Scooter Pie vs Moon Pie
I’ve heard of Moon Pies and not sure if I’ve heard of Scooter Pies but somehow managed not to have any experience with either until today. I thought it was kind of interesting that both claim to be “the Original”.
These seem to have such tasty potential: Chocolate, cookie and marshmallow. What could go wrong?
Scooter Pie:
So…I guess something happened on the way home from the store because when I opened the package, the marshmallow was squished out of the “sandwich”. It turns out it that didn’t really matter. The marshmallow didn’t have he capability to go far as it’s was like a thick, bouncy glue.
Ethan and I were surprised that it didn’t taste very good. The marshmallow was blah, the chocolate was pretty much undetectable and I thought the cookie had kind of a chemical taste, Ethan thought he tasted a hint of banana.
The cookie texture was odd to us too: not crisp but not soft. Like stale but according to the expiration date, it wasn’t due for the trash until the end of next month.
Moon Pie:
Moon Pie looked better but I guess just because it had a less traumatic ride home from the store. I haven’t done any research, so I don’t know if these are secretly owned by the same master company but we found this to taste identically - which we both described as “gross”
Wrap up:
I feel a little bad not liking either of these because I know one of these must be very popular but neither were edible beyond 2 bites. Fake chocolate, gluey marshmallow and stale-like cookies were all we tasted.
I can imagine a home-made version of these would be fantastic though.
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April 26th, 2010 at 12:53 am
You know what,you’re right. A homemade version of these could really be delicious.
April 26th, 2010 at 1:25 am
Would a homemade one be a whoopie pie?
April 26th, 2010 at 12:18 pm
Yeah, and you should call it something crazy like..oh I don’t know, “S’mores”?!
April 26th, 2010 at 4:12 pm
Supposedly, the Moon Pie is the original. According to legend, salesmen in the early 1900’s asked Appalachian mountain men what they would buy if they could have anything. The response was “Something with marshmallow, and as big as the Moon.” My parents used to sell Moon Pies in a candy shop when I was a kid. They definitely have a weird taste, but I’m partial to them.
April 26th, 2010 at 7:08 pm
I prefer Mallomars, they have the same three parts, but in a different arrangement. The chocolate on Mallomars is delicious and there’s loads more marshmallow. There are also really god after a short spin in the microwave.
April 27th, 2010 at 3:44 am
Moon Pies are better after being thrown from a float. Scooter Pies are made by the same bakery.
April 27th, 2010 at 5:24 am
I’m glad you said that. . .I have always been puzzled by the glorification of the moon pie because it always tastes STALE. I have only bought it in my adulthood for the nostalgia aspect. . .I offered them to my kids along with a history lesson ;-), although in truth, I don’t know anything about Moon Pies and RC colas.
I would definitely go the way of homemade on these.
April 29th, 2010 at 8:42 am
You should try choco pies. You can find them in Asian markets (under the brand names Orion or Lotte). Both have a nice thick marshmallow disk
April 30th, 2010 at 10:44 pm
Who cares about these? I’ll see if I can find something like Scooter Pie or Moon Pie and try it,but these would be much better homemade.
May 23rd, 2010 at 12:59 pm
The scooter pie I ate when I was a kid was different..They taste better..it had more
marshmallow in the middle…The scooter pie nowadays just taste like a regular moonpie..I am not impressed…They dont make them like they use to…