12 Seasonal Oreo Flavors, Ranked from Worst to Best

First, we used the phases of the moon to track the passage of time, then joke-of-the-day calendars, and we now keep track of the seasons with Oreos. Orange creme? Don those Halloween decorations. Yellow creme? Pop that allergy medicine, spring is a-knocking. But, as with all things, not all seasonal Oreo flavors are created equal. Here are 12 seasonal Oreos ranked from worst to best.

Candy Corn

In the words of Ian Malcom, “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.” Candy corn never needs to be in more places. This is no exception.

Joy! Five Winter Designs / Joy! 2025 Edition (Six New Winter Designs)

As a curmudgeon, I don’t appreciate Oreo aggressively projecting “JOY!” onto me. Each design (mittens, ice skates, bells, etc) is a romanticized snapshot of what a fairy tale winter snow would be like, if we lived in a perfect world. When Oreo finds a way to sell the appeal of brown winter slush and warming up your car for 20 minutes in the morning, then I’ll be impressed.

Spring

These are fine. Nice, even. They’re a bright, pretty, yellow—and bonus points for giving kids a way to indulge in spring-colored food-dye without enabling the Peeps industry.  

Boo! Orange Creme

These Oreos, which swap out the usual white creme for orange creme, are festive and they taste like regular Oreos, which are undeniably delicious. Plus, eating the cookie means you’ll inevitably get chocolate in your teeth, making you look like a zombie with rotting teeth. What a great hack for anyone who forgot about the office costume party!

Caramel Apple

Thank you Oreo for taking the stickiness and jaw ache out of biting into a caramel apple. No thank you to Oreo for taking out the freshness of the apple and replacing it with “apple” flavored cream, which is just a little too sugary next to the caramel creme.

Pumpkin Spice

It just wouldn’t be capitalist autumn without pumpkin spice. Are these the most delicious pumpkin spice sandwich cookies out there? Nah. They’re a bit cloying and artificial, but they scratch the fall flavor itch for the basic b*tch.

Glow In The Dark

Do these Halloween Oreos actually glow? No—but the packaging does. The designs are slightly edgier than the Boo! version, and the green creme makes cool, creative use of negative space. 

Apple Cider Donut

These autumnal Oreos are very tasty, but apple cider donuts are best when they’re soft and warm. If you’re craving something sweet and cinnamony, these are great. If you’re craving an apple cider donut, these may miss the mark.

Blueberry Pie

These summery Oreos taste pretty darn good. Blueberry is a bit of an unsung flavor outside of the yogurt aisle or as an oatmeal topping, and the graham cracker-flavored cookie is a nice touch.

Apple Pie a la Mode

We loved these fall Oreos when we tried them. Combining all the layers of flavor of apple pie and vanilla ice cream into one cookie is encroaching into Wonka territory, but if this is where the food scientists of the world want to put their energy then we won’t stop them. The next big step is to somehow achieve the temperature contrast between warm apple pie and cold vanilla ice cream. Maybe toast the cookie and dunk it in freezing milk? Try it and get back to me. For science.

S’Mores

I wait all year for these summer Oreos. I’m a sucker for s’mores, but don’t love gathering ingredients that all run out at different rates, building and maintaining a fire, then navigating the delicate social situation of trying to eat a s’more and talk to someone at the same time. No, thanks, these S’more Oreos are plenty delicious. 

Maple Creme

Outside of the breakfast table, there simply isn’t enough maple flavor out there. Shout out Oreo for doing the work to bring more of one of my favorite flavors into lunch boxes and midnight snacks everywhere.