Oatmeal Creme Pie facts for kids
Oatmeal Creme Pies, shown whole and split.
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| Type | Sandwich cookie |
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| Created by | McKee Foods |
| Invented | 1935 |
| Main ingredients | Oatmeal cookies, creme filling |
| 330 kcal (1382 kJ) | |
Oatmeal creme pies are a popular snack cake made by McKee Foods. They were the very first snack created for the Little Debbie brand. This yummy treat has two soft oatmeal cookies with a sweet, fluffy creme filling in the middle.
You can find Oatmeal Creme Pies and other Little Debbie snacks in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. In December 2020, Kellogg's even made a Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies Cereal!
How Oatmeal Creme Pies Began
Oatmeal Creme Pies were invented by a man named Oather "O.D." McKee in 1935. This was during a tough time called the Great Depression. O.D. McKee worked at a bakery in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
He and his wife, Ruth, had just bought the bakery. They wanted to find new ways to sell more treats. O.D. McKee had a great idea: an oatmeal sandwich cookie! He changed the usual oatmeal cookie recipe to make it soft instead of hard. Then, he added a creamy filling between two of these soft cookies.
At first, he sold these new cookies for just five cents each. They were a big hit! In 1960, O.D. McKee started the Little Debbie brand. He began selling Oatmeal Creme Pies in family-sized boxes for 49 cents. In their first 10 months, over 14 million Oatmeal Creme Pies were sold!
What's Inside an Oatmeal Creme Pie?
Oatmeal Creme Pies are made with ingredients like oats, flour, sugar, and a creamy filling. They contain common food allergens such as wheat, soy, milk, and egg. Sometimes, they might also have tiny traces of peanuts and tree nuts.
A regular 75-gram Oatmeal Creme Pie has about 330 calories. If you eat a smaller 38-gram cookie from a "Family Pack" box, it has about 170 calories. These snacks are also considered kosher.
See also
- Fudge Rounds
- Nutty Buddy
