Product: General Mills Apple Cinnamon Chex – $3.39+
You know what I love? Cinnamon. Really. I mean, obviously. My favorite kind of cookie is a Snickerdoodle…and I just love the sweet-spice flavor that cinnamon adds to certain things.
Already a fan of Cinnamon Chex, I was elated to hear that General Mills was expanding on their gluten-free line of Chex cereals. The new flavor – Apple Cinnamon.
Yep. Apple Cinnamon Chex. I figured I’d have to wait as long as I did for Gluten-Free Rice Krispies around here…but it wasn’t long after the launch that these were on the shelf of my local grocery store. And you better believe they came home with me.
Now, I grew up in the age of the changing flavors of Cheerios. Now, normally, unless they were Honey Nut, I didn’t care for the different varieties. However, that changed with the introduction of Apple Cinnamon Cheerios. For some reason…those…I liked. I was hoping that’s what this cereal would remind me of. Then again, it has been forever since I had Apple Cinnamon Cheerios, I’m not sure I actually remember what they tasted like.
Well, I had just polished off the brand of cereal I had open, so this morning, I cracked open the box of Apple Cinnamon Chex. They smelled fantastic. Like baked apples. For real. Who wouldn’t like that? So if the initial aroma had anything to say about the flavor, I was already anticipating my first bite.
I poured myself a serving (3/4 cup) of the cereal, noting that there were plain Rice Chex mixed with those dusted with the apple powder and cinnamon. I tried a couple just dry. The plain ones, like in the other varieties…are flavorless. However, grabbing one of the ones dusted with the apple-cinnamon flavor and yeah…that’s good.
That’s beyond good. What was even better was when I poured my unsweetened almond milk over it. Once those flavors got mingled in with the milk…the cereal was breakfast heaven. Honestly. I was just spooning that stuff up like it was going out of style. Another great flavor in the gluten-free cereals I can trust to taste good. Thank you, General Mills, for expanding on one of your gluten-free varieties and mixing up a delicious blend of apple-cinnamon flavor. And, each serving is only 130 calories with 2 grams of fat. So it’s not going to break your diet either. So, a gluten-free breakfast cereal that is nutritious and tastes like apple-cinnamon does exist…thanks to General Mills. And trust me, this lover of apples and cinnamon thanks them for it.
And so does my tummy…at breakfast every morning this week.
The Celiathlete 