Whether Dairy Queen or Baskin-Robins sells the best ice cream is always up for debate. We took a look at the frozen treats at both chains to pick a winner.

Dairy Queen's soft serve now qualifies as "reduced-fat ice cream," but that's still different from ice cream in the eyes of the government, which is still defined as having at least 10% milk fat.

(WHTM) — The Dairy Queen menu is full of beloved frozen treats, including sundaes, blizzards, cones, and other sweets. However, none of it is real ice cream. Here’s what it really is ...

Christopher Sadowski Dairy Queen’s soft serve only contains 5% milk fat, meaning it doesn’t meet the fat requirement and therefore doesn’t fit the government’s definition of ice cream.

The FDA guidelines mean that Dairy Queen’s various frozen treats can’t be classified as ice cream, explaining why the chain often opts for the term “soft serve” instead. While this might ...

More: Dairy Queen brings back beloved cherry-dipped cone, for a limited time The fast-food ice cream and burger chain took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to make the announcement.

National Ice Cream Day, set to take place on July 20, is getting a tasty update, courtesy of Dairy Queen. From July 14 to 20, DQ is turning the annual frozen holiday into a full week of celebration.

Why Dairy Queen can’t legally call its product ice cream by: Emily Smith Posted: Jul 21, 2025 / 01:00 PM EDT Updated: Jul 22, 2025 / 05:45 AM EDT (WJW) — Walk in. Order Food. Enjoy food. Leave ...

This year marks the eighth time the Bloomington-based ice cream chain has marked the start of spring with a free cone giveaway. There are Dairy Queen locations in most states.