# Favorite Little Debbie snack cake **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [July 20, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-debbie-snack-cake/987318 "2023-07-20T18:09:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-debbie-snack-cake/987318/61 "2023-07-24T21:43:11Z")
I too just tried the PB Pies, solely based on discovering them in this thread. Totally agree that they’d be better if the pb was less sweet but they are good. And _huge_. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-debbie-snack-cake/987318/62 "2023-07-24T21:47:12Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > How long have TastyKake pies sucked? They were fantastic in the '70s and '80s. Last time I had one, it was really lame. Yeah, I don’t hold with the new Hostess-style, sugar-encrusted turnovers. However, in eastern PA and parts of NJ, one can still find the old-school baked TastyKake pies. Forgot to say: I specifically dislike Little Debbie sugar wafers – so bland. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-debbie-snack-cake/987318/63 "2023-07-24T21:58:51Z")
> [@P-man](#): > > I’ve been on a mission the last couple of days to find individual Little Debbie snacks. I’ve been unsuccessful thus far, but have only visited places within walking distance. I’ve seen the largest displays of single Little Debbie products in convenience stores and gas stations. ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-debbie-snack-cake/987318/64 "2023-07-24T22:04:40Z")
I struck out with the 7/11 and local bodega. However, since posting I went to get a beer to have while grilling this evening and they had them. Success! Of course I also got one for my daughter and wife (who snacked on them regularly when she worked in the South Bronx). ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-debbie-snack-cake/987318/65 "2023-07-24T22:10:09Z")
You might try the “dollar” stores: Dollar General, Dollar Store, Family Dollar, Dollar Tree, etc… ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-debbie-snack-cake/987318/66 "2023-07-24T22:29:39Z")
My favorite Little Debbies are Oatmeal Creme Pies and Nutty Buddy Wafers. We’ll occasionally try others, but those are the best. The other snack cake we get regularly are Orion Choco Pies. (And not those Lotte imitations.) ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-debbie-snack-cake/987318/67 "2023-07-25T16:15:06Z")
My favorites are also the Nutty Buddy bars – but not if I’m driving, which is usually the case since I snag them at the gas station. They’re too flaky and the chocolate sticks to my fingers. So, for mobile consumption, it’s Oatmeal Creme Pies or Chocolate Chip Creme Pies. Just the singles, though – the double deckers are just too much. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-debbie-snack-cake/987318/68 "2023-07-25T19:03:47Z")
The only one I’ve ever had (here in Canada) are the Honey Buns. They were decent; I think we picked some up at Canadian Tire. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-debbie-snack-cake/987318/69 "2023-08-06T23:31:23Z")
Update! These guys are making Little Debbie Creme Pie iced cream! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/CkgG6Sn0oHM/maxresdefault.jpg "Man vs Cream Pie") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkgG6Sn0oHM) ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-debbie-snack-cake/987318/70 "2023-08-06T23:56:44Z")
I don’t know if you get Hudsonville Ice Cream on your side of Lake Michigan, but [these have been available on the Mitten side of the lake for a few years](https://www.hudsonvilleicecream.com/flavors-category/little-debbie/). I haven’t tried any of them yet, but plan to at some point. The strawberry shortcake roll ice cream looks intriguing to me. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-debbie-snack-cake/987318/71 "2023-08-07T01:03:40Z")
Well, well, well! It looks like the creme pie ice cream is available at our local Meijer and Walmart locations! Not too far from me at all! Thanks for the info! [![](https://i.postimg.cc/4N6gYnJ3/oatmeal-creme-pie-ice-cream.jpg) ](https://i.postimg.cc/4N6gYnJ3/oatmeal-creme-pie-ice-cream.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-debbie-snack-cake/987318/72 "2023-08-11T21:42:36Z")
OK, I obtained 2 pints of Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pie ice cream today from our local Meijer, and will soon report on how it tastes. I did resist the lure of all the other Little Debbie ice cream products they had on display, but it was a near thing. Especially the Swiss Roll ice cream. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-debbie-snack-cake/987318/73 "2023-08-12T00:19:28Z")
Zebra Cakes followed very closely by Swiss Cake Rolls. Occasionally, I can find the Zebra Cakes that are rolled up like Swiss Cake Rolls, and that makes me very happy. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-debbie-snack-cake/987318/74 "2023-08-12T00:58:37Z")
I don’t know if they have it up your way, but **Blue Bell** has Oatmeal Creme Pie ice cream. It’s a tad pricy, 9 bux and change at Publix, but it _is_ an entire half gallon and sometimes you can get 2 for 1 (so get a different flavor to go with it) and it is delish. The drawbacks: it might be regional and it’s rotational. However, you won’t be disappointed. Get going. End of commercial. > **[Oatmeal Cream Pie](https://www.bluebell.com/product/oatmeal-cream-pie/)** > > Blue Bell Oatmeal Cream Pie is a delicious oatmeal flavored ice cream with hints of brown sugar mixed with soft oatmeal cookies and a vanilla icing swirl. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-debbie-snack-cake/987318/75 "2023-08-12T01:29:10Z")
My hands-down favorite are Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies. Whenever I’m on a road trip they’re my go-to choice whenever I see them in the hotel vending machine. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-debbie-snack-cake/987318/76 "2023-08-12T02:13:05Z")
Freeze em. Delicious. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-debbie-snack-cake/987318/77 "2023-08-12T03:47:35Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > **Blue Bell** Really, it is the tastiest ice cream I’ve ever gotten from a grocery store. When I buy it, I glare at the containers from other manufacturers and think “Who would ever by you when **this** is avalable?” But back to the LD discussion, I repeat: Star Crunch. I mean, it’s a chocolate covered rice krispy treat with caramel at the center, and not too much of any component. It’s the platonic ideal of a snack cake to me. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-debbie-snack-cake/987318/78 "2023-08-12T13:52:20Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > I mean, it’s a chocolate covered rice krispy treat with caramel at the center, and not too much of any component. It’s the platonic ideal of a snack cake to me. How can it be the platonic ideal of a snack cake when it isn’t cake? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-debbie-snack-cake/987318/79 "2023-08-12T14:30:15Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > OK, I obtained 2 pints of Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pie ice cream today from our local Meijer, and will soon report on how it tastes. It was pretty damn good. An overall sweet oatmeal cookie flavor was in the ice cream, along with bits of the creme pies. It was quite nice. But not mind blowing. So I won’t be indulging regularly. But perhaps I will start an exploration of the other Little Debbie ice cream products. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-debbie-snack-cake/987318/80 "2023-08-12T14:38:39Z")
In the sense of “a block of compacted or congealed matter”, it is certainly a cake. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-debbie-snack-cake/987318.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-debbie-snack-cake/987318.md?page=5)