![]() The Bottom Line: 9 trips over the caramel river and through the coffee woods out of 10 Simply put, if you like caramel, Dunkin’ has something here to further spread your horizons like the long auburn sinew of a Snickers bar torn in half. If I had one critique, it’s that after eating a lot of it, a sort of caramel stickiness does tend to glaze on the back of your palate, somewhat muddling the otherwise clear medley of taste bud experiences, but that’s not enough to ruin the experience. Even as a corn-based cereal, I couldn’t taste any of that pesky grain, further allowing the layers of flavor to shine. Especially in milk (or in well-creamed coffee), Caramel Macchiato’s many elements start to swim together beautifully. I’m not always a fan of cramming marshmallows into every cereal, either, but for the first time in recent memory, Dunkin’ marbits add a believable pop of “whipped cream” to give this stuff the playfully sweet edge the caramel may have lacked. If you aren’t a fan of coffee, I wouldn’t rule this one out entirely, as the coffee notes are far more level-headed than bitter, only serving to give greater depth to an already well thought out caramel overtone. Far from the syrupy swill you’d expect in a hyper-sugary caramel coffee beverage, Caramel Macchiato keeps it real with a satisfying balance of sweetness and woodsiness. Deeply caramelized and with an earthy amber sweetness, the caramel here pairs beautifully with the subtle undertones of roasted Dunkin’ coffee. See what I did there? Yes, if I could compare Dunkin’s to any other caramel cereal, it would be General Mills’ Girl Scouts Caramel Crunch-albeit a more souped up one. And while Dunkin’ Caramel Macchiato Cereal has close contemporary analogues, it’s also a deLite of its own. For one seemingly simple flavor, every cereal approaches it differently. Dunkin’ Caramel Macchiato Cereal ReviewĬaramel cereals always leave me a little apprehensive. Sure, Dunkin’ cereals only contain 1/10th the caffeine of a cup of coffee per serving, but if my own childhood cereal consumption velocity is any indication, those perky percentiles will add up fast-the length of a single SpongeBob episode kind of fast.īut enough pep talk, let’s simultaneously eat and drink our breakfast. Yes, it is this last point that makes Dunkin’ cereals so significant-there have been mainstream coffee-flavored cereals before, but none that dared bring real bouncy bean juice into a supermarket aisle already known for sugar-rushing young kids: the last demographic that needs more energy. ![]() ![]() Granted, these two new cereals are based on coffee drinks rather than doughnuts, but that simply gives you an excuse to dunk a real cruller in your caffeinated cereal endmilk. ![]() Not since the egg predated the chicken has such a causality dilemma been posed: “but first, cereal” or “but first, coffee”? I’m sure you’ve seen the latter phrase emblazoned on countless Etsy shirts and flea market embroideries-right next to the Live, Laugh, Love pillows and fat chicken kitchen décor-but with cereal serving as a perfect toothsome preface to just about any activity, sometimes one can face cognitive gridlock when forced to choose between a warm mugful and a cold-milked bowlful.īut worry no longer, crunchy koan ponderers, because Post & Dunkin’ have teamed up to reanimate the Donut-slinging brand’s cereal division, which has laid dormant since Ralston stopped making their chocolate and glazed goodies in the late ’80s. ![]()
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