Favorite sugar cereal? :)

[kattyeyes]

I bought a box of Cap'n Crunch today. It's a taste I've never quite outgrown. I picked it up specifically to use in a recipe, but admit I broke open into the box on the way home from the supermarket just to eat a couple of handfuls.

I'm also a big Quisp fan (see a trend?), though I haven't seen it lately.

In real life, I try to eat sensible breakfasts more often than not, but every so often, it's fun to indulge. How about youuuuuuu--what's your sugar cereal pleasure?

[dagwood]

Booberry! It's the only one. I indulge in a box every October.

[pikawicca]

Once every 5 years or so, I have to have a big bowl of Frosted Flakes (formerly, Sugar Frosted Flakes).

[steakrules85]

I am a sugar cereal junkie. My favorite breakfast ever... in fact I can live off cereal if need be. My favorites are incredibly long but here goes....

Frosted Flakes, Corn pops, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Captain Crunch with Berries/Peanut Butter, Lucky Charms/Chocolate, Honey nut Cheerios/Apple Cinnamon/Frosted, Apple Jacks, Golden Grahams, Honey Bunches of Oats, Fruity Pebbles, Cocoa Krispies, Trix, Fruit Loops, Kix, Honeycomb

[spazita]

Years ago, my mom went to the states and came back with these things called "krumbles". They weren't sweetened per se, but when you added milk, they came out sort of malty-tasting, like a malted milk! Anyone heard of these?

[spazita]

Still looking for krumbles!

[sbp]

Cap'n Crunch -- addictive, even just grabbing a handful dry as a snack.
Post 40% Bran Flakes -- I don't know what it is about these, but they have a sweet/savory thing going. Like a deeply caramelized malty wheaty thing.

[schrutefarms]

I love Crunchberries-I implode them on the roof of my mouth, so by the time I'm done with my bowl, my tongue feels furry.

[spazita]

What? No Alphabits???

[cuccubear]

Hey, I remember those! and that was my favorite cereal as a boy. I haven't seen them for years and don't even know if they sell them around here.

[buttertart]

They're Canadian, aren't they? That's where I had them. Good, too.

[KayceeK]

Forgot about those! Yum.

[cuccubear]

With out a doubt, I'm "cuccu" for Cocoa Puffs

[Alicat24]

I was around 11 yrs. old when the first "honey" cereals debuted (that would be 81-83). I've tried everything from Nut n' Honey to Honey Cheerio's and can't find the cereal I remember first having. It was either O's or flakes but it had bit's of nuts glued to it with the honey glaze. Maybe it is still around but has long since been reformulated without the nuts. Anyone?

I don't buy them often but I eventually always get a jones for any of these:

Original Life
Honeycomb
Golden Graham's
Capt n' crunch and Crunch berries
Cinnamon toast crunch

I should note that my parent's were health food hippies and we were poor, so I only had these delectible's at friends houses or as they came out while I was a newly independant adult. Now that I'm a nearing 40 adult, I still cave and buy them sometimes. Usually interspersed with what I more often buy, "corn bran" if I can find it (still sweet but came out when I was about 9), shredded wheat, Wheaties, raisen bran or plain cheerio's. I can also appreciate any plain chex, puffed wheat or puffed rice..

[swissgirl]

I can't think of a sweet cereal I don't like. The only flavor I wouldn't try is banana flavored cereals because I abhor bananas.

I LOVE trying brand extensions of existing sweet cereals:

French Toast Crunch
Cinnamon Chex
Maple Life Cereal
Chocolate Trix
Grape Nuts Trail Mix Vanilla and Cranberry
the list goes on and on and on.....

[cycloneillini]

Silly Rabbit - Trix are for kids! Can't believe nobody has mentioned Trix. Somebody didn mention pastel milk though, and that was my favorite part of Trix.

[furryabdul]

lately ive been craving and eating frosted corn flakes. breakfast lunch & dinner: i can eat these things 24/7
;)

[kattyeyes]

Clearly, they put something addictive in sugar cereals--I know exactly what you mean. When the Cap'n was in the house, it was so easy just to pour a bowl for snack or dessert--nevermind just breakfast. ;) Maybe that's why "Sugar Smacks" are thusly named. HA HA!

[buttertart]

A bowl of Frosted Flakes with milk after bath in PJs even made a school night tolerable.

