Some people consider little debbie to be
the weak sister to hostess cakes the more well-known of the snack cake brands
however little debbie snacks enjoy a loyal following that appreciates the
attention to detail and variety so where does your
favorite place on the list of the top 10 little debbie snacks ranked worst to
best little debbie's star crunch we eat stars
and stripes for breakfast the company describes its
product as a soft chewy cookie topped with caramel
and crispy rice and coated with fudge with
caramel crispy rice and fudge there is something
in this treat for pretty much everyone to like ladies and gentlemen
welcome to fetch mountain what is a little mysterious however is
the identity of the cookie at the core of this sugary stellar mass the cookies
are described as soft and chewy but this isn't a lot of
help because many cookies are described this
way the do-it-yourself star crunch recipes aren't much help
because there are so many variations of this treat
perhaps the weakness with the star crunch if it has
one is the mix of flavors some things just
don't mix for example for someone who loves caramel but
hates crispy rice this snack could be a turn
off now that the united states has created a new military branch called
space force perhaps the star crunch could be the
official cookie of this high-flying organization strawberry
shortcake rolls open up i brought strawberry shortcake
and cool whip fresh strawberries are a delicious and healthy treat
foods with artificial strawberry flavor are a different matter entirely
little debbie's strawberry shortcake rolls do not feature fresh strawberries
wrapped in layers of sponge cake and smothered in fluffy fresh cream
if they did they would be delicious strawberry shortcakes
but instead they are heavily processed imposters that little debbie's website
describes as yellow cake rolled with layers of cream
and strawberry flavored fruit filling it's not natural none of it strawberry
flavored covers a lot of ground but this is the reality of mass
processed food which is designed to be shipped hundreds of miles and sit on
shelves for days or weeks given these conditions the strawberry
shortcake rolls aren't terrible and they aren't the worst little debbie snack
cake but the sugary goo masquerading as some
form of strawberry filling is not very pretty if you're not going
to have actual strawberry shortcake with real strawberries
then you'd be better off just getting a jar of decent strawberry preserves so
you can make your own fruity snack whenever you get the urge
marshmallow pies the perfect marshmallow to cocoa ratio
the little debbie chocolate marshmallow pie
is very similar to the original moon pie invented by the chattanooga bakery in
1917. moon pie what a time to be
live genuine moon pies are still made with the distinctive round graham
crackers but the little debbie description of its
snack pies simply refers to a pair of cookies not
specifically to graham crackers little debbie's marshmallow pies come in
banana flavor as well there are also some related marshmallow
snacks such as the marshmallow pups and marshmallow supremes the similarity of
little debbie's marshmallow pies with the chattanooga bakery's moon pies
led to a head-to-head taste test in 2016.
this blind taste test can be viewed online but the results can be summed up
as the taste test was a tie it feels a
little anticlimactic you should be aware that there were only
a pair of taste testers so you might want to take this particular
test with a generous grain of salt the most common complaint from people
who don't love little debbie snack cakes is that they taste too artificial
and this does seem to be the case with its marshmallow pies
salted caramel cookie bars it's a twix like the twix candy bar which hit the
store shelves in 1979 little debbie's salted caramel cookie
bars have a distinctive cookie crunch the similarity continues with the rich
soft caramel in the middle and a fudge coating got any hot fudge
many online reviewers generally gave these salted caramel cookie bars good
reviews with a few people comparing them
favorably to the twix candy bar this comparison with twix is part of the
problem however because they are so similar you might as
well go ahead and have an actual twix bar twix is the only candy
with the cookie crunch the candy bar is likely to be found near the checkout
counter while you may have to go to the other
end of the big box store you're in to track down a box of little debbie's
salted caramel cookie bars this snack regardless of the
similarities deserves to be considered on its own merits
unfortunately these cookie bars are only okay
and so it makes sense that they are less well-known and less
popular than the twix candy bar they will always be compared to by snack
lovers little debbies zebra cakes yeah yeah
that's right a zebra zebra cakes are made with yellow cake
and covered with white frosting and fudge stripes there are several
versions of zebra cakes other than the little debbie variety
the classic recipe uses chocolate wafer cookies lined up in a row
and smothered in whipped cream to produce a zebra stripe effect
we're like zebras we're not like a vr like a zebra
this homemade treat is sometimes called an icebox cake
but whatever you call it it's a tasty combination of rich ingredients that are
likely to please all but the most finicky eaters the little debbie zebra
cakes are pleasant tasting but are not the decadent dessert the homemade
recipes promise to be no no this is not what i ordered okay
