Nabisco Rocky Road Trip Oreos were sent to me by Oreo to celebrate National Ice Cream month. I thank them sincerely for their gesture (and I’m totally stoked to receive an advance copy of cookies), but it did not affect my review.
Pack up the car, kids… we’re going to Target!
Nabisco Rocky Road Trip Oreos
It’s been a long, rocky road trip to Nabisco’s Rocky Road Trip Oreos. Way back in December 2017, these Oreos were first leaked by our friends at The Junk Food Aisle, who reported a fall 2018 release date.
This report came after Mr. Aisle had originally heard a winter 2018 release, which made sense to him because of what he believed were Christmas trees, a sled atop the car, and snow-topped mountains in the concept art.
But Instagram blogger @Markie_Devo, who frequently predicts accurate release dates, reported a summer release. This date made much more sense to me, since summer road tripss are totally a thing, and that’s totally a canoe on top of the car – not, a sled.
My head was spinning, because I pretty much plan my entire calendar year around Oreo releases and need to be free of any conflicts in the days and weeks both preceding and following any tentative release date, just in case they arrive early or late.
Maybe it was summer road trip to see Santa Claus? Or Santa’s road trip away from the North Pole?
With no announcement from Nabisco for months, I truly didn’t know what to believe. The only thing I knew for sure was that I was STOKED for these ice cream Oreos – no matter when they would drop.
Accordingly, I took off work for the rest of 2018.
Rocky Road Trip Oreos certainly have a lot going on. In addition to a Rocky Road flavored creme, the chocolate wafers have marshmallow bits and the creme has soy nut inclusions to emulate the almonds, while also keeping it friendly for those with nut allergies.
The final packaging art features a camper traversing a mountain of Rocky Road ice cream, which is appropriate for all of the seasons.
Big ‘ole chocolatey aroma off these bad boys.
Excuse the meltiness of the cream in the photo – these arrived via FedEx on a 100 degree day, and just like real ice cream, they do not particularly care for the sun.
I sample the creme first and “impressed” is the first word that comes to mind. It’s very chocolatey but also distinctly marshmallowy. I’m not sure that the soy nut inclusions taste quite like almonds, but their crunchy texture is so value-added. I taste them because I can feel them – if that makes any sense.
(It doesn’t.)
I have a couple of different ways I can describe these cookies. They taste like a hybrid of last year’s Hot Cocoa Oreos and 2015’s Brownie Batter Oreos. The marshmallow flavor in the creme is truly that significant – effectively sweetening the creme – and the chocolate is darker and richer than the regular Chocolate Oreo.
The second way is that it tastes like a double chocolate chip cookie, in Oreo form, but with a marshmallow backdrop. Criticisms could include that the creme is too marshmallowy, and that the marshmallow bits in the cookie don’t do anything but make the cookies look diseased.
No matter how you describe them, Rocky Road Trip Oreos are a strong cookie. They’re constructed very wisely to achieve their assigned flavor about as much as one could hope for. That said, they lie just outside my Top 10 and probably won’t go in the Oreo Hall of Fame.
I hope the Claus Family completed their road trip to Target.
Sledding in the Summer Rating: 0 out of 10
The Phrase “Nut Inclusions” Rating: 3 out of 10
Overall Rating: 8.5 out of 10
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I’m still waiting for my local stores to carry them.
I’m not sure yet which local groceries are carrying but I’d begin searching at Walmart and Target.
Vons and Target have it in CA
Not sure about wal-Mart
I was really excited about these until I heard that they decided to use fake almonds. What the Hell is wrong with Nabisco?
I think they try very hard to keep all Oreos safe for people with peanut allergies.
I get why they did it, but I don’t understand ruining an awesome idea by catering to a minority who ought to be able to take care of themselves (and if not, PARENTS still exist as far as I know). What about flavors featuring peanut butter? Do they only care about every single person’s unique constitution some of the time? They even routinely encourage us to pair Oreos with milk, never specifying that it should be lactose-free! My God! If I can’t count on Nabisco to take care of my family, who will?
I just definitely don’t see it as ruining the idea. They were incredibly well. It’s also conjecture on my part that the peanut allergy thing is the only reason they did this. The rationale could have included other reasons.
I just found some at Safeway in Oregon.
So, this review begs the question…. What ARE your Oreo Top 10 in the Oreo Hall of Fatshame?
Excellent question. 1) Cotton Candy 2) Fruity Crisp 3) Marshmallow Crispy 4) Gingerbread 5) Toasted Coconut 6) Reese’s 7) Orange Creamsicle 8) Banana Split 9) Blueberry Pie 10) Pistachio. Some of this order might vary depending on the day you ask.