log it in Nouri as one sentence before the spoon hits the cup. If DQ is part of a bigger fast-food habit, the McDonald's calorie guide covers the McFlurry comparison, How to Log Restaurant Meals covers the method, and Calorie Counting 101 covers the basics.

Sources

• Dairy Queen US, Treats nutrition and allergens table (Blizzards, cones, sundaes, shakes; page states "current as of September 3, 2026"): dairyqueen.com/en-us/nutrition/treats/ (checked October 4, 2026)
• Dairy Queen US, Food and Treats nutrition table (burgers, chicken, hot dogs, sides, sauces): dairyqueen.com/en-us/nutrition/food-treats/ (checked October 4, 2026)
• Dairy Queen US, Chicken Strip Basket menu page (basket contents): dairyqueen.com/en-us/menu/chicken-strip-basket/ (checked October 4, 2026)
• All combo totals are sums of the official per-item values above