{"id":18510,"date":"2015-05-21T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=18510"},"modified":"2023-09-04T21:40:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T07:40:39","slug":"review-mcdonalds-red-velvet-with-oreo-mcflurry-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/05\/21\/review-mcdonalds-red-velvet-with-oreo-mcflurry-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: McDonald’s Red Velvet with Oreo McFlurry (Canada)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"McDonald's<\/a><\/p>\n

Mike Myers. Justin Bieber. The McFlurry. <\/p>\n

If your answer to this Jeopardy question is “What are things that came from Canada,” then you are correct (and no, we won’t take back Bieber — he’s yours now, America. Enjoy).<\/p>\n

Yep, according to the cup (and from now on, I want all my information to come in McFlurry cup form, FYI), the McFlurry was “born in Canada. Loved around the world,” and is also celebrating its 20th anniversary. I very distinctly remember the introduction of the McFlurry — it certainly doesn’t feel like twenty years ago, but why would the cup lie to me? I feel old.<\/p>\n

And what better way to celebrate a 20th anniversary than jumping on a years-old fad? I remember red velvet being a pretty big deal a few years ago, but is this still a thing that gets people hot and bothered? I was under the assumption that we, as a society, had reached our red velvet saturation point at least a couple of years ago, but apparently not.<\/p>\n

And McDonald’s doesn’t even really seem to get what makes red velvet so appealing: when I think of a red velvet cake, aside from its eponymous dark-red hue, I think of abundant cream cheese frosting. It’s the combination of the mildly chocolatey cake and the sweet tang of the cream cheese frosting that makes red velvet such a comfort food classic.<\/p>\n

\"McDonald's<\/a><\/p>\n

So it’s weird that McDonald’s has elected to not even try to replicate that particular flavour, sticking to the cake alone (and throwing in Oreo cookies for some reason). You’d think this would lead to so-so (at best) results, but this was surprisingly tasty.<\/p>\n

Certainly, the cashier at the McDonald’s I went to liked it. Right after I ordered, she asked me if I had tried it before, and I told her I hadn’t. She leaned in closer, as if to tell me a secret: “it’s really<\/i> good,” she said, adding almost comical emphasis to the word “really.”<\/p>\n

It’s fairly rare that a cashier at a fast food joint even cares enough to offer their opinion on the food, so I took this as a good sign.<\/p>\n

\"McDonald's<\/a><\/p>\n

And once I got over my disappointment that the cream cheese frosting was MIA, it actually was quite satisfying. It does a pretty decent job of recapturing the red velvet cake flavour — though I’m not sure how much of that is triggered by the fact that I knew what the flavour was, and by the colour. If I ate it blind, would I have been able to tell that it was red velvet? Or would I have just tasted chocolate? I’m honestly not sure, but either way, it tastes good.<\/p>\n

It has a pretty good chocolatey taste without being overwhelmingly sweet, the Oreo bits add some crunch and flavour, and the soft serve is nice and creamy. It’s nothing too mind-blowing — it’s basically just an Oreo McFlurry with chocolate syrup and red food colouring — but sometimes the simplest things are the best.<\/p>\n

So thanks, McDonald’s cashier, you were right. This was<\/i> really good. Did the world really need its 976,874th red velvet flavoured dessert? No, probably not. But it’s here regardless, and it’s pretty tasty.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 530 calories, 17 grams of fat, 10 grams of saturated fat, 0.3 grams of trans fat, 45 milligrams of cholesterol, 340 milligrams of sodium, 87 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fibre, 66 grams of sugar, and 10 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> McDonald’s Red Velvet with Oreo McFlurry
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $3.79 CAN
\nSize:<\/b> Regular
\nPurchased at:<\/b> McDonald’s Canada
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Tastes like red velvet cake. Crunchy Oreo and creamy soft serve is a tasty combo. Not too sweet. Cashier approved.
\nCons:<\/b> No cream cheese frosting. Red velvet flavour might be psychological. Cup factoids that make you feel old. Justin Bieber.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mike Myers. Justin Bieber. The McFlurry. If your answer to this Jeopardy question is “What are things that came from Canada,” then you are correct (and no, we won’t take back Bieber — he’s yours now, America. Enjoy). 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