Depression-era Little Debbie snack that built a family-run bakery still has Americans hooked By Latest & Breaking News on Fox News Comments Off on Depression-era Little Debbie snack that built a family-run bakery still has Americans hooked 3 Min Read The Oatmeal Creme Pie traces back to 1935 when O.D. McKee sold cakes from his car during the Great Depression, launching what became Little Debbie.