Pumpkin Pie Blizzard from Dairy Queen

Origin: local neighborhood Dairy Queen (not my local neighborhood, mind you, but I’m sure it was somebody’s neighborhood…)
Flavor: pumpkin-flavored, with what appeared to be bits of graham cracker crust
Appearance: clearly didn’t look exactly like the promotional photo, but still looked good
Taste: left something to be desired … had definite pumpkin-flavoring, but couldn’t possibly hold a candle to something along the lines of Cold Stone’s pumpkin ice cream which is actually pumpkin ice cream instead of just vanilla with pumpkin-flavoring added in later
Footnote: This treat probably would’ve been better received had I not stood there and watched the lady make it – there was just something about seeing the spoonfuls of “pumpkin-flavoring” gunk that she put in the cup before mixing it up that really ruined the magic for me. Before ordering, I joked about how they probably just throw a piece of pumpkin pie in the blender and add some ice cream, and sadly that wasn’t too far from the truth! Some things are better left behind the curtain…