Flamethrower Burger Recipe

This DQ Flamethrower Burger copycat recipe is packed with bold and spicy flavors. It features two juicy beef patties, jalapeno bacon, and our copycat flamethrower sauce!

The Dairy Queen Flamethrower Burger is hands down the best non-ice cream item on the DQ menu for spicy food lovers. Is there anything better than a spicy burger paired with some cold soft-serve ice cream? Definitely not!

Now, if you’re not able to make it to DQ you can make your own burger at home by following this recipe! It's got all the same spicy toppings and juicy flavors as the restaurant version to satisfy your taste buds.

Are you on a burger kick and looking for more burger recipes? Try these: California Burger, Ground Turkey Sliders, and Thai Inspired Burger.

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• Ingredients and Substitutions
• How to Make this - Step by Step
• Watch How to Make This - Step by Step
• Joy Tip!
• Facts and Common Questions
• Want to Save it for Later?  Here’s how!
• Fun Fact
• More Joyful Recipes!
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Ingredients and Substitutions

All substitutions are 1:1 substitutes unless otherwise noted.

Beef Burger Patty: We use ⅓ lb. frozen real beef patties.

Substitutions: The DQ Flamethrower burger uses beef patties but chicken, beyond meat, and veggie burger patties are all good substitutes!

Bun: We use a whole wheat burger bun for this recipe. It’s light and fluffy, but also big enough to handle this large burger!

Substitutions: The DQ Flamethrower burger uses beef patties but chicken, beyond meat, and veggie burger patties are all good substitutes!

Flamethrower Sauce: Check out our recipe for copycat Flamethrower sauce here. It uses mayo, chipotle peppers, and ranch seasoning.

Substitutions: If you don’t want to make your own spicy flamethrower sauce, then store-bought chipotle mayo is a good substitute.

Jalapeno: Dairy Queen uses jalapeno bacon on the Flamethrower burger. So, we top our bacon with jalapeno pepper to infuse it with this spicy pepper!

Substitutions: We use fresh jalapeno peppers, but canned jalapenos can also be used.

Bacon: We use ⅓ lb. frozen beef patties.

Substitutions: The DQ Flamethrower burger uses beef patties but chicken, beyond meat, and veggie burger patties are all good substitutes!

Pepper jack Cheese: We keep with the bold spicy flavors by adding melty pepper jack cheese on top of our juicy burger patties.

Substitutions: Cheddar, Colby jack, and American cheese are all viable substitutes.

Toppings: One slice of a large red tomato and butter lettuce are placed on top of the patties. These veggies provide a nice fresh crunch!

Substitutions: You can use any type of tomato or lettuce you like.

How to Make this - Step by Step

Step one: Chop jalapeno pepper and cut one ¼ inch slice of tomato.

Step two: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking tray with tin foil and place bacon slices on the tray. Set jalapeno pieces on top of the bacon. Cook in the oven for 10 minutes.

Step three: Cook burgers using your desired method. We use two frozen ⅓ lb patties for this recipe. Check out our post on how to cook burgers in the oven here or on the grill here. Top with pepper jack cheese after cooking.

Step four: Assemble the burger with flamethrower sauce, patties, jalapeño bacon, tomato, and lettuce.

Watch How to Make This - Step by Step

Joy Tip!

A lot of people learned to cook bacon on the stovetop in a skillet. This can be quite a mess! If you’ve never cooked bacon in the oven be sure to follow this recipe for doing so. It’s so much easier and less messy to cook bacon in the oven!

Facts and Common Questions

What’s in the DQ Flamethrower sauce?

Our copycat version of DQ Flamethrower sauce uses mayonnaise, chipotles in adobo sauce, and ranch seasoning. It’s got a good kick to it but it’s not over-the-top spicy. The full recipe can be found here!

Is the Flamethrower burger hot?

We would rate this burger as being medium hot. The bacon has a kick because it's flavored with jalapenos. The flamethrower sauce also has a kick from the chipotle peppers in the sauce. However, jalapenos and chipotles are in the middle of the spice scale.

What pairs well with this burger?

The classic DQ sides such as onion rings and french fries are great to make alongside this burger. Also, fruit salads and cole slaw are also good sides because they can help calm down the spice level of the burger!

Want to Save it for Later?  Here’s how!

This burger can be saved for 2-3 days in the fridge. You can store the burger fully assembled in an airtight container. However, it's best to store the burger ingredients without the bun and just use a new bun when ready to eat. This is because the bun will get soggy in the fridge.

To reheat, it's best to only heat the beef patties and bacon. They can be microwaved for one minute. They can also be cooked in the oven at 350 degrees for five minutes. Once the beef patties and bacon are heated you can reassemble your burger!

Fun Fact

Chipotles do not grow on trees or bushes, they are not even a type of pepper! Chipotles are smoked and overripe red jalapenos. The overripe, shriveled jalapeños are picked to be smoked into chipotles. It takes about 10 jalapeños to make 1 pound of chipotle powder. (Source)

More Joyful Recipes!

Try these great side dishes to go along with this DQ flamethrower cheeseburger:

Easy Cheese Potato Bread

Crack Green Beans

Easy Summer Fruit Salad

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