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Fruity Pebbles Bar: Pure Protein (PP) offers a variety of protein bars including some of my favorites. New for 2025 is the Fruity Pebbles flavor. Fruity Pebbles is a fruity (citrus) crisp rice cereal that debuted in 1971 and features The Flintstones characters on the box. PP’s bar has a sweet cream/milk-like outer coating on the bottom half and a lighter strawberry colored mousse-like substance on the top half. I’m not sure if they’re actual Fruity Pebbles cereal pieces or not, but cereal pieces (real or ersatz) are also embedded in the mousse layer, giving the bar more color and a slight crunch. I’m inclined towards ersatz (either that or they horribly mutate in the manufacturing process).
Texturally it is somewhat hard, much firmer than some other PP bars I’ve had. This results in the bar being rather chewy. I found the mousse layer to be airy compared to the bottom, but it was also sort of dry. Overall, the flavor is a mild citrus that is reminiscent of the cereal’s flavor, but not as strong. I verified this by snacking on a handful of Fruity Pebbles. If you’re really into Fruity Pebbles (I think they’re good, but not in my top cereals), then this bar is obviously for you. Personally, with PP having a number of better flavors available, the Fruity Pebbles Bar is just okay 😐 at best, but personally, I think it’s yabba dabba yuk (avoid 🤮). Lemon/citrus protein bars are just not great in my opinion

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My Pure Protein Favs:
1.Chocolate Peanut Caramel
2.Sundae Cone
3.Chocolate Peanut Butter
4.Chocolate Salted Caramel
*Excluding discontinued flavors

Fruity Pebbles: Interesting fact, Pebbles was the first cereal ever created around a TV show character. It’s named after Fred Flintstone’s daughter Pebbles from “The Flintstones”, which aired on TV from 1960 to 1966. Introduced by Post in 1971, the cereal is celebrating its 55th birthday this year, which includes a limited-edition birthday version (see my separate review). The now extinct 1971 version started out with only three colors—orange, red, and yellow, meant to represent a flavor combination of orange, tangerine, and lemon. All the pieces tasted the same as the fruity conglomeration is mixed into each piece, which is the same with the contemporary version. Eventually the original recipe morphed into orange, lemon, and cherry flavors. Formula changes would lead to the addition of purple in 1985, green in 1987, "Berry Blue" in 1994, "Incrediberry Purple" in 1995, and "Bedrock Berry Pink" in 2005. The version found on shelves today features pieces colored blue, green, red, purple, orange, and yellow. These days, I prefer eating cereal dry as a snack as opposed to a bowl with milk. Thankfully the rice-like pieces are easy on the mouth and do not irritate the palate like some harder cereals. Unlike Froot Loops and Trix, Fruity Pebbles was not in our pantry when I was a kid, so it holds no nostalgic power over me. I found the flavor to be citrus-like, closer to the sugary flavored Froot Loops, than Trix's more traditional fruity flavor. Classic Trix is still my favorite fruity cereal, but in this brave new world of dull colored Trix, I just might give Fruity Pebbles the edge. Yabba-dabba-yum (Doughboy approved 😋) 

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My Favorite Sugary Cereals:

1. Cinnamon Toast Crunch (as well as Sugar Cookie and Tres Leches Toast Crunch)
2. Waffle Crisp
3. Frosted Flakes
4. OREO O’s/Puffs
5. Cap’n Crunch

