Strawberry Donut Oreos

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Strawberry Donut!

In March 2021, Nabisco sweetened our spring with strawberry-frosted donut flavored Oreos. How thoughtful! While donuts have become increasingly trendy over the past decade, the strawberry donut remains a childlike, cartoonish classic. Iconic on "The Simpsons" and with a design that screams "unicorns and rainbows," we are hoping these cookies bring great flavors and a hint of nostalgia. We are B and V and WE RATE OREOS! 

Creativity

V - How often do you attempt to turn a multi-flavored treat into a cookie? These are definitely creative. They have vanilla cookies and two distinct creme layers: one a glittery strawberry creme and the other bright beige and "donut" flavored. Nabisco has done this concept with the equally interesting jelly donut Oreos in the past. If they keep up this trend, they could make an assortment pack with all sorts of "donuts" to try! 

B - Ooh I like the assortment donut pack idea! They can make the cover of the box look like those by-the-dozen folding boxes. But, yes, these are very creative: Strawberry? Fine. Donut? It's been done. But never seen strawberry + donut in another non-donut item. Although gum flavors and hand sanitizers have tried some interesting ones. An aside: cookie dough should be left as cookie dough or ice cream only. I digress.

Execution

B - I did a side by side flavor analysis with a strawberry donut and... these actually *taste* like a strawberry donut. Which is not the same as tasting like strawberry, I might add.

V - Solid execution. The vanilla cookies make a good neutral palate for the two layers in-between that actually make up the strawberry donut flavor. The strawberry creme tastes completely artificial but you know what? I am into it! It's sugary, sweet, fun, and defiantly unhealthy like such a treat should be! The "donut" creme is okay. Its distinct flavors are indiscernible from the vanilla cookies, but not in a bad way. The pink creme is the star, and everything else props it up. 

Does it Sparkle?

B - Yes. They are pretty in pink. You can tell these cookies like the spotlight (and camera phone light) as they photograph very well.  

V - It literally sparkles!!! The strawberry creme is glittery with bits of sprinkles. Aesthetically, every bit of a classic strawberry donut is distinctly incorporated. Considering the area space of an Oreo and all of the elements for a frosted donut, this is impressive to me.

Pairing 

V - Strawberry-frosted Oreos are sweet, but not dramatically so. They thus lend themselves to many potential pairings! I enjoyed these with an iced coffee. They go well with anything cool, refreshing, and a just little sweet to keep the flavor profile consistent. For summer, fruity seltzers also pair well with the "candy-esque" strawberry creme.

B - Along the same lines, I do recommend a classic coffee pairing. I'm a black coffee drinker so I did not have to worry about saccharine overload. Very dunkable if you do that sort of thing. Specifically, I had them with DD's "glazed donut" flavored coffee. (And I'm still waiting on that endorsement, Big Coffee ;). 

Buy Again?

V - I tried! I cannot find them anywhere. 

B - Although the taste similarity is uncanny, I will still opt for the OG strawberry donut's texture and nostalgia over the Oreo version.

The Ratings!
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Aesthetics

Pairing

Buy Again?

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