
Written by Justin Boggs for the Scripps National News team. Since its release in 1960, there have been 138 billion Little Debbie snacks sold worldwide. Kellogg says this marks the first time that Oatmeal Creme Pies have been sold as a cereal. “The cereal captures the flavor of Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies in a fun, new way, whether you enjoy it in a bowl with milk or straight out of the box.” Kellogg's “It’s a joyous moment to see one of our fans’ most-loved Little Debbie products - the Oatmeal Creme Pie - be transformed for a new eating experience,” said Jeff Badger, vice president of marketing at McKee Foods. For example, cereal is better at night, and Reese’s cups are best consumed edge first. How is it Like many of you, I have several oddly specific, debatable food opinions. Spiced oatmeal cookie cereal pieces with a creme-flavored coating. The breakfast cereal is now available nationwide with 9.1-ounce boxes selling for $3.99 and 14.5-ounce packages going for $5.69 (although Walmart’s website has it listed for $3.64). What is Kellogg’s Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies Cereal. Kellogg says that the cereal has oatmeal cookie flavored cereal pieces made with cinnamon, nutmeg and a hint of molasses feature a sweet, creme-y coating reminiscent of those pies. 29 that the famous cookie will now become a cereal. Oatmeal creme pies have been mentioned in songs by artists such as Jay-Z, Southern Culture on the Skids, Waka Flocka Flame, and Lil Debbie.To celebrate the 60-year anniversary of Little Debbie’s Oatmeal Creme Pies, Kellogg announced on Dec. Little Debbie's oatmeal creme pies are kosher. In Canada in 2022, with a smaller serving size, one OCP contains 170 calories. One oatmeal creme pie contains 330 calories. Ingredients: Corn Syrup, Enriched Bleached Flour (Wheat Flour, Barley Malt, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Palm and Soybean Oils with TBHQ and Citric Acid to Protect Flavor, Whole Grain Rolled Oats, Sugar, Dextrose, Water, Molasses, Raisin Paste, Contains 2% or Less of Each of the Following: Leavening (Baking Soda, Ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate), Whey (Milk), Salt, Soy Lecithin, Corn Starch, Caramel Color, Mono - and Diglycerides, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Monostearate, Dried Eggs, Modified Corn Starch, Sorbic Acid (to Preserve Freshness), Soy Flour, Dried Egg Whites, Annatto Extract, Beta Carotene, Blue 1, Carrageenan, Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Citric Acid, Cocoa Processed with Alkali, DATEM, High-fructose corn syrup, Malic Acid, Modified Tapioca Starch, Modified Wheat Starch, Nonfat Dry Milk, Palm and Palm Kernel Oil, Pectin, Polysorbate 80, Propylene Glycol Monostearate, Red 40, Rice Flour, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Spices, Titanium Dioxide, Turmeric, Yellow 5.Īllergens: Oatmeal creme pies contain wheat, soy, milk, and egg, with possible traces of peanuts and tree nuts. Over 14 million oatmeal creme pies were sold in the first 10 months of the snack cake's release. To celebrate the 60-year anniversary of Little Debbie’s Oatmeal Creme Pies, Kellogg announced on Dec. In 1960, McKee founded the Little Debbie brand and began commercially selling oatmeal creme pies in family-pack cartons for 49 cents. To complete the sandwich, McKee added a fluffy creme filling between the two soft oatmeal cookies. The new oatmeal sandwich cookie modified the original oatmeal cookie recipe by using a soft cookie instead of a hard cookie. McKee had an idea to boost sales by offering a new product, an oatmeal sandwich cookie, which he sold for a nickel.

McKee and his wife, Ruth, had recently purchased the bakery and were looking for ways to expand business. At the time, McKee was working at Jack's Cookies, a local bakery in Chattanooga, Tennessee that made oatmeal, raisin, and vanilla cookies which sold for one cent each. The oatmeal creme pie was created by Oather "O.D." McKee in 1935 during the middle of the Great Depression. In December 2020, Kellogg's released a Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies Cereal. The snack consists of two soft oatmeal cookies stuffed with fluffy creme filling.Īlong with other Little Debbie snacks, oatmeal creme pies are sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Oatmeal creme pies were the first Little Debbie snack cake commercially produced by McKee Foods. Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies, shown whole and split.