Birthday Cake Ice Cream: Hudsonville originated in 1926 in, you guessed it, Hudsonville, MI. Today they’re based in Holland, MI but the name remains the same. My favorite ice cream brands have been long established, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to try another take on birthday cake ice cream as it’s one of my favorites. I don’t see limited edition anywhere on the packaging, but I believe this is a new flavor to celebrate the company’s 100th anniversary. Their celebratory frozen dessert utilizes a white cake batter flavored ice cream base with pound cake pieces, rainbow sprinkles, and an abundant blue frosting swirl. The cake flavor of the ice cream was spot on, but what takes things up a notch is the blue frosting. It’s super sweet, bountiful, pretty thick in some areas, and it’s easy on the eyes. While the vibrant frosting swirl provides most of the color, the rainbow sprinkles supply a pleasant crunch that contrasts nicely with the smooth ice cream. Besides the cake flavor, frosting swirls, and rainbow sprinkles, every top tier birthday cake ice cream needs one more ingredient, actual cake pieces. Initially I was concerned the pieces were not numerous enough, but the more of the container I ate, the more the pieces balanced out. Additionally, the pieces are fair sized hunks and not tiny bits. The chunks have a nice texture and pleasant cake flavor. Admittedly, this is only the third flavor I’ve tried from Hudsonville, but it takes the cake. Here’s hoping it sticks around for many more birthdays to come. Doughboy approved 😋

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Chocolate Chip Granola Bites: The first time I heard of “Made Good” a couple years ago, the name evoked thoughts of the "Derek Zoolander Center for Kids Who Can't Read Good" and I had to laugh. Made Good's mission is to offer wholesome snacks for kids (and adult kids like me) that promote health and nutrition, for a better-for-you brand. I got this granola snack for free at work and was curious how it would stack up next to traditional granola bars. Made Good describes the product as capturing “the essence of classic granola, combining rich dark chocolate chips and sweet, crispy oats into perfectly poppable morsels”. Their bites are marketed as allergy-friendly, organic, gluten-free, vegan, dairy-free, and non-GMO. Essentially the product is a granola bar in ball form, but I can see why they chose to call them bites instead of Chocolate Chip Granola Balls. Each “sphere” has chocolate chips that provide the bulk of the flavor. Outside of the chocolate flavor, I found the granola to be a bit bland. If you’re looking for a more “wholesome” granola product, then I think between the chocolate chip flavor and higher quality ingredients, this meets my standard to be Doughboy approved 😋. Keep in mind, granola is not a low calories/diet food, so I’d still only recommend it for active individuals and not those attempting to loose weight. Made Good’s website also lists Strawberry, Trail Mix, and the one I’m most interested in, Chocolate Banana varieties.  

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Chocolate Peanut Caramel Bar: Pure Protein (PP) offers a variety of protein bars, but their peanut butter bars are their strongest. I've reviewed this bar before, but PP recently updated the packaging, so I wanted to verify if the bar was still the same (it is and that's a good thing). The outside of the bar is deceitfully mundane as it looks like a basic chocolate film coating. While it has a solid chocolate flavor with nothing to really complain about, it's the inside of the bar that shines. Inside the bar where the “protein blend” is located, it has a peanut flavor as well as caramel. The peanut flavored filling also contains actual tiny peanut pieces.  The caramel flavor is one of the best in the world of protein bars. What’s unique about this bar is unlike some other caramel flavored protein bars this bar has an actual caramel like substance in it. The “caramel” can easily be seen in the cross-section and is rather bountiful. If you like Snickers and/or Milky Ways, this is about as close as a protein bar can get. At room temperature the bar is soft, slightly chewy, and pleasant on the palate. This leads to my only minor complaint in that this bar can get messy if it gets warm (I made the mistake of taking this bar to a FL theme park once…). This is honestly one of my favorite protein bars and because of the price point it tends to be my go-to. Absolutely Doughboy approved 😋 

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My Pure Protein Favs:

1. Chocolate Peanut Caramel
2. Sundae Cone
3. Chocolate Peanut Butter
4. Chocolate Salted Caramel

Meijer Caramel Persian: For a grocery store bakery, I’ve been impressed with the doughnuts at my local Meijer (although the selection is sadly wildly inconsistent). A Pershing/Persian is a doughnut that is similar to a cinnamon roll but is made with doughnut batter. Meijer has had a plethora of Persians lately, with one of them adding an enticing caramel drizzle on top of the thick layer of what I believe to be cream cheese frosting. Some may find it too sweet with the combo, but I personally enjoyed it. The cinnamon flavor of the pastry’s body is sweet and relatively subtle with no uncomfortable burning/heat to it. Cinnamon granules can be seen in the dough after taking a few bites if you look closely enough. I found the dough to have a nice thick and chewy texture while also being light and pillowy. Like the majority of the doughnuts I’ve consumed from Meijer, it’s Doughboy approved 😋

