Oreo Dessert Specials Are Taking Over

Oreo cookies are strong enough on their own to be a solid dessert option. It seems at this time, Oreo specials are taking over dessert menus everywhere, and we should all be OK with that.

Oreos have something very important in common with chocolate chip cookies. They don't need any help. Though both are in the cookie family, it's fair to asses them as two very different styles. Enthusiasts of both cookies are typically very content with a handful of this each cookie on its own. However, if you chop them up and then add them to another dessert item, more times than not, it only enhances it. Oreo crumbs or chopped Oreo pieces added to ice cream or a shake bring it to another level of dessert delight. The same holds true for chocolate chip cookies. In fact, you can even argue this option is even more flexible, given it can be in the form of chocolate chip cookie dough.

After receiving a flurry of Oreo-flavored special promotions over the weekend, I wondered if it was a coincidence or if Oreos are just everywhere right now. Here is what I found.

Oreo Specials Available Now To Be Aware Of

MSN recently detailed that "Sonic Has 2 New Treats In Collaboration with Oreo." There's the Oreo Big Scoop Cheesecake Sundae and the Oreo Big Scoop Cheesecake Blast. The latter is a soft-served-based treat.

As we know, Oreo often releases special flavors on their own. We've seen pumpkin, birthday cake, dirt cake, and maple cream flavors hit the shelves at stores across the country. Now, we have the Oreo Space Dunk cookies.

"In January, Oreo released its limited-edition flavor, which comes stuffed with layers of blue and pink 'cosmic creme,' which it described as a 'marshmallowy flavor,' along with popping candies baked right in to create a 'supernova bursting sensation with each bite,'" Food and Wine explained. This was to be in conjunction with the solar eclipse.

In fact, Space.com shared a statement by Michelle Deignan, vice president of Oreo, U.S. Deignan said, "Oreo cookies are all about transporting fans to a place full of excitement and childlike curiosity." The packaging of the Space Dunk Oreo matches the cookie itself with bright pink and blue branding.

Other Oreo specials going on right now to be aware of include Rita's Italian Ice offering two new Oreo-infused treats. Lastly, this is the unlikely pairing we didn't know we needed. Oreos and Sour Patch Kids have teamed up for a sandwich cookie.

"The cookies are actually Sour Patch Kids flavored with colorful inclusions," DailyMail explained. This special Oreo collaboration even includes merch options that fans can buy.

Ben and Jerry's new flavors couldn't be more different from each other. The popular New England based ice cream brand has added three options to their creative family so far this year, and here I will rank them all.

Coincidentally, I tried each of these in one sitting. This was an unplanned taste test. With a house full of young kids, a visiting friend recently stopped by and knew the way to quickly win over the youngsters. Pints of ice cream.

Before I get into explaining which was best, I should note I am not an ice cream (or dessert) enthusiast by any means. Dare I say, I hardly seek out ice cream, even in the summer months. However, if it is put in front of me, I will eat it if it's one of my favorite varieties.

If I'm going for ice cream, though, Ben and Jerry's is easily my brand of choice. Being a New Englander, I have toured their Vermont location a handful of times. Their half-baked in a cone is my go-to choice.

If you are not familiar, these are the Ben and Jerry's new flavors that have rolled out in 2024. Impretzively Fudged, PB S'More, and Marshmallow Sky. Now, it's important to note that Marshmallow Sky is new just to pints. Meaning, it was available in their scoop shops only.

Another flavor entitled Strawberry Cheezecake was also unveiled earlier this year. This did not qualify here as a new flavor ranking because it had been an ice cream flavor (branded "cheesecake). The new "cheeze" version is a vegan dairy-free dessert.

Upon seeing these at my house, I realized they were new. So, instead of selecting one pint to scoop, I took one for the team and realized I needed one proper scoop of each.

My process was to try one at a time and not have all three in the same bowl. Blending flavors might compromise the intended taste.

As a result, there was a flavor where one bite was enough. Another where I couldn't get enough, and the third was somewhere in between.

Here is my official ice cream ranking of Ben and Jerry's new flavors.

It's chocolate ice cream with fudge covered pretzel pieces and pretzel swirl. The problem here is that I do not like chocolate covered pretzels. Oddly enough, I love pretzels alone. Dip them in sugar and ice cream and it either compromises the flavor or classifies as "too much." So, this was my least favorite.

Here we have toasted marshmallow ice cream with peanut butter cups, graham cracker pieces, and marshmallow swirl. The graham crackers are the star of this show. They pair better with the ice cream and chocolate than the typical marshmallow of a S'More. This was certainly a tasty delight, but I feel if the marshmallow swirl did not need to be invited to the party.

Admittedly, I was a little cautious about the blue ice cream color thinking it could suffer from cotton candy syndrome (where too much equals upset stomach city). That is not the case here. It's marshmallow ice cream with swirls, and then chocolate chip cookie dough and chocolate chocolate chip cookie dough. The latter of the cookie dough bites just brings this to another level. Some sweets get forced together and some just belong together and make each other better. That's the case here. It's no wonder Ben and Jerry's decided to promote this flavor. It tastes as cheerful as it looks.