You probably don’t associate restaurants like Dairy Queen or McDonald’s as being low-carb, and in general, that’s an accurate assumption. Dairy Queen is known for its frozen desserts like Blizzards, ice cream cones, ice cream cake, and many other novelties. They also offer items from the grill like burgers and hot dogs.
If you’re on keto, are there any options for you at Dairy Queen? We’ll reveal the complete list of keto food and drink options at Dairy Queen next!
Keto food and drink options at Dairy Queen
Keto refresher
A keto diet is very low in carbohydrates, usually 50 grams or less per day. Some keto dieters aim to keep carbs below 25 grams per day or less.
A keto diet avoids high-carb foods like:
- Grains
- Fruit
- Starchy vegetables like potatoes
- Sugar-sweeteend foods and drinks
- Milk and some types of yogurt
Ice cream treats
Ice cream is high in carbohydrates because of the milk and sugar, so none of the sweet treat offerings from Dairy Queen are considered keto-friendly.
Keto Blizzards: none
Keto shakes: none
Keto Moolatte beverages: none
Keto “Curl on Top” treats (banana split, Cupfection, etc): none
Keto sundaes: none
Keto cones: none
Keto DQ cakes: none
Keto novelties (e.g. Dilly Bar, etc): none
Keto fruit smoothies (including Orange Julius drinks): none
Keto Misty Slush/Freeze: none
Add-ons
We’re considering foods with five grams or less per serving keto-friendly for this list. These are a listed as add-ons on the Dairy Queen menu, so you’ll see everything from ice cream add-ons to burger add-ons.
| Item | Carbs |
| Cheesecake pieces for mini/small Blizzard | 5 grams |
| Choco chunks for mini/small Blizzard | 4 grams |
| Peanut butter topping for mini/small Blizzard | 2 grams |
| Applewood smoked bacon | 0 grams |
| Burger patty | 0 grams |
| Chili dog sauce | 2 grams |
| Diced tomato | 1 gram |
| Jalapeno bacon | 0 grams |
| Lettuce | 1 grams |
| Ketchup | 3 grams |
| Mayo | 0 grams |
| Shredded cheese | 1 gram |
| Swiss cheese | 0 grams |
| Yellow mustard | 0 grams |
Other add-ons
| Item | Carbs |
| Antioxidant boost | 5 grams |
| Energy boost | 5 grams |
| Vitamin C boost | 5 grams |
Food
Burgers and Sandwiches
Unfortunately, Dairy Queen doesn’t list the nutrition stats for the ingredients in their sandwiches, which means we don’t know how many carbs their burgers and sandwiches would have if you order them without the bun.
We can estimate if an item would be keto-friendly (with modifications as needed), which is what we’ll do with the burgers and sandwiches below.
| Item | Modifications needed to make it likely keto-friendly |
| Backyard Bacon Ranch Burger (double and triple) | No bun, no ketchup |
| Bacon Two Cheese Deluxe Burger (double and triple) | No bun, no ketchup |
| FlameThrower Burger (double and triple) | No bun, no ketchup |
| Hamburger (single, double, and triple) | No bun, no ketchup |
| Original Cheeseburger (single, double, and triple) | No bun, no ketchup |
| Two Cheese Deluxe Burger (double and triple) | No bun, no ketchup |
Chicken & salads
Chicken strips/chicken strip sandwiches: no keto options (due to carbs in breading)
| Item | Carbs |
| Side salad (also one of the few vegan options at DQ) | 4 grams |
Hot dogs
Like the burgers, we can’t accurately estimate how many grams of carbs are in Dairy Queen hot dogs without the bun since the nutrition stats aren’t available for the individual items. We’ll estimate which hot dogs might be keto-friendly below.
| Item | Modifications needed to make it likely keto-friendly |
| Cheese dog | No bun, no ketchup |
| Classic dog | No bun, no ketchup |
| Hot dog | No bun, no ketchup |
Snacks and sides
Keto snacks and sides (chips, fries, onion rings, etc): none
Dressings and dips
| Item | Carbs |
| House Made Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Sauce Cup | 3 grams |
| Kraft Fat-Free Italian Dressing | 4 grams |
| Marzetti Light Italian Dressing | 2 grams |
| Wild Buffalo Dipping Sauce Cup | 1 gram |
Local favorites
| Item | Modifications needed to make it likely keto-friendly |
| Pork Tenderloin Sandwich | No bun |
Breakfast
| Item | Carbs |
| Bacon | 1 gram |
| Coffee | 0 grams |
| Eggs (2) | 2 grams |
| Ham (2) | 2 grams |
| Sausage | 0 grams |
| American cheese | 1 gram |
| Pepper jack cheese | 0 gram |
| Shredded cheese | 1 gram |
| Swiss cheese | 0 grams |
Drinks
Keto-friendly drink options: diet drinks, water, black coffee
Kids Menu
| Item | Modifications needed to make it likely keto-friendly |
| Hamburger | No bun, no ketchup |
| Hot dog | No bun, no ketchup |
FAQs:
The current menu for Dairy Queen doesn’t have sugar-free desserts. The FAQ section on the Dairy Queen website mentions a reduced-sugar Dilly bar, but it isn’t on the online menu or nutrition tables.
There are 34 grams of carbs in a small vanilla cone at Dairy Queen – 26 grams of those carbs come from sugar.
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