• French fries.
• Soft pretzels.
• Literally any food you can think of.

Can Oreos join this highly exclusive list of foods that are better topped with salt?

Find out below!

Nabisco Salted Caramel Brownie Oreos

Limited edition Salted Caramel Brownie Oreos are here! The new Oreo features chocolate cookie wafers with two cremes (one caramel and one brownie flavored). Then, the entire COOKIE is topped with salt, a first for Oreo.

Admittedly, the ghost of some Oreos past have stolen some thunder from this launch; Caramel Coconut Oreos and Brookie-O Oreos both debuted this year, and Salted Caramel Oreo Thins and Brownie Batter Oreos existed prior. But whenever Oreo pulls a new trick out of their sleeve, like a sprinkle of salt on top of the cookie, you’ve GOT to get excited.

High blood pressure be damned, gimme that sweet, sweet salt!

I took a whiff and noticed a heavy chocolatey aroma, then remembered that salt doesn’t smell like anything.

I paused to check the label out of curiosity. Each serving of Salted Caramel Brownie Oreos has 7% of the recommended daily value of sodium. Then, because I’m a goblin who has a freezer full of Oreos, I checked a handful of other flavors. Most varieties sit between 3-4%.

I tried one of the cookie wafers by itself first to see just how much salt I could taste. It took me a second but I definitely tasted the added salt on the back end. But, because the wafer isn’t sweet at all, I can’t say it improved the flavor.

The brownie and caramel cremes stick together so well that you can’t separate them and try each on their own. When you eat them together, it’s definitely the brownie one that dominates. I’d say it’s too heavy-handed in the brownie direction; I wanted to taste more caramel, especially as I prepared to pair it with the salted wafer.

I took a bite of the entire Salted Caramel Brownie Oreo and… it tastes like a Dark Chocolate Oreo with a salty aftertaste. I specifically say salty “aftertaste” because I didn’t find it to be especially harmonious. I was hoping the salt would elevate the entire bite but it didn’t.

I’m left with one conclusion…

These Oreos… are making me thirsty!

Burning Questions:

1. Was that your George Costanza? Who’s George Costanza?
2. The fat, bald friend on Seinfeld. Well, I’m fat and bald…
3. Yeah but you don’t have any friends. See? Not my George Costanza.

Place of Purchase: Harris Teeter

Rating: 5.5 out of 10

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