When I was a kid, we didn’t have Oreos at home as most people did. My parents were just not fans. But I had many vegan friends, and Oreos are their go-to sweet snack. I remember the first time I tried them at my friend Olivia’s house. It was just like the commercial. Yes, I know. Betty, why the cliché? Well, who didn’t dunk their Oreos in milk – almond milk in my case – when you were a kid?
Skip a couple of decades, and I get diagnosed with celiac disease. That was the end of many sweet snacks for me, including Oreos.
Are Oreos Gluten-free?
Oreo Classics are not gluten-free. Neither are double-stuffed, Halloween Oreos, Brookie-O’s, mini Oreos, Pumpkin Spice, Oreo Cinnamon Bun, Chocolate cream, Dark Chocolate, Joy (X-mas), Golden Double Stuffed, Oreo ID, Mint, Mega Stuf, Fudge Covered, Thins, and any of the treats they make. But Oreo does now offer a couple of Gluten-free Oreo options. Read on, and I will tell you what I think of it.
Why aren’t Oreos Gluten-free?
Here is the list of ingredients straight from the Nabisco Website.
SUGAR, UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE {VITAMIN B1}, RIBOFLAVIN {VITAMIN B2}, FOLIC ACID), PALM AND/OR CANOLA OIL, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA AND/OR CALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, SOY LECITHIN, CHOCOLATE, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR.
IMPORTANT: On that same page, Nabisco clearly states the list of Allergens: Wheat and Soy. We all know that wheat flour has gluten.
Gluten-free Oreos
Gluten-free Oreos are Gluten-free certified by OFCO.org. They come in two presentations: original and double-stuffed.
Or you can get this sweet deal that includes both original and double-stuffed gluten-free Oreos:
Gluten-free Oreo Ingredients
Here is the list of ingredients copied and pasted from the Nabisco Website:
SUGAR, WHITE RICE FLOUR, TAPIOCA STARCH, PALM OIL, CANOLA OIL, WHOLE OAT FLOUR, CORNSTARCH, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), INVERT SUGAR, SOY LECITHIN, BAKING SODA, SALT, XANTHAN GUM, CHOCOLATE, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR.
IMPORTANT: It does contain one allergen: Soy.
Gluten-free Oreos Nutritional Information
According to Nabisco, the serving size is 3 cookies. There are 160 calories per serving, 7 grams of fat, 2 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 grams of cholesterol, 130 milligrams of sodium, 25 grams of carbs, 1 gram of dietary fiber, 14 grams of sugar (13 of which are added), 1 gram of protein.
You can read the Gluten-free nutritional table on the Nabisco site.
Other Gluten-free cookies similar to Oreos
I’ll be honest. I have not tried any of these cookies, but I found them on Amazon, and I thought I’d share them with you. If you have tried or are adventurous and will make an order, contact me and let me know your review. I will update this post with your comments.
Glutino: They make both a chocolate wafer and a vanilla wafer version of the cookies.
Simple Mills: This one I will order one day. They make a nut butter-stuffed cookie that sounds delicious.
Goodie Girl: They make the classic chocolate wafer stuffed with cream. They also have a double stuffed version, choco mint, vanilla, and they also do season specials (Halloween pumpkin and Christmas, for example)
Kinnikinnick KinniTOOS: These guys also make a classic chocolate and vanilla cookie sandwich stuffed with cream.
365 by Whole Foods: This is the last one on the list. Again a chocolate cookie stuffed with cream by a well-known brand.
Homemade Gluten-free Oreos
If you want to go on an adventure and create your own homemade Oreo cookies, here are a couple of recipes I have tried myself. They are not even close to the real thing, but they are good quality, maybe even better-tasting cookies (for us adults) than the commercial versions.
- My favorite is from Gluten-free on a shoestring
- The easiest recipe to follow is from Meaningful Eats
- Crisp and sturdy cookies so the wafers can be thinner: Snixy Kitchen. She does a vanilla peppermint version in this recipe.
- And last, a Vegan and Gluten-free Oreo homemade cookie version from the Banana Diaries.
Gluten-free Oreo FAQs
Are Gluten-free Oreos good?
It is very hard to tell the difference between one and the other. To me, gluten-free Oreos taste very similar to what I remember classic Oreos tasted like. If you don’t want to take my word for it, the team with The Thrillist did a superb job comparing the two.
Here is an extract of their test:
In short, I closed my eyes and tried to guess which cookie I was tasting. Even shorter, I failed.
To my surprise, it was very difficult to tell which cookie was which with my eyes closed. In the end, I placed one of each type of Oreo in the “Original” pile and one of each Oreo in the “Gluten-Free” pile. It was an impossible task.
My inability to discern between the two types of Oreos answered a crucial question. The gluten-free Oreos do, in fact, taste like the real thing.
Are Gluten-free Oreos Vegan?
Yes, gluten-free Oreos are vegan. There are no eggs or dairy in the ingredients of the cookies.
Are Golden Oreos Gluten-free?
No, Golden Oreos are not gluten-free. At the time of writing this article, there are only 2 types of gluten-free Oreos: regular and double stuffed, both chocolate.
