{"id":26461,"date":"2018-01-04T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=26461"},"modified":"2021-01-14T20:46:17","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T06:46:17","slug":"review-arbys-oreo-bites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2018\/01\/04\/review-arbys-oreo-bites\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Arby&#8217;s Oreo Bites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Arbys-Oreo-Bites.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Arby s Oreo Bites\" title=\"Arby's Oreo Bites.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Generally speaking, there are three ways companies try to make something better: make it bigger, make more of it, or transform it in such a fundamental way that it becomes something completely different, like the <a href=https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/scottmendelson\/2017\/12\/19\/the-last-jedi-why-star-wars-fans-hate-one-of-the-best-star-wars-movies\/#1de54d435658>crap direction<\/a> Disney is taking the Star Wars Universe in.<\/p>\n<p>As you can tell by my feelings on the last option, none of these strategies are foolproof.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh off putting brisket, pork belly, and Bambi\u2019s mom into a sandwich, the people who practically trademarked the plural version of \u201cmeat\u201d have set out to transform an Oreo cookie into a doughnut hole. <\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly, the results are pretty good.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Arbys-Oreo-Bites-2.jpg?resize=598%2C407&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Arby s Oreo Bites 2\" title=\"Arby's Oreo Bites 2.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"598\" height=\"407\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Arby\u2019s advertises these as \u201cdoughnut bites,\u201d but the texture defies such a simple classification. The bites lack the light shell and spring of a yeast doughnut hole but also the sturdy and firm interior of a cake doughnut hole. Instead, they have a sort of partially deflated volleyball texture.<\/p>\n<p>As horrible as that sounds, the chocolate cures all. The exterior has a warm, moist give that has that characteristic deep flavor of an Oreo wafer and then some. Served hot, each bite reminded me of a chocolate lava cake, while the dusting covering each bite could have been from the bottom of a bag of mini Oreo cookies.<\/p>\n<p>While the deep chocolate flavor nails, and perhaps even improves, the classic Oreo wafer, the cr\u00e8me is about as disappointing as <a href=https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/10\/30\/movies\/star-wars-the-last-jedi-luke-skywalker-mark-hamill.html>Rian Johnson\u2019s treatment of Luke Skywalker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Arbys-Oreo-Bites-3.jpg?resize=599%2C414&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Arby s Oreo Bites 3\" title=\"Arby's Oreo Bites 3.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"599\" height=\"414\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoo\u201d would be a better way to describe the cr\u00e8me, which is slightly thinner than an Arby\u2019s milkshake. Served warm, it has a kind of melted marshmallow mouthfeel (say that fast 10 times) and a moderate vanilla flavor. But there\u2019s nothing overly sweet about it, which means there\u2019s no dramatic contrast with the chocolate bite. Put another way, the chocolate-to-cr\u00e8me ratio borders on reduced fat Oreo standards \u2014- a far cry from the ideal Double Stuf Oreo we all love.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Arbys-Oreo-Bites-4.jpg?resize=598%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Arby s Oreo Bites 4\" title=\"Arby's Oreo Bites 4.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"598\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Complicating things, the goo sloshes around the bite and all too easily squirts out. It creates a Gushers effect in cookies and cr\u00e8me form. All things considered, the cr\u00e8me neither delivers on its own or in a complete bite with the rest of the Oreo elements. It would make a pretty lit coffee creamer, though.<\/p>\n<p>All things considered, Arby\u2019s Oreo Bites do an amazing job of enhancing the deep cocoa appeal of the Oreo wafer. That said, if texture matters at all to you or if you\u2019re a cr\u00e8me kind of girl or guy, the bites are going to fall a little short of expectations. But don\u2019t worry, it\u2019s not quite <i>The Last Jedi<\/i> short of expectations.<\/p>\n<p><small>(Nutrition Facts &#8211; 330 calories, 190 calories from fat, 21 grams of total fat, 10 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 10 milligrams of cholesterol, 115 milligrams of sodium, 32 grams of carbohydrates, 1 grams of dietary fiber, 17 grams of sugar, and 4 grams of protein..)<\/small><\/p>\n<p><b>Purchased Price:<\/b> $2.49<br \/>\n<b>Purchased at:<\/b> Arby\u2019s<br \/>\n<b>Size:<\/b> 6-pieces<br \/>\n<b>Rating:<\/b> 6 out of 10<br \/>\n<b>Pros:<\/b> Excellent chocolate flavor combines the best of an Oreo wafer and Devil\u2019s Food cake. Larger than your standard doughnut hole. Oreo dust. Didn\u2019t leave me as disappointed as <i>The Last Jedi<\/i>.<br \/>\n<b>Cons:<\/b> Cr\u00e8me is more melted milkshake than actual Oreo cr\u00e8me. Balance of chocolate and cr\u00e8me is out of sync. More expensive than doughnut holes. Accidentally squirting white goo all over my pants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Generally speaking, there are three ways companies try to make something better: make it bigger, make more of it, or transform it in such a fundamental way that it becomes something completely different, like the crap direction Disney is taking the Star Wars Universe in. 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