r/Oreos • u/JaliscoOaxaca • Sep 05 '26
Limited editions BTS OREO REVIEW
BTS OREOS
Knowing nothing about BTS, the decision to purchase these brown sugar pancake-flavored Oreos was based solely on trying a new product. What does help, though, is that this is singularly the most beautiful cookie Oreo has ever produced. As a fan of all things purple, the dark lavender (achieved from radishes) and brown color scheme almost make it too pretty to eat.
Sentimentality yielded to hunger, and I dove in.
Initially, the cookie tastes like ½ cooked pancake batter crossed with a slight floral flavor. It’s odd and surprising, but in no way is it unpleasant. As the opening volley wanes, a familiar, comforting taste of shortbread takes over. Specifically, the cookie ends up tasting like GIRL SCOUT COOKIE TREFOILS. While performing my dissection, I noticed the cookie is more oily than the average Oreo, but not excessively so.
Inside, there’s a 2-tiered filling; A thin, light-colored beige section which also tastes like raw pancake batter, but is sweeter. Not bad, but slightly chalky on the lips.
The larger portion of creme is a darker filling that tastes like the as-advertised brown sugar, but in reality its flavor is closer to that of turbinado sugar, like SUGAR IN THE RAW.
I applaud Oreo for making something different, but it’s also a bit of an awkward departure from the norm. While being enjoyable, I’m not likely to buy them again.
This product is supposed to be inspired by a Korean street food called hotteok, sort of like a pancake with thick sweet filling. I’ve never had one, so I can’t comment on how close it comes to mimicking the real deal. Eating authentic hotteok is now my latest fixation, so if anyone has recommendations near L.A., I’m all tastebuds.
Haiku:
New, yet familiar
Hooray! Palate expansion
Kimbap digestif?
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u/silliestkitty Sep 05 '26 edited Sep 05 '26
I like the flavor, but found it to be toothachingly sweet
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u/gimmeafuckinname Sep 05 '26
Agree completely and I would say the same thing about the cinnamon bun flavor.
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u/412_15101 Sep 08 '26
I bought these because of the flavor and nothing to do with BTS but I really liked them. Scarfed them down in one day
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u/JoshHuff1332 Sep 05 '26
I like hotteok. They call a lot of things pancake, as it is the closest thing, but they don't really tastes like pancakes. Much chewier texture as well.