little debbie's zebra cakes are similar to its fancy cakes but the latter uses
white cake instead of yellow and of course they don't have the zebra
looking fudge stripes cosmic brownies brownie break these are
not your average everyday brownies they are perfectly portioned chocolate
treats covered with a fudge icing topped with a sprinkling of rainbow
colored candy coated chocolate chips wow chocolate with sprinkles
my favorite is that enough chocolatey goodness for you
these are great snacks for chocolate lovers to toss in lunch boxes
bring on picnics or go to the beach if you're at home
you can always warm them up a bit in the microwave and serve them with a
heaping scoop of ice cream this has to be the best way to consume little
debbie's cosmic brownies come have some ice cream on a brownie
that said keep in mind that this is indeed a snack and not exactly a
freshly baked fudge brownie sticky and sweet honey buns don't call
me honey honey it's hard to go wrong with little
debbie's honey buns these breakfast pastries are available
in glazed and iced varieties a glass of cold milk and
a honey bun makes for a perfect pairing as an afternoon
or late night snack can i have a glass of milk the sugary flavor of the glazed
variety is similar to a glazed donut but the addition of the cinnamon gives it a
little extra kick the online reviews of these honey buns
are generally pretty mediocre but as the reviewers point out they are
also pretty inexpensive a box of six honey buns
retails for about two dollars so you're getting a good deal because
most donut shops charge you a lot more than that for
half a dozen donuts everyone knows that fresh pastries like donuts and honey
buns are much better than their processed and packaged counterparts
however given the limitations of these kinds of mass-produced snacks
little debbie's honey buns hold up surprisingly well
a little tip you might want to try is to pop them in the microwave for a few
seconds to give them a quick warm and gooey makeover oh
swiss rolls shall we roll on little debbie's swiss rolls hit a milestone in
2013 when the chocolate cakes with spirals of cream filling turned
50 years old these fudge coverage chocolate cakes would go well with a
nice mug of hot chocolate the combination of chocolate cake cream
filling and fudge coating is a winner this kind
of treat has been made by a number of baking companies
including hostess and drakes the hostess version is called
ho's and used to feature a robin hood like mascot
come on let's play i've got a tape a ho ho's commercial but this character
and most of the other hostess mascots have been discontinued the drake's snack
cake is called a yodel
but all three treats are basically the same thing
one web company conducted a taste test to see if a generic brand of this roll
cake snack would measure up to little debbie's classic snack aldi's
baker's treat swiss rolls are slightly cheaper than little debbie's
and in a head-to-head taste test the aldi's version was judged to be
very similar to its more famous sister snack
the difference in price is only a few cents per cake
so you won't break the bank if you prefer little debbie's swiss rolls to
other brands like aldi's oatmeal cream pies
wait a minute here comes a cream pie if you love oatmeal cookies then little
debbie's oatmeal cream pies should be a part of your life
this treat features two tasty cookies with cream in between for a
chewy and sweet snack the little debbie site describes this snack this way
whole grain oats molasses and irresistible cream filling
combine to create this classic treat and they're small enough that you'll
probably want more than one i want more and i know i shouldn't be careful
however because oatmeal cream pies contain 170 calories each
with 37 of those calories coming from fat
these nutrition facts point out the reality that even though these pies are
made with oatmeal you shouldn't confuse these treats with
some kind of healthy breakfast alternative wait a minute this
has oats in it these pies have been around
since 1960 and have the distinction of being the
first snack baked under the little debbie brand name
even though it's easy to get this snack at your local store
there are plenty of recipes online so you can make your own whenever you get a
craving it's essentially a matter of making your
favorite oatmeal cookie recipe and then whipping up the cream filling
to slather between a pair of the cookies the homemade oatmeal pies recipes are
relatively easy to make and promise to be delicious but how do
these recipes compare with little debbie's oatmeal cream pies
this is the perfect excuse to find out for yourself
nutty buddy wafer bars i bought a pack of the nutty buddies
little debbie's nutty buddy wafer bars are scrumptious
fusions of tasty flavors the snack bar consists of layers of peanut butter
cream spread between crispy wafers covered
with fudge the most delicious kind of strawberry
flavored chocolate coated fudge the combination of crunchy and creamy
makes for a great texture that is as important to the enjoyment of this snack
as the peanut butter and fudge flavors little debbie's nutty buddy shared this
name with an ice cream cone that featured vanilla ice cream
chocolate ice cream chocolate and peanuts this cold and creamy treat was
put out by the seymour ice cream company in dorchester massachusetts the company
went out of business in the 1980s but fans of little debbie's nutty buddy
can only hope that the same fate does not
ever befall mckee foods or little debbie could also
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