Any new cereal that crosses my desk piques my interest (and here at Sporked, boxes of cereal frequently get thrown across your desk). I love seeing what’s happening in the universe of cereal, but I ask you: Are any of these newfangled cereals, many of which are updated versions of existing cereals, better than tried-and-true breakfast classics? Cinnamon Toast Crunch is pretty great as is, but I had to give Apple Pie Toast Crunch and Sugar Cookie Toast Crunch a shot.
Turns out I was actually pleasantly surprised by one of these new boxes of cereal. Cinnamon Toast Crunch is a simple concept, but one that begs to be tinkered with. Marshmallows certainly aren’t going to work. However, there are a slew of flavors that cinnamon and sugar complement. Let’s see if these two new versions of CTC live up to their predecessor.
- Apple Pie Toast Crunch
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Ya dude, this tastes like a lot of good things. I said this reminds me of, like, a crunchy, apple cinnamon oatmeal; my colleague Jordan Myrick decided it’s like a cross between Apple Jacks and Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Regardless, it’s damn delicious. The apple flavor is just such a no-brainer with the cinnamon and sugar flavor of said Cinnamon Toast Crunch. I really, really enjoyed it. The apple adds some lovely extra flavor. Cinnamon and apple are a powerfully comforting combination, and this cereal rocked me to sleep and told me everything is going to be ok.
Credit: Liv Averett / Target
- Sugar Cookie Toast Crunch
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Jordan loved this cereal, but I wasn’t crazy impressed. This tastes sugary, sure, but they actually used less cinnamon flavor than regular cinnamon toast crunch. I ask you, can it be Cinnamon Toast Crunch—or even a version of Cinnamon Toast Crunch—without cinnamon??? It does kind of taste like a crumbled-up cookie, but not a great one. Jordan was a huge fan, though, and as much as it pains me, I have to listen to my constituents sometimes.
Credit: Liv Averett / Target
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