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Pirate’s Booty Aged White Cheddar Puffs: I picked these up at a work event and apparently was not paying close attention. I saw white cheddar in the name and funny enough, thought it was popcorn. Needless to say, I was shocked when I opened the bag later and discovered something more akin to an albino Cheetos Puffs than the quintessential movie snack. Taking a closer look at the name on the package, it's clear the Pirate's Booty arrr puffs and not popcorn. Another surprise is that they're made by Hershey, as in the chocolate company. They describe their product as "Blended with real aged white cheddar cheese and baked". Here’s the thing, I’m not a big chips guy, there’s just a lot of other snacks I prefer (usually of the sweeter variety). That said, they’re essentially a white cheddar version of Cheetos. The white cheddar flavor is excellent, but the puff texture is not my favorite. Again, working against these, if I do have chips/Cheetos, they’re going to be the crunchy version. It’s important not to be biased though, I think for fans of cheesy puff style snacks, these make for a worthy pirate’s treasure (Doughboy approved). For my record, I’d eat them again before walking the plank but wouldn’t attempt to dig up a chest of them, just okay 😐

*Yes a realize it could be debated as to if Pirate’s Booty and Cheetos qualify as chips, but for simplicity’s sake and the point I was getting at (snack preference), let’s just say they do

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12 Flavor Gummy Bears: Albanese is a confectionery manufacturer, retailer, and distributor located in Hobart, Indiana. The company was founded in 1983 by Scott Albanese. Jumping forward to 1998, Albanese invented a new technology that allows for greater flavor release from gelatins. The system coats the candy trays with corn starch, but I could not find additional information beyond that. Their hallmark product is their 12 Flavor Gummy Bears and spoiler alert; they’re the best gummy bears I’ve ever encountered. I was surprised by the plethora of flavors and colors that came in the pack. I’m not trying to write a novel, so I won’t review each flavor, but I will list the colors and corelating flavors. They are Cherry (red), Pink Grapefruit (pink), Watermelon (light blue),Strawberry (light red), Orange (orange), Blue Raspberry (blue), Lime (light green), Grape (purple),Green Apple (green), Mango (light yellow),Pineapple (clear), and Lemon (yellow). Each bear has a nice amount of detail and contains a capital A on its belly. The only negative that I’ll mention right away is that I only got 11 flavors as there were no mango in my pack. That said, what really sets these apart from other gummy bears though is the incredible texture. They’re chewy, but not overly so. In fact, they’re amazingly soft and tender. I can never go back to any other type of gummy bear after these, they’re that good! The Gummi with the A on the tummy, is Doughboy approved 😋

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Zig Zag Cake Bar: Pure Protein (PP) offers a variety of protein bars including some of my favorites. New for 2025 was the Zig Zag Cake flavor. I'll address the elephant (or maybe Zebra?) in the room as the bars are obviously meant to play off of Little Debbie Zebra Cakes. If you're unfamiliar, they're basically snack cakes made with yellow cake coated in white icing, sweet creme filling, and chocolate stripes for decoration. Opening the protein bar package, it did have a pleasant cake like aroma that reminded me a bit of the sugary cakes that I'd snack on after school as a kid. Biting into the bar, it was relatively soft, but firm. Like other PP bars, it had a pleasant amount of chewiness. Initially I detected a pretty standard vanilla flavor that reminded me a lot of PP's Birthday Cake Bar, almost marshmallow-like, but without the nonpareils for decoration. Then it hit me, just an absolutely rancid aftertaste. I've had my share of protein bars over the years, and this was not that "protein aftertaste" that accompanies some bars that people like to complain about. This was just awful and disgusting. One of and possibly the worst protein bar(s) I've ever had. Four full months from the expiration date and stored properly from the time of purchase. I tried swishing some milk in my mouth while chewing it, but even that couldn't ameliorate the putrid flavor. It bothered me enough that I contacted the company. They actually had really great customer service (thanks Haley B.!), which makes me think others may have complained about this bar or specific lot number. Zig Zag your mouth away from this one, AVOID  🤮

