Introduction
Cereal is a breakfast staple for many people, and it’s no surprise that some of the most beloved cereals have been discontinued over the years. But, thanks to the power of nostalgia, some of these cereals have made a comeback! From French Toast Crunch to Waffle Crisp, here are 9 discontinued cereals that have returned to shelves. Whether you’re looking for a blast from the past or just want to try something new, these cereals are sure to satisfy your cravings.
9 Discontinued Cereals That Returned to Shelves
Cereal is a breakfast staple for many people, and it’s no surprise that some of our favorite cereals have been discontinued over the years. But, luckily, some of these cereals have made a comeback and are now available on store shelves. Here are nine discontinued cereals that have returned to shelves.
1. French Toast Crunch
French Toast Crunch was a fan favorite cereal that was discontinued in 2006. But, in 2015, it made a triumphant return to store shelves. The cereal consists of mini toast-shaped pieces of cereal that are flavored with cinnamon and sugar. It’s a great way to start your day.
2. Waffle Crisp
Waffle Crisp was a cereal that was discontinued in the early 2000s. But, in 2015, it made a comeback and is now available in stores. The cereal consists of mini waffle-shaped pieces of cereal that are flavored with maple syrup. It’s a great way to start your day with a sweet and crunchy breakfast.
3. Oreo O’s
Oreo O’s were a fan favorite cereal that was discontinued in 2007. But, in 2018, it made a triumphant return to store shelves. The cereal consists of mini O-shaped pieces of cereal that are flavored with chocolate and Oreo cookie pieces. It’s a great way to start your day with a sweet and crunchy breakfast.
4. Smorz
Smorz was a cereal that was discontinued in the early 2000s. But, in 2018, it made a comeback and is now available in stores. The cereal consists of mini marshmallow-shaped pieces of cereal that are flavored with chocolate and graham cracker pieces. It’s a great way to start your day with a sweet and crunchy breakfast.
5. Honeycomb
Honeycomb was a fan favorite cereal that was discontinued in 2006. But, in 2018, it made a triumphant return to store shelves. The cereal consists of mini honeycomb-shaped pieces of cereal that are flavored with honey. It’s a great way to start your day with a sweet and crunchy breakfast.
6. C-3PO’s
C-3PO’s were a cereal that was discontinued in the early 2000s. But, in 2019, it made a comeback and is now available in stores. The cereal consists of mini robot-shaped pieces of cereal that are flavored with honey and cinnamon. It’s a great way to start your day with a sweet and crunchy breakfast.
7. Fruit Brute
Fruit Brute was a fan favorite cereal that was discontinued in 1983. But, in 2019, it made a triumphant return to store shelves. The cereal consists of mini fruit-shaped pieces of cereal that are flavored with strawberry, raspberry, and blueberry. It’s a great way to start your day with a sweet and fruity breakfast.
8. Yummy Mummy
Yummy Mummy was a cereal that was discontinued in the early 1990s. But, in 2019, it made a comeback and is now available in stores. The cereal consists of mini mummy-shaped pieces of cereal that are flavored with cinnamon and sugar. It’s a great way to start your day with a sweet and crunchy breakfast.
9. Fruity Yummy Mummy
Fruity Yummy Mummy was a fan favorite cereal that was discontinued in the early 1990s. But, in 2019, it made a triumphant return to store shelves. The cereal consists of mini mummy-shaped pieces of cereal that are flavored with strawberry, raspberry, and blueberry. It’s a great way to start your day with a sweet and fruity breakfast.
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Discontinued. It’s one of the saddest words around when applied in the world of food—it’s the cold, clinical way of saying that this or that is disappearing and, in most cases, that it will be gone for good. Granted, sometimes that’s a good thing, as in the case of those Grahams S’mores flavored Goldfish or Trix Yogurt.
On the other hand, if a discontinued food was a delicious favorite of yours, its disappearance can leave a lasting sadness, especially if it was a food you loved in childhood. The story need not end in a phantom taste lingering on the tongue, though, because not all discontinued foods are gone forever. When customers clamor loudly enough, sometimes foods are returned to production, and that was just the case with these nine breakfast cereals that rose phoenix-like from the ashes of history.
Or, more accurately, went back into production at factories, but either way you look at it, here are nine discontinued breakfast cereals that returned to store shelves. Plus, don’t miss 23 Discontinued Cereals That Deserve a Comeback.
Five years after it was discontinued, this sweet, cinnamon-flavored cereal is back. The return of Kellogg’s Cinnabon, which tastes much like the frosted, sugar-laden cinnamon rolls that fill many an American shopping mall with their delightful aroma, is a comeback that follows years of social media pressure, including an online petition that was hosted by Change.org.
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This General Mills cereal was first seen in the year 1971, and it stuck around as a regular offering for many years, available at all times until 2009, in fact, or for almost 40 years. Since then, the cereal has been semi-discontinued, making occasional appearances during the autumn Halloween season. This year, per NPR, Count Chocula is back, but likely only for a limited run.
If you loved a bowl of Frute Brute back in the day, then you’re dating yourself. First offered in the 1970s, this cereal has been completely gone for nearly 10 years now, pulled even from occasional season release back in 2013, per NPR. But now, in 2022, the discontinued Frute Brute is back available again.
A mainstay cereal of breakfasts for kids (and some adults) everywhere in the latter half of the 1990s, Post’s Waffle Crisp cereal is back after a four-year absence, the company responding to a surge of consumer demand after the cereal was discontinued. And apparently, this is no temporary reinstatement—Waffle Crisp is back for good.
Like Count Chocula and Frute Brute, Boo Berry cereal also dates from 1971, the year General Mills went big on the Halloween holiday cereal of it all. Discontinued in 2009, now Boo Berry Breakfast Cereal, a blueberry-flavored cereal, is back as a limited edition seasonal release, per Walmart.
It just wasn’t good enough for people to have Oreos as cookies, they needed to have Oreos as a cereal, too. So much so that when Post discontinued Oreo’s O’s breakfast cereal in 2007 after less than a decade on the market, consumers began to clamor. It took a while, but per Today, the cereal came back in 2017, and it remains available today.
The last of the so-called Monster Cereals released by General Mills in the early 1970s and discontinued for years in the 2000s, Franken Berry is now back in limited release, per NPR, along with its companions Count Chocula, Boo Berry, and Frute Brute. And as you’ll notice, all of the Monster Cereal boxes have some pretty cool retro artwork made by the contemporary artist Kaws.
French Toast Crunch cereal came out in the 1990s and won immediate fans both in America and up north in Canada. But General Mills didn’t think the cereal had enough fans in the States, and it stopped offering the cereal in America in 2006, though it never disappeared from the Canadian market, per CNN Money. America finally saw the glorious return of this flavorful cereal in 2014 when it was relaunched after years of demand.
Some like it sweet. Others like it “s’mores in a breakfast cereal” levels of sweet. And it was to those folks that Kellogg’s listened after relenting and returning Smorz cereal to production in early 2021, eight years after it left shelves in 2013. It was first produced in 2003. A Kellogg senior marketing director credited a Change.org petition and the cereal’s “incredibly passionate fanbase” with the return of the beloved discontinued item.