This year’s victim... err... subject is General Mills’ “Elf” cereal (branding based on the popular 2003 movie starring Will Ferrell).
“Elf” cereal follows a pretty standard pattern for these sorts of special edition cereals — sweetened corn puffs with marshmallows.
As is the case with a lot of cereals, the “marshmallow-to-puff” ratio is far too low. Stop being stingy with the ’mallows!
The three marshmallow-shaped pieces featured are a candy cane, a piece of candy corn, and the green round thing I can only assume is supposed to be a standard piece of candy (since those are all things that Buddy the Elf liked in the movie).
One of the more interesting aspects of General Mills’ “Elf” cereal is that the sweetened corn puffs have a distinct maple syrup flavor.
Maple syrup is one of Buddy the Elf’s favorite condiments in the movie. Adding in the flavoring definitely sets the cereal apart from other holiday counterparts — such as the Kellogg's “Elf on the Shelf” Cereal that I reviewed in 2020.
On the back of the box is a Buddy the Elf “Clausometer” with all sorts of activities kids and their families can do to help the community and enjoy the holidays — including organizing a food drive in your neighborhood and making “Buddy approved” recipes from bettycrocker.com.
While the General Mills’ “Elf” cereal might not be a magical experience for all, I found it to be pretty good. As I mentioned before, the maple syrup flavor set it apart from other novelty cereals I’ve reviewed.
As always, I’d like to thank those who enjoy these cereal reviews for their positive feedback and cereal recommendations throughout the year. I haven’t been able to track down all of the suggestions in the store, but keep them coming!
I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! See ya back here soon!
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