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My Pure Protein Favs:

1. Chocolate Peanut Caramel
2. Sundae Cone
3. Chocolate Peanut Butter
4. Chocolate Salted Caramel
   *Excluding discontinued flavors

Coffee Mate Zero Sugar Birthday Cake Non-Dairy Creamer: Coffee creamers normally are not my thing as I try to avoid liquid calories and like to keep my coffee as a healthy drink. Coffee Mate Zero Sugar is the perfect compromise as it delivers plenty of flavor without the added sugar, fat, and calories (10 calories/15mL, 1g fat, 0g sugar). Their Birthday Cake version is a must try for cake fans. I love the look of the packaging with the eye-catching pink and blue, combined with images of a delicious looking vanilla sprinkle cake and gourmet coffee. The creamer is smooth, velvety, and surprisingly flavorful and sweet. Trying some by itself before adding it to my coffee, it’s like vanilla cake in a cup! Mixing it with my coffee, the bold birthday cake flavor easily came through. My only complaint is that it's almost too powerful and overshadows the flavor of the coffee. Tapering down the dose resolves that issue. I just wouldn't pair large amounts of it with high end/expensive beans. It's like getting a pricey bottle of sipping rum or whiskey and then wasting it by using it as a mixer with cola. Additionally, I did try adding it to a vanilla protein shake. Shockingly, I preferred using it this way over in a cup of coffee. The potent flavor excelled in this venue to create a phenomenal tasting shake. Doughboy approved 😋  

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Birthday Cake Pebbles: Interesting fact, Pebbles was the first cereal ever created around a TV show character. It’s named after Fred Flintstone’s daughter Pebbles from “The Flintstones”, which aired on TV from 1960 to 1966. I enjoy all things birthday cake, so when I saw Post was re-releasing these, I knew I had to get them. Post first released the Birthday Cake Pebbles in 2021 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Fruity Pebbles Cereal, with its return this year in honor of the 55th anniversary. Longtime fans will note that the Birthday Cake Pebbles are similar to the Cupcake Pebbles that hit shelves in 2010, but I can’t comment as I sadly missed out on those. As far as I can tell the 2026 edition is identical to the 2021 version, which is a good thing. This limited-edition cereal again features colorful festive flakes (blue, pink, and yellow), along with a delicious vanilla birthday cake and frosting flavor. I have a high standard when it comes to birthday cake flavored treats and I’m ecstatic to report that this cereal accomplishes that desired flavor. I preferred eating it dry as a snack as opposed to a bowl with milk. If you enjoy vanilla cake, then this cereal is a must try as it’s as close as you can get to having a piece of cake in your cereal bowl. I just wish Post would make this a permanent flavor as it’s by far the best version of Pebbles cereal in my opinion. Doughboy approved 😋
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My Favorite Sugary Cereals:

1. Cinnamon Toast Crunch (as well as Sugar Cookie and Tres Leches Toast Crunch)
2. Waffle Crisp
3. Frosted Flakes
4. OREO O’s/Puffs
5. Cap’n Crunch
   *Only excluding Birthday Pebbles as it’s a limited-edition cereal

Birthday Cake Pebbles: Interesting fact, Pebbles was the first cereal ever created around a TV show character. It’s named after Fred Flintstone’s daughter Pebbles from “The Flintstones”, which aired on TV from 1960 to 1966. I enjoy all things birthday cake, so when I saw Post was re-releasing these, I knew I had to get them. Post first released the Birthday Cake Pebbles in 2021 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Fruity Pebbles Cereal, with its return this year in honor of the 55th anniversary. Longtime fans will note that the Birthday Cake Pebbles are similar to the Cupcake Pebbles that hit shelves in 2010, but I can’t comment as I sadly missed out on those. As far as I can tell the 2026 edition is identical to the 2021 version, which is a good thing. This limited-edition cereal again features colorful festive flakes (blue, pink, and yellow), along with a delicious vanilla birthday cake and frosting flavor. I have a high standard when it comes to birthday cake flavored treats and I’m ecstatic to report that this cereal accomplishes that desired flavor. I preferred eating it dry as a snack as opposed to a bowl with milk. If you enjoy vanilla cake, then this cereal is a must try as it’s as close as you can get to having a piece of cake in your cereal bowl. I just wish Post would make this a permanent flavor as it’s by far the best version of Pebbles cereal in my opinion. Doughboy approved 😋
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My Favorite Sugary Cereals:

