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Welp, another one to cross off the “how have they not done this yet?” list. Here’s hoping PB&J Reese’s Puffs, Fluffernutter Reese’s Puffs, and White Chocolate Reese’s Puffs are next.
I…I really like peanut butter combos.
Yes, Caramel Corn Pops seems like an incredibly obvious cereal idea. And yes, it has technically been done before. When Kellogg’s introduced their Jumbo Snax line of supersized snacking cereal pouches last year, there was a caramel-flavored Corn Pops variety—except they bafflingly used puffs (the shape of Canadian Corn Pops) instead of the chewy half-popped lumps we’re used to from the brand.
But now those glorious, squeaky gobs of toasted maize have been caramelized too. With its baseball aesthetic, we can probably surmise that Caramel Corn Pops will hit shelves near or before April 1, the MLB’s 2021 opening day.
Do I think they’ll be good? Hard to say, since Corn Pops has a very scant track record of flavored variants. Besides the Jumbo Snax, I’ve only ever reviewed Chocolate Peanut Butter Pops on this site. And they were only okay. If anything, caramel will probably be a more natural fit.
Now if we’re talking seasonally specific cereal themes, how might we go about getting those PB&J Reese’s Puffs by back-to-school season?
I’m here because it occurred to me that there should be a caramel corn cereal. Did this ever happen?
Is this cereal ever getting released? It’s now mid May and I have yet to see it anywhere in NJ, NY, or PA whhere baseball is a big market. I haven’t even seen any reviews or pictures online about this cereal.
Is this like another Tropical Fruity Pebbles post where it sounds awesome but it never actually hits the shelves?
Not sure why these cereal companies invest tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars into making a product to never release it to the public.
The box design is hideous, but the cereal itself sounds like it has promise.
I really like the box design. It’s baseball-themed! I presume it’s because caramel corn is basically the “crackerjack” mentioned in Take Me Out to the Ballgame.
However, they did miss the opportunity to put baseball stitching inside the “O” of “Pops”