[jbsiegel]

Life - into the bowl with milk and allowed to get as soggy as possible before eating
Frosted Mini Wheats - into the bowl with milk and kind of smushed up before eating
Honey Combs
Golden Grahams
Frosted Flakes

Doesn't count as a sugar cereal, but oatmeal with butter and brown sugar sure is good too!

[jeanmarieok]

I love Captain Crunch, and Frosted Flakes. I also like Golden Grahams and Frosted Mini Wheats. I travel a lot for business, and love to see Frosted Flakes on the breakfast buffet!

[Johnresa]

A tie between Apple Jacks and Golden Grahams

[gmm]

Booberry (am I the only one?)
Cap'n Crunch
Peanut Butter Crunch
Honey Nut Cheerios

[auburnselkie]

You're not - we weren't allowed sugar cereal growing up - EXCEPT on our birthdays, when my brother always requested Booberry (I preferred Count Chocula). These days it's Frosted Flakes - with ice cold milk - eaten as quickly as possible before it gets soggy. But I hardly ever allow myself the indulgence!

I stopped eating Lucky Charms when I thought the pots of gold were lightbulbs. Obviously, I have gotten too old for them. :)

[jo_jo_ba]

I'm actually not a huge "sweet" cereal fan... but I do like Apple Cinnamon Cheerios!

[KevinB]

The Cap'n is the king, but I remember Saturday morning breakfasts (when Mom & Dad were still in bed) of a chocolate cereal (honestly - Pebbles, Puffs, Chocula - can't remember) with chocolate milk. Sometimes I think I did it just to shock Mom....

[rememberme]

The Cap'n may be king, but he'll sure slice up the inside of your mouth!

[kattyeyes]

This is true. Apparently, I like my breakfast cereal rough. HA HA! ;)

[MyNextMeal]

Barbara's Peanut Butter Puffins.

[rememberme]

I get a store brand version that is peanut butter AND chocolate. My kids refuse to eat it so there's more for me!

[vttp926]

cookie crisp
corn pops
frosted flakes

but i did love eating the quaker oat squares but only in a savory way.

[Kari]

captain crunch
Apple jacks
Cookie Crisp
Count Dracula - made your mild turn to chocolate

[Midlife]

Isn't the question something of an oxymoron on Chowhound?

Not that indulging your sweet tooth is intrinsically un-chowish, but........ sugar cereal????????????

[jhfinxy]

wow midlife, that is pretty elitist of you to put down sugar cereal. ANYTHING about food can be deemed chow-worthy. if the food is a part of a person's life, especially one's childhood (like sugar cereal) , then it is worth talking about the nostalgia and memories attached to that food. sugar cereal is something that most everyone can relate to eating as a kid, and there's nothing wrong with having fun talking about it.

[Midlife]

Gotta take a position on SOME things, jhfinxy.

[jhfinxy]

I LOVE Frosted Mini Wheats, but it must be with milk, AND it must be before they get too soggy. I usually put only 8 in the milk at a time. It's very specific :)

Also, does anyone remember the Rice Krispies Treats cereal, not to be confused with regular Rice Krispies cereal? It was so delicious!

And last but not least, the Kashi Go Lean Crunch cereal, although full of healthy grains, is quite sugary and addictive.

[stolenchange]

That Rice Krispies treats cereal was addictive! I use to sift through the box and would eat the big clusters before my brothers got to them.

I'm a sugar cereal addict:
Lucky Charms
Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Cocoa Pufs
Cocoa Krispies
Cookie Crisp
Apple Jacks
Count Chocula
Golden Grahams

I can't keep it in the house b/c i will eat the whole box.
My go-to cereals now are Post Shredded Wheat and Kashi Go Lean Crunch. I get my sugar fix with some health benefits.

[mrbigshotno.1]

Cap'n Crunch with 1/2 & 1/2.

[Melanie]

Oh dear god. Please don't tempt me like that...sugar cereal with half and half...I just don't know if it could get any better.

[kattyeyes]

Truly naughty AND nice, I'm sure!!!

[vvvindaloo]

COUNT CHOCULA gets the #1 spot. But there are so many that I love... Lucky Charms and Captain Crunch Berries should also get an honorable mention.

[buttertart]

Frosted mini-wheats, with milk. The oddly firm sugar coating (like a thin layer of very hard royal icing) is fun.