1. Cinnamon Toast Crunch (as well as Sugar Cookie and Tres Leches Toast Crunch)
2. Waffle Crisp
3. Frosted Flakes
4. OREO O’s/Puffs
5. Cap’n Crunch
   *Only excluding Birthday Pebbles as it’s a limited-edition cereal

Birthday Cake Pebbles: Interesting fact, Pebbles was the first cereal ever created around a TV show character. It’s named after Fred Flintstone’s daughter Pebbles from “The Flintstones”, which aired on TV from 1960 to 1966. I enjoy all things birthday cake, so when I saw Post was re-releasing these, I knew I had to get them. Post first released the Birthday Cake Pebbles in 2021 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Fruity Pebbles Cereal, with its return this year in honor of the 55th anniversary. Longtime fans will note that the Birthday Cake Pebbles are similar to the Cupcake Pebbles that hit shelves in 2010, but I can’t comment as I sadly missed out on those. As far as I can tell the 2026 edition is identical to the 2021 version, which is a good thing. This limited-edition cereal again features colorful festive flakes (blue, pink, and yellow), along with a delicious vanilla birthday cake and frosting flavor. I have a high standard when it comes to birthday cake flavored treats and I’m ecstatic to report that this cereal accomplishes that desired flavor. I preferred eating it dry as a snack as opposed to a bowl with milk. If you enjoy vanilla cake, then this cereal is a must try as it’s as close as you can get to having a piece of cake in your cereal bowl. I just wish Post would make this a permanent flavor as it’s by far the best version of Pebbles cereal in my opinion. Doughboy approved 😋
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My Favorite Sugary Cereals:

1. Cinnamon Toast Crunch (as well as Sugar Cookie and Tres Leches Toast Crunch)
2. Waffle Crisp
3. Frosted Flakes
4. OREO O’s/Puffs
5. Cap’n Crunch
   *Only excluding Birthday Pebbles as it’s a limited-edition cereal

Meijer Pancake Cake: It’s no secret that I love a good stack of pancakes, especially when they're topped with a bunch of cake like toppings such as whipped cream, frosting, chocolate sauce, and cookies. What if instead of making my pancakes more cake-like, I just got a pancake cake? Meijer solved my dilemma by offering this cake at my local store. Though it creates the new dilemma of, should it be called a pancake cake or pan-cake? Joking aside, it is a white cake covered in copious amounts of vanilla buttercream frosting. I had been debating picking one up for a while, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity when I spied it on sale for a measly $6! Cutting into the cake revealed that there’s also a layer of frosting separating the top and bottom portions of the cake. Starting with the “syrup”, which is piping/frosting gel, it adds an interesting texture to the cake, but sadly no maple flavor. To be fair, maple flavor was not advertised nor expected, but it would have been a unique touch. I found the white cake to be relatively average as it was not quite as moist as some of the better cakes I’ve encountered. Lastly is the delectable vanilla buttercream frosting. It reminds me of a line from one of my favorite movies (Star Wars). “He’s more machine than man”, except in this case, it’s the cake is more frosting than cake. It’s thick, creamy, rich, and oh so sweet. The artistry of this cake was phenomenal, but the body of the cake falls short of something I’d get from Nothing Bundt Cakes. Considering the appearance and price, for a grocery store bakery, this flap jack doppelganger is Doughboy approved 😋

