Oreo Creme Chewy Chips Ahoy

Well Nabisco is at it again and this time they've impregnated America's most popular chocolate chip cookie with the creamy white goodness from America's favorite sandwich cookie (hey give us a break, we have to generate hits somehow and we are on the internet after all). All I want to know is what took them so long to think of this one?

There really isn't much to say about this one other than that they are fantastic. The texture is the same as a normal Chewy Chips Ahoy and the creme filling adds a little sweetness but doesn't overpower.

Nabisco really hit a homerun with these. Our first package disappeared in about 3 days, and that took restraint. This is truly the best idea Nabisco has had in quite some time, until next week when they release Reese's Oreos!

Keebler S'mores Cookies

Personally I'm a fan of Keebler cookies. I find them to be reasonably priced, well portioned, and hey, many of them are coated in chocolate. Today I'm giving the new S'mores sandwich cookies a shot.

I was a bit disappointed in these for a couple reasons. First, there's the marshmallow cream. There isn't enough of it. When you make a s'more you toast large or jumbo marshmallows, these have about the equivalent of two mini marshmallows worth of cream. This throws off the ratios. The problem is then compounded by the fact that Keebler's cookie coating chocolate is very sweet when compared to a Hershey Bar, and this results in the marshmallow flavor getting lost entirely. Also note this contains marshmallow flavored cream and not actual marshmallow.

Second is the portion. This package was purchased in the regular Keebler cookie section, on sale, for $2.50. There are eight cookies inside. EIGHT!  I expect that kind of thing from Pepperidge Farm, but not from Keebler. Especially when you consider that these are just Deluxe Grahams with some cream in the middle, and there's a lot of Deluxe Grahams in a package by comparison.  This bothers me even more because the package is deceptively large. It measures about 10" x 6" and is taken up mostly by a segmented plastic tray that houses each cookie individually. 

My verdict is that while these don't taste bad, if you want a s'more sandwich cookie you'd have a better experience just buying a package of Deluxe Grahams and a bag of marshmallows. Or better yet, just buy graham crackers, marshmallows, and a Hershey bar. 

Fruit Punch Oreos

Well Nabisco is at it again with another set of limited edition flavors and today I decided to give the Fruit Punch flavor a shot. You may remember from our last review of Limited Edition Oreos that we aren't the biggest fans of Golden Oreos so these have a bit of a disadvantage right from the start. This flavor overcame that disadvantage pretty easily. They taste pretty much exactly like you want them to, like somebody mixed red Kool-Aid powder into Oreo cream (yes, I know exactly what Kool-Aid powder tastes like, and so do you. Who hasn't stuck their finger in to taste it? Stop judging me!). I'll have no problem finishing this package and might even grab another before they're gone, but I don't know that I like them enough to buy them on a regular basis if they stay available. Still a delicious and fun summer variant.

Mystery Doritos

If you follow our Facebook page you may have seen us post about the Doritos Jacked flavor contest. It's another choose a flavor contest from Frito-Lay but this time they aren't telling you what the flavors are. We here at Twinkie Wiener Sandwich are willing to put our taste buds on the line so you don't have to!

Obviously this will contain spoilers.

Flavor 855 (The red ones)

Some sort of super spicy nacho. These are a little tangy at first, then hot, then hot, still hot, then a slow afterburn. These are blasted with cayenne pepper and it demolishes any subtlety that may have been present. Not necessarily a bad thing, I liked them, but I'd only want them in moderation.

Two Cents from the Wife:
The Spicy Nacho Doritos are my absolute favorite. My initial impression of Flavor 855 is that they are basically Super Spicy Nacho. Other than an increase in cayenne pepper, I didn't notice much else different in flavor, which is a good thing. I hope this flavor sticks around. They didn't try to do anything crazy, they just made a very spicy chip, and it works. I recommend picking up a bag, if you like spicy.

Flavor 2653 (The blue ones)

Sadly, barbecue. I like barbecue, I just don't like barbecue snacks. Potato chips and Doritos always seem to be much too sweet and not smoky enough when they're barbecue flavored. These are headed in the right direction but unfortunately they didn't go far enough. The sweetness is still there and sweet Doritos are a turn off for me. I may get through this bag, but I will never buy them again.

Two Cents from the Wife:
I'm trying to be fair to this flavor, but the bottom line is that I don't like barbecue. As far as barbecue flavored chips go, these aren't the worst. They certainly aren't AS sweet as most barbecue chips tend to be, but there is still that underlying brown-sugar sweetness that just doesn't do it for me. I won't be helping to finish off this bag.

Our grocery store didn't have the yellow ones. We'll update when they do!

