S’mores Oreos are back on shelves for a limited time! Please find our review below:
If this blog has taught us anything (it hasn’t), we now know that the official flavor of summer is the s’more. Nabisco beat everyone to the punch when they released the S’mores Oreos way back in May 2015.
Here are some interesting facts about the initial S’mores Oreos launch:
- S’mores Oreos had the 3rd fastest launch velocity of any limited edition Oreo. The only two faster were Cookie Dough Oreos and the now-permanent Red Velvet Oreos.
- S’mores Oreos were the first to feature wafers that were neither chocolate nor golden; they introduced the graham-flavored cookie still used today.
- 9 out of 10 people quipped to a friend: “ThEy ShOuLd HaVe CaLleD tHeM ‘S’mOrE-eOs.” 10 out of 10 people were unamused.
Nabisco S’mores Oreos
The original release of S’mores Oreos predated this blog. Though I didn’t review them then, I sure as hell ate plenty of them. I will say this upfront: I remember liking these in the same way that a fat boy likes cake.
I am no longer just a fat boy who likes cakes, however. I am now a fat boy who likes cake that has also reviewed over 50 different Oreos. I like to think that I have a much better sense of what makes or breaks a limited edition Oreo these days.
I also like to think that somebody is reading this and cares.
Nabisco S’mores Oreos feature two of the aforementioned graham-flavored wafers with two layered cremes in between: a chocolate creme and a marshmallow creme.
Opening the package, I smell Teddy Grahams from afar and milk chocolate if I really get my face all up in there. I twisted one apart and ate some graham flavored cookie first. It isn’t interchangeable with a graham cracker, but Oreo lunatics like me will be quick to notice the difference. The graham wafer is less sweet than the standard Golden one; I actually think they taste more like animal crackers than they do graham crackers.
Raise your hand if you like animal crackers!
Onto the cremes. Though the S’mores Oreos features two different cremes, they hold together in a way that you can’t really isolate them. So, I just rolled the whole damn thing up into a ball and threw it into my mouth like gum…
Delicious chocolate gum!
The chocolate notes are more genuine and flavorful than the traditional chocolate creme Oreo; it tastes less artificial to me. The chocolate creme combines with the marshmallow creme to offer something that is milky sweet, smooth, and satisfying. The gumball I made of Oreo fillings kind of tastes like a Hostess cupcake…
Although my brain didn’t go straight to marshmallow, it did go straight to how fat I plan on getting with this delightful combination.
The moment of truth was combining the graham cookies that taste like animal crackers with the chocolate/marshmallow cremes that taste like cupcakes. Would it produce something reminiscent of the backyard treat?
We’re getting there! The graham wafers combine wonderfully with the cremes – make no mistake about it. They taste more like graham crackers when drawing from the extra sugars in the creme (kinda like what honey adds to Honey Maid graham crackers). The flavor of the cremes – especially the chocolate – does a good job emerging through the graham flour cookie. At one point I actually tasted something close to a melty marshmallow, though it was fleeting and just became tasty sweetness afterwards.
S’mores Oreos aren’t a perfect replication of s’mores, but what they lack in s’mores-iness they make up in Oreo-ness. They are s’mores as envisioned by Oreo creators; not simply s’mores built by them. This is an important distinction, and the creative twist is what I really like about them. They’re a damn good cookie.
In summary, they definitely should have called them S’moreos.
How Much They Should Have Called Them S’moreos Rating: 10 out of 10
How Much They Actually Taste Like S’mores Rating: 6.5 out of 10
Overall Rating: 8.5 out of 10
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I think Oreo wants to make sure that every Oreo flavor has the name Oreo in it so the best they would do is call these “Oreo SmOreos”
Yeah I totally agree; just being playful. “S’moreos” is an actual phonetical nightmare (you would likely read it “S’more-oh’s” in plain print, or they’d have to write it “S’mOreos” which is awkward). It would just be a headache that would probably cost them more money, and brand association would suffer.