{"id":20668,"date":"2016-10-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=20668"},"modified":"2023-08-07T18:01:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T04:01:46","slug":"review-kelloggs-limited-edition-chocolate-frosted-flakes-with-marshmallows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/10\/03\/review-kelloggs-limited-edition-chocolate-frosted-flakes-with-marshmallows\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Kellogg\u2019s Limited Edition Chocolate Frosted Flakes with Marshmallows"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Kellogg\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n

Kellogg\u2019s Limited Edition Chocolate Frosted Flakes with Marshmallows remind me of my fourth grade Stormtrooper Halloween costume.<\/p>\n

Like eight-year old Adam in awe of the theatrical release of the Stars Wars<\/i> Special Edition movies, Tony the Tiger\u2019s latest creation sets out to trick-or-treat with only the utmost respect for the ethos of Halloween.<\/p>\n

Problem is, there\u2019s some stiff competition. In my case, it was Luke, who ironically decided to trick-or-treat as a Stormtrooper the same year I did (Like, really? Your name is Luke and you decide to go as a Stormtrooper?) <\/p>\n

Anyways, Luke\u2019s costume kicked the crap out of mine. He was the kid with the lights and sound enhanced Stormtrooper carbine, specially crafted armor, and an actual helmet like those people who go to ComicCon. I, meanwhile, had a mask attached with a string, a cheap white smock with some black lines on it, and (because my parents hated weapons) a pillowcase stuffed with candy as my only armament.<\/p>\n

In other words, Luke was the Count Chocula to my Chocolate Frosted Flakes with Marshmallows, which, while okay, are quickly defrocked as an imitator to the chocolaty standard of limited edition Halloween cereals.<\/p>\n

\"Kellogg\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n

To Kellogg\u2019s credit, Chocolate Frosted Flakes with Marshmallows get the job done as a snacking cereal. There\u2019s a savory and sweet thing that goes on with the cocoa-glazed flakes, which still have that crunchy, malted corn aftertaste of original Frosted Flakes. But the cocoa flavor is mild and varies from flake to flake, while the marshmallows are just bad. Sure they look cool; a deconstructed skeleton beats the ambiguously-shaped blobs that Count Chocula claims are bats, but the Frosted Flakes marshmallows lack a sturdy texture ideal for snacking or a long soaking in milk.<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s in milk that Tony the Tiger\u2019s Halloween cereal is stripped of its chocolate costume. The cocoa quickly flows off the flakes, but the end-milk, while darkly colored like a Halloween night, tastes nothing like the cocoa-infused milk left behind by Count Chocula, Cocoa Puffs, or other tier one chocolate cereals. Combined with the marshmallows, it\u2019s just a hyper sweet bowl of milk with faraway (far, far away) notes of cocoa powder.<\/p>\n

Chocolate Frosted Flakes with Marshmallows are an okay novelty cereal that will do in a pinch, but like that flimsy Stormtrooper mask and loose-fitting \u201carmored\u201d smock that I wore for Halloween as a kid, the cereal is too easily unmasked. And with the chocolate covered spirit of Halloween in good and cocoa-powder stained hands with Count Chocula, Chocolate Frosted Flakes with Marshmallows probably won\u2019t be making a repeat appearance in my pantry next year.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 30 grams \u2013 100 calories, 1 gram of fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0 mg of cholesterol, 150 mg of sodium, 22 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of dietary fiber, 10 grams of sugars, and 1 grams of protein..)<\/small><\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b> $2.74
\nSize:<\/b> 9.5 oz. box
\nPurchased at:<\/b> United Supermarket
\nRating:<\/b> 5 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Enjoyable cocoa and milled corn flavor when eaten as a snack. Marshmallows provide a needed textural contrast to the crunchy frosted flakes. Creative use of a marshmallow artwork.
\nCons:<\/b> Not as chocolaty as Count Chocula and leaves nonexistent chocolate end-milk. Marshmallows aren\u2019t as sturdy as Count Chocula. Wait, are the skeletons from people Tony the Tiger ate<\/i>? My stupid fourth grade Halloween costume.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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