Cupcake Pebbles Cereal

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Cupcake Pebbles Cereal

Monday, February 01, 2010

Here's something I wasn't expecting - a new flavor of Pebbles cereal. Fruity and Cocoa Pebbles have been around since I was a wee lad, but I feel like they haven't even tried to do anything new with the brand, 'til now. They call this flavor Cupcake Pebbles.

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Brad
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Food & Drink

Reviewed by Brad Cook

Cupcake Pebbles Cereal

A few weeks ago, I was working in the back room of the grocery store where I'm employed. I was helping a stock crew member, a hilarious and lively African American we call Zee (his real name is Zethro. A black dude named Zethro. Think about that.) We were talking about freestyling or something awesome like that, one of those things that just isn't fun to talk about with white people, and I was helping him move some boxes. At one point in the conversation, he said something to the effect of "Hey, toss me that box of Cupcake Pebbles." My immediate reaction was "…uh…", after which he pointed at a box, so I threw it to him. He was like "Oh yeah, we got some new stuff in," then proceeded to tell me that there also were Chocolate Cheerios, among others. I made a mental note to buy both of these when they were put on shelves, but with school and work to deal with, I guess I forgot.

Luckily yesterday my sister informed me that we currently had a box residing in the pantry. She also told me that British people call cupcakes "Fairycakes". That's so twee! Come on, guys. Is it really a coincidence that fairycakes is the perfect insult to call someone who has just referred to cupcakes as fairycakes? I most definitely not think so.

Once I got up from roflmao, I poured myself a bowl of Cupcake Pebbles. They emitted a wofty cake smell, the kind of smell hanging in the air in a bakery while they're waiting to put on the icing. The other types of Pebbles are fruity and cocoa, which are colored, so it's kind of funny seeing a bunch of naked little pebbles in the bowl. Naked as they are, they do have cereal's answer to confetti all over them, which makes them look festive and fun.

So I poured the milk in and went to town. The main taste is a vanilla/batter-y kinda flavor, and it's surprisingly strong, though obviously not as intense as Fruity Pebbles. Taking a bite of Cupcake Pebbles is like eating your birthday in a bowl with Bamm-Bamm. I ate the bowl pretty quickly, but the pebbles seemed to take their time getting soggy. The flavor is relatively unique in the cereal world, and I enjoyed it a lot. I'm sure it's terrible for you, but hey. Go eat some celery, hippie. But seriously, the best part of it is that there's now a new flavor of milk to drink once the cereal is gone! That and the fact that Cupcake Pebbles don't leave a weird film on the top of your mouth like Fruity Pebbles do.

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