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Meijer Pancake Cake: It’s no secret that I love a good stack of pancakes, especially when they're topped with a bunch of cake like toppings such as whipped cream, frosting, chocolate sauce, and cookies. What if instead of making my pancakes more cake-like, I just got a pancake cake? Meijer solved my dilemma by offering this cake at my local store. Though it creates the new dilemma of, should it be called a pancake cake or pan-cake? Joking aside, it is a white cake covered in copious amounts of vanilla buttercream frosting. I had been debating picking one up for a while, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity when I spied it on sale for a measly $6! Cutting into the cake revealed that there’s also a layer of frosting separating the top and bottom portions of the cake. Starting with the “syrup”, which is piping/frosting gel, it adds an interesting texture to the cake, but sadly no maple flavor. To be fair, maple flavor was not advertised nor expected, but it would have been a unique touch. I found the white cake to be relatively average as it was not quite as moist as some of the better cakes I’ve encountered. Lastly is the delectable vanilla buttercream frosting. It reminds me of a line from one of my favorite movies (Star Wars). “He’s more machine than man”, except in this case, it’s the cake is more frosting than cake. It’s thick, creamy, rich, and oh so sweet. The artistry of this cake was phenomenal, but the body of the cake falls short of something I’d get from Nothing Bundt Cakes. Considering the appearance and price, for a grocery store bakery, this flap jack doppelganger is Doughboy approved 😋

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Hershey's Kisses-Butterbeer: If you’re unfamiliar with butterbeer, in the Harry Potter universe, butterbeer is a drink served cold in bottles as well as hot in “foaming tankards”. The drink was often purchased at the Three Broomsticks, the Hog’s Head Pub, and the Leaky Cauldron by many of the characters. Trying to capture the essence of this classic wizarding drink, these Kisses are an appropriately golden color.  To further the theming, Hershey wraps each Kiss in either blue, red, or tan foil that depicts among other things, brooms and butterbeer. I found the golden outer shell to be smooth, sweet, and white chocolate-like. In the center, there’s a rich and creamy butterbeer crème that in terms of flavor, I can best describe as butterscotch. It’s challenging stopping after just one as they’re as infatuating as a Amortentia (love potion) brewed by professor Slughorn. I might even love these more than the original Hershey’s Kisses, Doughboy approved 😋

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Pop-Tarts Super Stuffed Strawberry Blast: Pop-Tarts have been at the U.S.’ breakfast table since 1964 and can be found in over 24 different flavor varieties today. If you’re unfamiliar with them, a Pop-Tart is a toaster pastry (typically frosted) with a thin layer of sweet filling. I ate way too many Pop-Tarts growing up. Give me a break though; I was a husky kid that hadn’t learned the meaning of a balanced breakfast. Maybe once a year now I begin feeling a little nostalgic and I pick up a box. No matter what flavor I get, the actual Pop-Tart always looks pitiful compared to the illustration on the box as the box shows more frosting and filling than reality. After all these years, Kelloggs looks to rectify this issue with the new Super Stuffed Pop-Tarts. Kelloggs defines “super stuffed” in their newest creations as having 50% more filling than the original Pop-Tarts. I’m old school and prefer to make my Pop-Tarts in a toaster, to enjoy them warm but also crispy and not soggy. The gooey strawberry center is still super sweet, but noticeably thicker. It also seemed to be tangier than the original Strawberry Pop-Tarts, but I couldn’t verify that as I was unable to do a direct comparison tasting. I also tried one frozen, but I did not enjoy it as the filling had a bizarre texture that was too chewy for my preferences. The body is still somewhat cardboard-like, with little flavor. Of course, the frosting helps ameliorate that part of the pastry. The biggest issue with Pop Tarts in my opinion is that there are a lot of better tasting “dessert foods” for the same number of calories or less. A single Super Stuffed Pop Tart has 230 calories, which is more than a warm Original Glazed Doughnut from Krispy Kreme. I almost have to say these are Doughboy approved just based on the concept of adding more filling after over half a century of waiting for some fans. I might change my mind after trying some of the other Super Stuffed flavors if I like them more, but for now, the Strawberry Blast is Doughboy approved 😋

