{"id":18805,"date":"2015-07-21T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=18805"},"modified":"2023-09-04T21:39:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T07:39:42","slug":"review-mcdonalds-mccafe-oreo-frappe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/07\/21\/review-mcdonalds-mccafe-oreo-frappe\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: McDonald’s McCafe Oreo Frappe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

It took 27 years but I\u2019ve finally learned you can\u2019t always have your cake and eat it too. Sometimes you just get to have the cake, and you can\u2019t eat it, you just get to possess it. We all have to settle at times.<\/p>\n

Like how the escaped prisoners in New York had to settle for eating Pop-Tarts without a toaster<\/a>. Cold Pop-Tarts?! Bleh! You\u2019d have to be pretty desperate to eat those. Oh…yeah…escaped prisoners on the run. Ahem.<\/p>\n

Or how in a fantasy draft you have to settle because the jerk picking before you takes the player you had your hopes and dreams set on, and you have to instead draft your fallback option. I cringe just thinking about the time Buster Posey was picked right before I could get him, and I panicked and blurted out John Axford. Please don\u2019t laugh at me too hard, baseball fans. <\/p>\n

My most recent case of settling came when I tried to save a few extra bucks by opting to go to McDonald\u2019s for a tasty frozen beverage instead of Starbucks. I know what you\u2019re thinking…life can be a real bitch! Yeah, I\u2019m thinking the same thing! <\/p>\n

But McDonald’s Oreo Frappe ended up being so good that I didn\u2019t have to settle for anything. And being cheaper than a Starbucks drink it\u2019s a win in both taste and price. Of course it\u2019s also a win in the sense that I get to say \u201csmall\u201d like a normal person, instead of \u201ctall\u201d at Starbucks, which sounds like it\u2019s a large drink, but as most of us know it\u2019s the smallest size. <\/p>\n

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

At first glance it\u2019s clear there are Oreo cookies blended throughout the drink. It also has Oreo chunks on top of the whipped cream. I suggest stuffing the whipped cream and cookie chunks into the drink and then mixing it, but that\u2019s just my style. You do you, faithful TIB reader. <\/p>\n

The cookie taste is strong with this one. Right away you\u2019ll get a heavy chocolate cookie flavor. Along with frappe, I also noticed notes of vanilla. The drink is made with a cookies & cr\u00e8me syrup, and the cr\u00e8me flavor is definitely noticeable. To put it into fractions, it\u2019s 3\/5 Oreo cookie flavor, 1\/5 frappe flavor, and 1\/5 Oreo cream flavor. <\/p>\n

I got a small since I was headed for a Dibella\u2019s sub right afterward, and though my intentions were to sip on it so there would be some left to have with the sub, the Oreo Frappe was so good that it lasted only about a minute and thirty seconds. <\/p>\n

There were a couple of issues with the drink. It has a thinner consistency compared with other Frappe flavors. It also has a higher calorie count and much higher fat count than my normal Starbucks choice, the always trusty Green Tea Frappuccino. Normally this would be a huge turnoff for me and I wouldn\u2019t get the drink again but the taste is such a win that it easily negates these issues. <\/p>\n

We all do have to settle at times, but when it comes to the Oreo Frappe, there isn\u2019t any settling involved. <\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – Small – 540 calories, 180 calories from fat, 20 grams of fat, 12 grams of saturated fat, 1 gram of trans fat, 60 milligrams of cholesterol, 170 milligrams of sodium, 82 grams carbohydrates, 1 gram of dietary fiber, 68 grams of sugars, and 7 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> McDonald’s McCafe Oreo Frappe
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $3.01
\nSize:<\/b> Small
\nPurchased at:<\/b> McDonald’s
\nRating:<\/b> 8 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Great Oreo flavor. Can taste both cookie and cr\u00e8me flavors. Cheaper than Starbucks. Possessing cake. Not having to say \u201ctall\u201d when asking for a small drink.
\nCons:<\/b> Thinner consistency than other Frappes. Not the healthiest drink. Panic picking John Axford.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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