Chocolatey Cheerios

Reviewer: Ben Kirby
Sourced: Tesco Extra, Scunthorpe

Ah, Cheerios. You don't quite do it for me, I don't dislike you, but you're way down on my list of "go-to" cereals.

Then come the "chocolatey" variation..... Will these redeem the Cheerios name?

Not quite.

There's no wonderful aroma upon opening the box, but that's fine, there's no awful smell either.

So, here they are, in the bowl, covered in ice cold milk....

I think to myself "a new contender to weetos", that can't be a bad thing right? Well Weetos, don't worry too much.

These are quite literally Cheerios that have been coated in a chocolate flavour. The chocolate basically washed off upon contact with the milk, so soggier ones are just plain Cheerios.  The harder, non-soggy cereal was much more on par with a Weeto, but they became so few and far between in such a short space of time, they just don't compete.

The redeeming factor here though is that, because the chocolate washes off, you're left with a wonderful chocolate milk at the end, not powdery, not sugary. Just delicious.

All things considered, these aren't a bad cereal, they just don't do anything that other cereals already do better. It's a fair effort, and no doubt very appealing to children and parents alike (get those grains and vitamin D!), but I can't get past the traditional Cheerios taste.

Not awful by any stretch, but they won't be a "must have" when I see them on offer or something I would choose over other chocolate hoop cereals.

3/5 (good)

Have you tried these? Have I been too harsh?

Let me know in the comments!

-Ben

Choco Caramel Shreddies

Here we go, post number one!

So, where do we begin?

The first, and possibly most important part of the whole experience, the aroma, the sweet caramel scent that you detect as soon as you open the packet.  This cereal isn't messing about!  The smell is exactly what you would imagine, and it is delightful.

Texturally, these are much more akin to their frosted counterpart, and not the lesser "choco" brother of the family.  They don't have that over-hard crunchiness, but don't go too soggy quickly either.  These are important factors, and this cereal scores well.

The taste.....well, the taste is a sweet, almost creamy caramel with a hint (faint hint might I add) of chocolate.  It is really very nice, but just not quite chocolatey enough for me.  Combined with it's fragrance though, it really is pleasant.

Now, after all the cereal has been devoured, there's something special left in the bowl.  The milk has turned into a sweet chocolatey delight, something I loved, and reason enough to want more of this cereal.  I love a good milkshake, I love a good cereal, these have found a great balance in providing both.

So, compared to the rest of the Shreddies family, these stand taller than the original and "choco" varieties, but fall marginally short of the older brother that is the Frosted Shreddies.

As a cereal on it's own, it's a delight, but with not enough chocolate flavour, it's not exactly perfect.

4/5 (great)

A great cereal, just not a strong a contender as the Frosted Shreddies and not enough chocolate flavour for me.

- Ben

Do you agree/disagree with me? Let me know in the comments!

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