It’s a rich glaze of artificial, sticky syrup taste with a finish and aftertaste that echoes the darker, amber sweetness of the real thing. Closer to a crunchy pancake then actual French toast, the maple flavor dominates the cinnamon one. The crunch factor here is not too airy, not too roof-of-mouth-destroying if there were a modern day reimagining of G oldilocks and the Three Bears, she would say it’s “juuuust right.”Īnd the taste? If I were to describe it out loud, I would say, “Ish frlly drleshus,” because I don’t think I can stop munching this stuff long enough to finish chewing. The familiar smell of syrup is noticeable even from far away. The tantalizing, addictive scent of the squares is like a warm hug from Mrs. Those cannibalistic squares will never replace you in my heart) lovingly dusted them with their ethereal magic in the night time. The adorable little pieces of toast have a blinding golden sheen and slightly darker “crust.” Little brown specks of sugar liberally dot each one, as if the ghosts of Wendell, Bob, and Quello (rest in peace, boys. I know this review is half a year late, but let’s see if FTC really is back like Backstreet. So here I stand today with my Starter jacket and Zubaz on, my tips freshly frosted (not really, but picture it mentally), and a heaping bowl of maple-y awesomeness in front of me. Or maybe Unobtanium.īut as ’90s nostalgia peaked in late 2014, the ember of hope all FTC fans failed to let extinguish roared to life in the form of a familiar red box: French Toast Crunch was officially coming back! French-ception.), was still around, just in hibernation.īut, of course, to get it to the U.S., you needed to be prepared to shell out the big bucks with those shipping rates, you’d think the little golden bread pieces were glazed with, you know, real gold. Yes, for the inquisitive, the well-travelled, and the desperate, Croque Pan Doré, as it’s called in the Great White North (French French Toast Crunch. ![]() And yet, we pined for it. It wasn’t long before French Toast Crunch earned perfect attendance on all of Buzzfeed’s annoying ’90s nostalgia lists ( Buzzfeed’s Top 11 Bread-Shaped Objects That We Wish Would Make a Comeback!).īut good ol’ FTC wasn’t gone for good. Beloved by children, adults, seniors, dogs, and sea urchins (probably) alike for its unique maple flavor, French Toast Crunch was something worth writing about in your Trapper Keeper.īut apparently it was only the hero we deserved, not the one we needed. Upon its introduction in 1995, French Toast Crunch was a hero. Haha.French Toast Crunch is a rare breed in the winding history of cereal, and its storyline seems more fitting for a series of Christopher Nolan movies than for a box of sweetened corn pieces. Guess because I liked it so much she figured it wasn't healthy. It was heaven! Or course when it came out in the stores my Mom would never buy it. ![]() I will never forget eating it for the first time. Interestingly, the new chocolate toast crunch does have coconut oil in it - and has the lighter texture regular CTC used to have.īest cereal ever! I was in the test market in Georgia before it hit the shelves. Formerly my all-time #1, but now often surpassed by the generic knock-offs of it. They stopped using coconut oil in it a couple years ago and it made a noticeable difference in both the flavor and texture. Now that I'm all grown up, I still drink the milk and on special occasions have an adult version which is the Cinnamon Toast Crunch shot that has rumchata and fireball whiskey and tastes exactly like the cereal :) This is my ultimate favorite cereal! I always drank the milk at the end, which is really saying something because I didn't really like milk. I want a bowl right now! I never get tired of eating this wonderful cereal. I agree they took an ingredient out of it. The best cereal ever - one of my favorites. but, let's be serious: the Chocolate cinnamon variety is what they should have been making from Day 1. Wow!īy CerealCrusher ( Team Breakfast Member) ![]() that was when this came out? I thought it was later. This is literally my ALL TIME FAVORITE CEREAL! Heck, I even eat the generic versions! THAT'S how much I love it!ġ984. Cinnamon Sugar cereal HEAVEN! I am dreaming about a bowl right now. This is one of my top 5 breakfast cereals EVER eaten! I could eat this by the truckload! Mmmm. This cereal was pretty good, but the only good off-brand types that was made by the company was Frosted Toast Crunch the Chocolate and the Peanut Butter Toast Crunch was really bad. What do you think of Cinnamon Toast Crunch?
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