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The Snack Attack: Little Debbie Gets Wild With 3 New Varieties Of Zebra Cakes [TASTE TEST]

Oh Little Debbie, you sassy little snack minx. How could we live without you?!

Little Debbie is basically the king when it comes to snack cakes. From Strawberry Shortcake Rolls and Oatmeal Cream Pies to Star Crunches and Cosmic Brownies, this company just crushes the competition.

One of their best products is Zebra Cakes -- A delicious yellow cake with creme filling covered in white icing and trimmed with fudge stripes.

Well now, Little Debbie has expanded its Zebra collection, adding three delicious new treats to the lineup: Zebra Nutty Bars, Zebra Brownies and Zebra Cake Rolls.

All three products offer something a little different. Choose one of your favorites or be like me and get a box of each. Your sweet tooth will thank you!

Review: Little Debbie's new Zebra Collection

Zebra Nutty Bars
Zebra Nutty Bars (Credit: CBSDetroit.com)

Zebra Nutty Bars
Crunchy wafer bars with layers of peanut butter, covered in white vanilla coating and a fudge Zebra striping.

This is kind of like a mini-size reverse Nutty Bar -- instead of a chocolate coating, it's covered in vanilla. And I say mini because it feels like half the thickness of a regular nutty bar, and they're wrapped individually instead of in pairs. But it still has all the things everyone loves about a Nutty Bar: crispy wafers and creamy peanut butter smooth enough to peel off in layers.

The vanilla-flavored coating definitely brings out the Zebra Cakes-taste in this Nutty Bar.

Zebra Brownies
Zebra Brownies (Credit: CBSDetroit.com)

Zebra Brownies
Chewy brownies with white icing and trimmed with a fudge stripe Zebra pattern.

Honestly, who can turn down a Little Debbie brownie? There's something undeniably special about the chewy, fudginess of this brownie that you just can't replicate with a homemade batch. And this Zebra version doesn't disappoint. The brownie itself is soft and chewy and basically melts in your mouth. I couldn't tell what flavor the icing was, maybe it was chocolate or it could have been vanilla. Either way, when combined with the brownie, it is pure perfection.

Zebra Cake Roll
Zebra Cake Roll (Credit: CBSDetroit.com)

Zebra Cake Rolls
Yellow cake, rolled with a creme filling covered in white icing and topped off with fudge Zebra stripes.

These cake rolls were my favorite of the new Zebra treats. I know you're thinking "Oh, it probably just tastes like a rolled up Zebra Cake," but it doesn't. The cake is a little sweeter and has a different texture, it's slightly more dense, and the creme filling also has a different consistency, it doesn't seem as thick. And -- my favorite part -- because the cake and filling are rolled together, you get an even amount of both in every bite. It's a sweet, sugary overload of goodness.

The Snack Attack is a new daily feature on CBSDetroit.com that centers around all things food. Know of a new snack we should attack? Send an email and we'll be sure to add it to the list.

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