{"id":45732,"date":"2021-01-13T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=45732"},"modified":"2021-01-10T15:48:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T01:48:03","slug":"limited-edition-chocolate-strawberry-cheerios-cereal-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2021\/01\/13\/limited-edition-chocolate-strawberry-cheerios-cereal-review\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Limited Edition Chocolate Strawberry Cheerios Cereal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Limited-Edition-Chocolate-Strawberry-Cheerios-Cereal-Box.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Limited Edition Chocolate Strawberry Cheerios Cereal Box\" title=\"Limited Edition Chocolate Strawberry Cheerios Cereal Box.jpeg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The speed at which retail stores remove Christmas to put up Valentine&#8217;s Day merchandise manages to shock me every year. Wednesday, it was aisles of dreamy snowscape mini villages. Thursday, it&#8217;s giant stuffed bears, boxes of cards, and food dyed in vibrant red and pink. Peppermint is out and chocolate strawberry is in. <\/p>\n<p>This year, General Mills decided to take a run at the Valentine&#8217;s Day market by releasing the Limited Edition Chocolate Strawberry Cheerios cereal. It is described as a &#8220;blissful pairing&#8221; of &#8220;delectable strawberries dipped in rich, chocolatey sauce.&#8221; I was beyond excited to give this a try.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Limited-Edition-Chocolate-Strawberry-Cheerios-Cereal-Back.jpeg?resize=600%2C889&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Limited Edition Chocolate Strawberry Cheerios Cereal Back\" title=\"Limited Edition Chocolate Strawberry Cheerios Cereal Back.jpeg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"889\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For you see, dear readers, I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m being too dramatic when I say chocolate strawberry is the absolute best flavor combination we humans have ever discovered. Okay, maybe a little dramatic, but chocolate strawberry flavor is easily my all-time favorite. Chocolate covered strawberries themselves can be difficult to eat, but with the onslaught of chocolate strawberry flavored foods in the past few years, I&#8217;m able to enjoy my favorite pairing with a less awkward mess.<\/p>\n<p>The first thing I noticed just by looking at the box was that the flavor would be coming from the cereal itself. Normally it seems companies will just add a handful of chocolate chunks and strawberry bits to their regular product (looking at you, Special K Chocolate Strawberry). <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Limited-Edition-Chocolate-Strawberry-Cheerios-Cereal-Dry.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Limited Edition Chocolate Strawberry Cheerios Cereal Dry\" title=\"Limited Edition Chocolate Strawberry Cheerios Cereal Dry.jpeg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this case, General Mills blended its Chocolate Cheerios and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/04\/21\/review-limited-edition-strawberry-cheerios-cereal\/\">Strawberry Cheerios<\/a> to create this treat. The smell of the strawberry cereal was extremely strong upon opening the plastic. I tossed a handful of dry cereal back and found it to be kind of boring. The strawberry was there,  but muted. The chocolate was almost nonexistent.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Limited-Edition-Chocolate-Strawberry-Cheerios-Cereal-In-Milk.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Limited Edition Chocolate Strawberry Cheerios Cereal In Milk\" title=\"Limited Edition Chocolate Strawberry Cheerios Cereal In Milk.jpeg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I wasn&#8217;t going to let my hopes be dashed. Surely it would get better once I added the milk. It had to, right? RIGHT?! Lucky milk gave it the glow up it needed. The first thing I noticed as I added milk to the cereal was the pinkish hue of strawberry flavor was coming off the O shapes. The chocolate pieces also began to change the milk from white to chocolatey brown. With my first bite of the milk and cereal, I was met with the flavors I had expected. Bright, juicy strawberry and rich, deep chocolate came through with each spoonful.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Limited-Edition-Chocolate-Strawberry-Cheerios-Cereal-Milk.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Limited Edition Chocolate Strawberry Cheerios Cereal Milk\" title=\"Limited Edition Chocolate Strawberry Cheerios Cereal Milk.jpeg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After finishing the cereal, I was left with a chocolatey milk. Now, normally I&#8217;m not a big fan of the milk after I finish the cereal. I know, you can drag me in the comments, but this might have changed my mind. For the sake of getting a thorough review, I gingerly took a sip. The cereal&#8217;s flavors soaked deeply into the milk, leaving an absolutely delicious chocolate strawberry flavored milk beverage. I ended up finishing the milk, which is something I never do.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Limited-Edition-Chocolate-Strawberry-Cheerios-Cereal-Heart.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Limited Edition Chocolate Strawberry Cheerios Cereal Heart\" title=\"Limited Edition Chocolate Strawberry Cheerios Cereal Heart.jpeg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The high expectations I had for this cereal were (thankfully) met. They in no way replace the authentic taste and experience of eating a chocolate-covered strawberry, but this delivered the flavors I was looking for. In the same way Pumpkin Spice Cheerios add a seasonal fall twist to your morning breakfast routine, these will get you in the mood for love, spring, and 50% off candy on February 15th.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purchased Price:<\/strong> $3.99<br \/>\n<strong>Size:<\/strong> 10.9 oz box<br \/>\n<strong>Purchased at:<\/strong> Publix<br \/>\n<strong>Rating:<\/strong> 9 out of 10<br \/>\n<strong>Nutrition Facts:<\/strong> (1 cup) 140 calories, 2 grams of fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 180 milligrams of sodium, 29 grams of carbohydrates, 3 grams of fiber, 11 grams of sugar, and 3 grams of protein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The speed at which retail stores remove Christmas to put up Valentine&#8217;s Day merchandise manages to shock me every year. Wednesday, it was aisles of dreamy snowscape mini villages. Thursday, it&#8217;s giant stuffed bears, boxes of cards, and food dyed in vibrant red and pink. Peppermint is out and chocolate strawberry is in. This year, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1472,1522,1549],"class_list":["post-45732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-cereal","tag-cheerios","tag-general-mills"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":49344,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2021\/12\/03\/strawberry-banana-cheerios-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":45732,"position":0},"title":"REVIEW: Limited Edition Strawberry Banana Cheerios Cereal","author":"Karen","date":"December 3, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"What is Limited Edition Strawberry Banana Cheerios Cereal? 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