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My Favorite Pop Tarts:
1.Frosted Wild Berry
2.Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon
3.Strawberry

Pop-Tarts Super Stuffed Strawberry Blast: Pop-Tarts have been at the U.S.’ breakfast table since 1964 and can be found in over 24 different flavor varieties today. If you’re unfamiliar with them, a Pop-Tart is a toaster pastry (typically frosted) with a thin layer of sweet filling. I ate way too many Pop-Tarts growing up. Give me a break though; I was a husky kid that hadn’t learned the meaning of a balanced breakfast. Maybe once a year now I begin feeling a little nostalgic and I pick up a box. No matter what flavor I get, the actual Pop-Tart always looks pitiful compared to the illustration on the box as the box shows more frosting and filling than reality. After all these years, Kelloggs looks to rectify this issue with the new Super Stuffed Pop-Tarts. Kelloggs defines “super stuffed” in their newest creations as having 50% more filling than the original Pop-Tarts. I’m old school and prefer to make my Pop-Tarts in a toaster, to enjoy them warm but also crispy and not soggy. The gooey strawberry center is still super sweet, but noticeably thicker. It also seemed to be tangier than the original Strawberry Pop-Tarts, but I couldn’t verify that as I was unable to do a direct comparison tasting. I also tried one frozen, but I did not enjoy it as the filling had a bizarre texture that was too chewy for my preferences. The body is still somewhat cardboard-like, with little flavor. Of course, the frosting helps ameliorate that part of the pastry. The biggest issue with Pop Tarts in my opinion is that there are a lot of better tasting “dessert foods” for the same number of calories or less. A single Super Stuffed Pop Tart has 230 calories, which is more than a warm Original Glazed Doughnut from Krispy Kreme. I almost have to say these are Doughboy approved just based on the concept of adding more filling after over half a century of waiting for some fans. I might change my mind after trying some of the other Super Stuffed flavors if I like them more, but for now, the Strawberry Blast is Doughboy approved 😋

My Favorite Pop Tarts:
1.Frosted Wild Berry
2.Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon
3.Strawberry

Pop-Tarts Super Stuffed Strawberry Blast: Pop-Tarts have been at the U.S.’ breakfast table since 1964 and can be found in over 24 different flavor varieties today. If you’re unfamiliar with them, a Pop-Tart is a toaster pastry (typically frosted) with a thin layer of sweet filling. I ate way too many Pop-Tarts growing up. Give me a break though; I was a husky kid that hadn’t learned the meaning of a balanced breakfast. Maybe once a year now I begin feeling a little nostalgic and I pick up a box. No matter what flavor I get, the actual Pop-Tart always looks pitiful compared to the illustration on the box as the box shows more frosting and filling than reality. After all these years, Kelloggs looks to rectify this issue with the new Super Stuffed Pop-Tarts. Kelloggs defines “super stuffed” in their newest creations as having 50% more filling than the original Pop-Tarts. I’m old school and prefer to make my Pop-Tarts in a toaster, to enjoy them warm but also crispy and not soggy. The gooey strawberry center is still super sweet, but noticeably thicker. It also seemed to be tangier than the original Strawberry Pop-Tarts, but I couldn’t verify that as I was unable to do a direct comparison tasting. I also tried one frozen, but I did not enjoy it as the filling had a bizarre texture that was too chewy for my preferences. The body is still somewhat cardboard-like, with little flavor. Of course, the frosting helps ameliorate that part of the pastry. The biggest issue with Pop Tarts in my opinion is that there are a lot of better tasting “dessert foods” for the same number of calories or less. A single Super Stuffed Pop Tart has 230 calories, which is more than a warm Original Glazed Doughnut from Krispy Kreme. I almost have to say these are Doughboy approved just based on the concept of adding more filling after over half a century of waiting for some fans. I might change my mind after trying some of the other Super Stuffed flavors if I like them more, but for now, the Strawberry Blast is Doughboy approved 😋

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My Favorite Pop Tarts:
1.Frosted Wild Berry
2.Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon
3.Strawberry