Call it a touch of nostalgia for childhood breakfasts from the '90s, chalk it up to an admitted sweet tooth, or perhaps it's a mix of both, but yes, we liked this cereal. The flavor is not striking or all that specific, but simply has that fruity cereal taste (or "frooty," should we say) that so many do, and of course, it's super sweet, albeit not as in-your-face with the sugar as others we have tried, like certain flavors of Frosted Flakes, for example. The cereal was a satisfying snack when crunched dry, it was perfect with milk (we used whole milk, not skim, FYI), and it retained a decent starchiness even after sitting in the bowl of milk for a few minutes.
If you want our advice on how to best enjoy "Hocus Pocus 2" Berry Blend cereal, do an even 50/50 mix of this sweet, fruity cereal with a non-sweetened cereal like a classic Corn Flakes or Cheerios or even with a heartier bran or oat cereal. That way the sweetness will be moderated.
Retiring Guy arrives late to Cheerios 80th birthday party. (7/13)
Wheaties 100 Years of Champions limited edition collector series. (4/27)
Grape Nuts. (2/22)
Kix just keep getting harder to find. (1/23 update)
Cheez-It horns in. (1/10)
2019
This box wants to party with you. (6/4)
Blueberry Cheerios. (5/16)
Snap, crackle and redpop. (2/26)
Kellogg's Honey Oat Frosted Flakes. (2/19)
Kellogg's All Bran fights for shelf space. (1/22)
2018
Cheerios adds to its long list of flavors. (12/31)
General Mills offers two flavors of Dippin' Dots. (11/28)
Kellogg's vanilla latte Frosted Mini-Wheats. (10/1)
Nutter Butter. (6/24)
Still a little bit of shelf space provided for boxes of Big Biscuit Shredded Wheat. (4/3)
Chocolate Frosted Flakes. (3/30)
It's just peachy, part 2 (with probiotics). (3/26)
It's just peachy (Cheerios). (3/25)
Snap, Crackle and Pop shrug off competition from Fancy Friends Cereal Treats. (2/23)
Lucky Charms wants you to have a daily dose of yellow 5 and blue 1. (3/9)
The takeover of Mom. (3/1)
Hoopla over rainbow marshmallows added to Lucky Charms. (2/22)
Kellogg's Donut Shop in your choice of flavors. (2/14)
Just a spoonful of sugar helps the shredded wheat go down. (2/6)
General Mills offers yet another flavor of Cheerios -- chocolate and peanut butter. (1/30)
I suspect this special edition Cocoa Puffs isn't exactly flying off the shelves. (1/16)
What's really going on with this General Mills blend. (1/10)
Giant size bargains to kick off the new year. (1/3)
2017
Satisfy your craving for chocolate. (12/22)
Pumpkin Spice runs amok. (11/7)
Danger lurks. (11/2)
Dan G. wets himself over Special K Blueberry with Lemon Clusters. (9/20)
Limited Edition Mocha Crunch. (7/16)
Kellogg's Frosted Flakes with Marshmallows. (2/1)
A marriage between General Mills and Girls Scouts of America. (1/19)
Alpha-Bits is getting squeezed out. (11/23)
Special K continues to branch out. (10/23)
Wedding bells chime. (10/5)
The price of convenience (22.54 cents per ounce). (8/19)
Make up your mind already! (8/14)
Remember Nabisco Shredded Wheat? (7/13)
Features Batman and Superman. (7/7)
Post wants you to have ice cream for breakfast. (6/30)
Kellogg's wants you to put out the box at bedtime. (12/20)
Decline in cereal sales bite into Kellogg's results. (Fortune, 10/30)
Americans aren't eating their Wheaties. (CNN Money, 9/18)
Cereals Begin to Lose Their Snap, Crackle, and Pop. (The New York Times, 9/10)
Why Don't Americans Like Breakfast Cereal Anymore? The once-loved product whose sales went soggy. (Adweek, 8/14)
I imagine General Mills has done the research, but what if this is the case? (7/1)
Maybe it's the rainbow colors. (7/1)
They still call it 'breakfast cereal'. (2/14)
Cereal killers: Americans' new breakfast habits. (CNBC, 8/23)
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