McDonald's Oreo McFlurry

Dearest reader, the lengths I go to in order to keep you informed about ice cream. Like spending $9.99 on one pint. Like going to McDonald's. Yes I did it. I patronized the business that basically stands for everything that I'm against in this world. But ice cream really is that much more important to me than any moral or political view that I have. I care that much about you dearest reader.

To be honest, the main reason I decided to review a McFlurry is because I am on a mission to review all of the places you can get ice cream in Eldon. Which isn't really that hard because Eldon is a small town, lets be honest. Last night I went to the McDonald's drive through to grab a McFlurry as I headed home to the STL. And yes I went in the drive through because I didn't want to show my face in the McDonald's. McDonald's is like the place in Eldon and I wouldn't really know how to face my students while purchasing a McFlurry. They all think I eat really healthy all of the time. I'm totally down to keep up this facade.

I got a small, Oreo McFlurry and it cost me $1.95! Not a bad price in reality. But then again it's McDonald's; it's cheap. Also, as you can see, it is pretty small. I feel I remember McFlurry's being much bigger the last time I had one, which was probably a long time ago. I could have gotten more ice cream and I would have been totally okay with that. I hope this is not part of McDonald's lame attempt to not kill you as quickly, cause I'm not liking it and it's not working anyway.

Sorry for this super blurry picture of a McFlurry! Not sorry for the rhyme that just happened.

McFlurry's are made with soft serve, reduced fat ice cream. But you really cannot tell it's reduced fat like you can with other reduced fat ice creams. I'm not sure if this is a good or a bad thing. The consistency of a McFlurry is kind of like really soft frozen custard. That very smooth, creamy consistency, but real frozen custard has more substance to it. The flavor of the base of the McFlurry is a very, very sweet vanilla. It's almost like you can taste the added sugar. It is also made with artificial vanilla flavor, not real vanilla. Lastly, there could be way more Oreo in this and/or the Oreo mix-in/swirl could have bigger pieces of Oreo. There was not much of a texture difference caused by the Oreo, because the pieces were so small. If I am remembering correctly, that is one thing that makes the M&M McFlurry better than the Oreo.

All in all, an Oreo McFlurry is what you would expect. It was tasty and enjoyable, but obvious that it is not high quality. Not a bad choice if you are somewhere with limited ice cream available.