[tracylee]

OK, I only get cereal as a late-night snack, but I currently have on hand:
Store-brand cheerios (but I love the apple ones)
generic cocoa puffs

I'd love to snack on Cap'n Crunch again...hmmmm, I wonder if I can sneak some into the house?

[Lucia]

Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Cap'n Crunch (esp pb flavor)
Golden Grahams
Had a brief fling w/Count Chocula too.

[KayceeK]

I haven't had any of these in years, but remember them fondly:
Frosted Flakes
Corn Pops
Froot Loops

[schrutefarms]

Ditto on the Frosted Flakes. But you have to pur the milk in the bowl, along with sliced bananas, then right before you sit down, you pour in the cerial. You have to eat it fast, because it gets so soggy!! I quite enjoy a bowl of Raison Bran with a spoonful of sugar on top, too.

[Deenso]

Honey Nut Cheerios and, when I'm feeling super-self-indulgent, I'll pick up one of those single serving cups of Corn Pops and eat them straight out of the cup - no milk.

[TampaAurora]

You can have corn pops with milk?
There is definitely a reason the only cereal in the pantry is Cheerios. Somehow the idea of cereal beats out making the steel cut oats I have waiting in there too.

[gordeaux]

Fruity Pebbles only last a day in this house.
Frosted Flakes are tried and true. Not spectacular, but always good. Blue Chip, if you will.
Honey Nut Chex is a newcomer to the scene, and it's spectacular. It just does NOT get soggy.

My VERY favorite sugar laden cereal might be out of place here, but, I can eat Quaker 100% Natural all day long. Sure, it has an oat or two in it, but when it comes right down to it, it's full of sugar just like the rest.

[abduction51]

Finally! I was wondering when Fruity Pebbles would get their props! Even to this day I can eat a box without even blinking an eye.

[alwayscooking]

Steel cut oats with brown sugar . . . I always loved oatmeal growing up but suffered through my brother's favorite-of-the-week boxed sugar.

[valerie]

My mom always bought Kellog's cereals. I love Frosted Flakes. My sister always loved Sugar Pops (I guess in the 70's it was ok to have the word "sugar" in there!).

[rememberme]

Yes, plus don't forget there was a bowl of sugar always on the table!

[mrbigshotno.1]

Those were the days!

[valerie]

So funny, I forgot about that. My father would eat a HUGE bowl (and I mean serving bowl) of Frosted Flakes with strawberries and bananas, with sugar sprinkled on top! And he was (and still is) always thin.

[kattyeyes]

No one said life was gonna be fair! ;) Yet, good for him! Go, Dad! I hope you inherited those good genes!

[valerie]

Unfortunately not...I walk down the cereal aisle and gain weight!

[ivanova]

Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Apple Jacks for me.

[Jacey]

Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Honey Combs
Capt Crunch
Honey Nut Cherrios
Lucky Charms

[Jacey]

wait there is more...i haven't had these types of cereal for years!

corn pops
cinnamon life
frosted shredded wheat
golden grahams

[mogo]

Corn Pops
Apple Jacks
Sugar Crisp

[Emme]

forgot Apple Jacks! especially the ones where the "frosting" drapes across the middle eliminating the whole from sight :)

[ipsedixit]

Cinnamon Life
Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Golden Grahams

[Bob W]

Cinnamon Life is it! I don't eat many sugared cereals but this one is da bomb.

The W twins love Apple-Cinnamon Cheerios, Froot Loops, Honeycombs, and Cocoa Puffs. They went through a Lucky Charms phase but we phased that one out when they started eating just the marshmellows.

[spellweaver16]

Not to mention, I think Cinnamon Life is the only cereal I know of whose texture gets better as it gets soggy. Soggy Life is my favorite food texture ever.

[ipsedixit]

I think this is true with Kellog's Frosted Mini Wheat as well.

[Melanie]

YES

[Blush]

Exactly! Even before the days of Cinnamon Life, my brother and I used to pour milk on our Life well before we wanted to eat it.

[TampaAurora]

Cocoa Pebbles and Cap't Crunch are the two cereals that don't last long with me.

[Emme]

oh gosh back when i could eat it...
captain crunch
cinnamon toast crunch
frosted flakes
cracklin' all bran
NEVER with milk, ALWAYS dry... mmmm.

