It must have been the late 80s or early 90s. Dairy Queen came out with a Blizzard where they mixed in Nerds candy. This sounds like one of the worst ideas in the history of desserts. Turns out it was actually kind of great. The sweetness of the soft serve vanilla ice cream mixed with the crunchy tartness of the Nerds candy was a perfect combination.

It’s easy enough to make a close approximation by dumping a box of Nerds into a bowl of vanilla ice cream and then mixing it around. It’s not exactly the same, but the flavor is pretty close.

My hope is that in a couple years, DQ will see the error of their ways and bring this sweet treat back to life for all the idiots who love nostalgic throwback foods.