Easter Onslaught

Regular readers will no doubt be familiar with our previous Easter related posts, Limited Edition Peeps, Cadbury White Mini Eggs, Marshmallow 3 Musketeers, and Nerds Jelly Beans. With a holiday so closely tied to candy though it would be a shame to stop there.  So today, under the guise of needing candy for my niece and nephews for Easter, I went to Walmart and went a little crazy.  Here is the Twinkie Wiener Sandwich Easter Onslaught!

Lifesavers Jelly Beans
These are a very straightforward approach to jelly beans. Based on Lifesavers hard candy they are very sweet and a little uninteresting. Not at all bad, but not at all exciting either.

Starburst Crazy Cores Jelly Beans
Another fairly straightforward approach but with a twist of whacky flavor combinations. Each color is dual flavored (one on the outer shell and one in the center) meaning you can really get "crazy" by mixing multiple colors. Also not bad and definitely more interesting than the Lifesavers.

Warheads Jelly Beans
Fairly standard jelly bean flavors coated in citric acid. Not as sour as a regular Warhead but delicious anyway. My favorite of this lot (although Nerds are still my favorite overall).

And now for the Peeps!

Party Cake
Tastes like a marshmallow dipped in cake batter. While it is a little on the sweet side, it stays tolerable and even a little pleasant.

Bubble Gum
Surprisingly good. A subtile enough flavor to not overwhelm. The only issue is forcing yourself to swallow something chewy and bubble gum flavored.

Sweet Lemonade
I liked this a lot. Almost tastes like the Peeps were dipped in Country Time powder (although a lot less sour).

Blue Raspberry
Another decent one here. A little sour and tart, it balances the sweetness of the marshmallow. A great option for someone who finds Peeps too sweet.

Sour Watermelon
Didn't love this one. The flavor felt a little too strong and the marshmallow does nothing to cut it. Tastes like watermelon Jolly Ranchers.

Given how little I liked the Limited Edition Peeps, I didn't have high hopes for these and was pleasantly surprised. I'd say Sweet Lemonade was my favorite of the lot.

Happy Easter from Twinkie Wiener Sandwich!

Triscuit Thin Crisps Cinnamon Sugar Flavor

When you have a blog about food sometimes you've got to suck it up and take one for the team by trying something that doesn't sound that good. If you read my review on the Wasabi & Soy Sauce flavor you know how much I loved it, so I figured I owe it to Nabisco (yes, I feel obligations to snack companies) to give the second of these new flavors a try. But sweet Triscuits?

 

There a a few things wrong here. First, what is the best cinnamon sugar flavored thing there is?  Cinnamon rolls, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, churros, snickerdoodles? All of these things are soft and even if you don't put milk on your Cinnamon Toast Crunch it's pretty light in texture. Now think about the texture of a Triscuit, and not just a regular Triscuit mind you, a brown rice Triscuit. And that's where these go wrong. Truth is these taste great, but it takes so much saliva and mastication to dispense one of these little rock hard wedges that by the time you swallow any cinnamon sugar goodness is long gone (something the wasabi solved in that other flavor by hitting late and up the back of the nose).

 

Second, these are not just brown rice Triscuits, they're brown rice and sweet potato Triscuits. My guess is the sweet potato is there to help hold the sweetness during the aforementioned problem, but it just ends up muddling up everything. Cinnamon, sugar, brown rice, wheat, and sweet potato just end up being a bit confusing for my taste buds.

 

So in the end I'd recommend you skip this one. I applaud Nabisco for trying something different again (the third of their new flavors is sour cream and chive which is obviously their safe offering), but I didn't like this one anywhere near as much as the wasabi & soy sauce flavor.

Limited Edition Peeps

With the possible exception of Cadbury Creme Eggs, no candy is most directly associated with Easter than Marshmallow Peeps. Oh sure, in recent years we've seen Peeps popping up shaped like ghosts at Halloween or gingerbread men at Christmas, but to many of us the novelty just isn't there. For me Easter just isn't Easter until I've bitten the head off a sugar coated marshmallow chick or bunny. Today I decided to give these limited edition flavored ones a shot.

Strawberry Creme

As soon as I opened the package the aroma hit me and I worried these would be much too strongly flavored.  Sadly I was sort of right. These don't taste at all like marshmallow anymore, just some ultra squishy strawberry candy. The strawberry flavor is pleasant however and I didn't have any trouble finishing off the package.

Orange Creme

Creamsicle. That's it. That's what they were going for and that's exactly what they accomplished. Like the strawberry ones however they don't taste of marshmallow at all.

Neither one of these flavors tasted bad, but neither one was terribly interesting either. The fact is there are plenty of other candies on the market that taste exactly like these. I can't help but feel they should have toned down the flavor a bit because I feel strawberry/marshmallow and orange/marshmallow would have been unique. Also, at $1.99 for a 3 pack these are not cheap, certainly too expensive for a flavor you can get elsewhere. Kids would probably love the fun novelty though and I suppose that's what is important.