[NellyNel]

Emme - Me too! Always Dry!

My favs are:
Cap'n Crunch/Crunchberrr/peanutbutter/crunch
Cinnamon toast Crunch
Cocoa Krispies
Life/Cinnamon Life
Sugar/Corn Pops
Goldan Grahams!

Wow - I didn't realise how much I loved cereal!!
Sadly, these days I'm a Fiber One or Special K girl!! :(

[Melanie]

I'm with you on all counts....except for the milk - I like it soggy : )

[pinkprimp]

Sometimes the flavoured milk is the best part! (Which is why I sometimes eat two bowls in one sitting- pour more cereal into the milk you used before and the milk becomes even sweeter and delicious!)

[mcsheridan]

Quisp is still around, but in very limited distribution. Amazon's got it:

Quaker Quisp 6pk
Price: $29.99
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Hometown Favorites.

[Sam Fujisaka]

Haven't had any since somewhat after the Dalai Lama hiked out of what is now supposed to be a part of China.

[Humbucker]

Cinnamon Toast Crunch. It's like eating handfuls of those fried cinnamon things they have at Taco Bell.

[shdiep]

Chocolate lucky charms are delicious. I can mindlessly munch on those like no tomorrow. Resse Peanut Butter cereal are amazing as well. And Oatmeal Crisp is delicious! Oh, there are so many delicious sugar-loaded cereals that I could consume day in and day out. Cereal isn't just for breakfast for me.

[kattyeyes]

Cereal: the meal that eats like a snack. ;)

[Josh Resnik]

Oh, those Golden Grahams!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kattyeyes]

Oh, yeah! You have a golden day, Josh! :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0H_hq...

[adamshoe]

For me, it's a tie between Lucky Charms (always eat the oat-y bits first, so I wind up w/ a bowl'o marshmallow at the end....) Cocoa Puffs (I'm cuckoo!!!....) and sugar Pops (which are now called "corn pops" to appeal to the healthy crowd (!)). BTW, who won the battle between Quisp and Quake? Haven't seen either one in decades!! adam

[kattyeyes]

I think they re-released Quisp about 10 years ago because I found it and ate it then. So I'd say Quisp won the battle after all. HA HA!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0LwDi...

No toys in my box of the Cap'n, tho', dammit! ;) I could go for a spacequaft!

[Amuse Bouches]

Another Lucky Charms fan here -- I can't resist that attractive mauve milk.

Trader Joe's makes some pretty spectacular sugar cereals -- there's one that tastes like little cookies filled with Nutella.

http://www.savour-fare.com

[Jacey]

What is it called?

[Amuse Bouches]

I think it's the Whole Grain Filled Cereal Bites.

http://www.savour-fare.com

[kattyeyes]

OOPS, there goes a major missed marketing opportunity there. How much sexier did "little cookies filled with Nutella" sound than "Whole Grain Filled Cereal Bites!" ;)

[Amuse Bouches]

I know, right? I also tried the strawberry flavor. They do advertise them as being for snacking and not just breakfast.

http://www.savour-fare.com

[rememberme]

Ooh, I had skipped the chocolate ones, thinking they would be yucky, but Nutella? Now I'll try them.. The strawberry ones are great for snacks, haven't had them for breakfast.

[beth1]

Oh, that on from Trader Joe's is my favorite. It's addictive. Also comes in strawberry, but it's not as good as the chocolate.

[cycloneillini]

Similarly have you noticed that Sugar Smacks are now called Honey Smacks?! Love Cocoa Puffs, but my favorite is still good old Frosted Flakes. I always did have a sweet spot (no pun intended) for Tony the Tiger.

[Cinnamon]

Of the not-too-sweets:
1. Lucky Charms (with as many marshmallow bits as possible)
2. Banana Nut Cheerios

Of the sweets:
1. Fruity Pebbles* (never Cap'n Crunch)
2. Count Chocula (never Cocoa Puffs)

Dishonorable Mentions:
1. Cookie Crisp (glycemic index must exceed 100)
2. Cap'n Crunch (never liked it, neither did the roof of my mouth)

*If you live in a place with a Pinkberry frozen yogurt shop nearby, try these toppings together on a medium-sized plain Pinkberry: strawberries, mochi, Fruity Pebbles. It's a whole new lease on life for the cereal - so incredibly good in that combo, just made for it.