Let me preface this review by saying, I like Crumbl.
At some points, it might seem like I, in fact, do not like Crumbl, but I like Crumbl!
I don’t love Crumbl. I dislike their “drop the vowel” startup-style name. The blindingly white and clinical aesthetic of the storefront doesn’t pass my vibe check, and the fact every cookie tastes like it’s about 87% cooked through always leaves me feeling a little empty – before I get full from the 800-calorie cookie I shove down my gullet.
That said, I checked my Crumbl app, and I’ve apparently tried 19 of its cookies. That’s a lot of cookies for someone on the fence. Credit to them, they’re always getting my attention with new and interesting flavors that I mostly enjoy to varying degrees. As for its flagship Chocolatey Chip Cookie? It’s solid. I’d probably toss it somewhere near the midpoint of the 19, which is more than enough to get me to try its new Kellogg’s cereal collab.
I haven’t had a cookie-based cereal in years, as I’ve been boycotting Cookie Crisp ever since Officer Crumb, Chip the Dog, and Cookie Crook were replaced with that generic Wolf. There’s room in my heart for a new Cookie Crisp to fill the void, and I promise there’s no bias here, because I do like Crumbl.
This ain’t it.
Look, Crumbl (you too, Kellogg’s). I like you, but what are we doing? This seemed like a slam dunk. At no point did I ever get any real essence of a “chocolatey chip cookie.”
To start, there are barely any chocolate chips. You get a couple of poppy seeds at best. We eat with our eyes first, so give us some more chips. The pieces are smaller, denser, and less chocolatey than Cookie Crisp.
It has a pleasant aroma out of the box, but I’d equate it more to an “almondy café latte” scent than a freshly baked cookie.
Taste-wise, I just never got to the right flavor. It’s a bit synthetic and maybe a tad caramelly. The chocolate is a no-show. There’s so little that the milk barely changed color and certainly didn’t taste chocolatey.
As a cereal, it’s… “whatever.” There’s an acceptable sweetness and a good crunch, but everything is lacking. Here’s where I landed on the flavor – it’s as if they made a blueberry muffin cereal and forgot the blueberries. This tastes like “muffin.” I’m not sure there’s a market for Oops! No Berries.
On top of all that, the box is really small. It’s expensive too. I was gonna complain, but it’s exactly what I pay for a cookie, so maybe that was the plan. There ABSOLUTELY should have been a coupon for a free or discounted Crumbl cookie on the box though. Huge misstep.
This might seem like Cookie Crisp for adults, but it’s just “blah.” Bring back Officer Crumb so he can arrest whoever gave this cereal the ok.
Like their name, report cards leave off “E,” so I give Crumbl cereal a “D.”
Crumbl? More like Stumbl. No, I didn’t mumbl, you heard me – stumbl! But I like Crumbl, I swear.
Purchased Price: $5.49
Size: 7.9 oz box
Purchased at: ShopRite
Rating: 3 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (1 1/2 Cup) 150 calories, 1 gram of fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 170 milligrams of sodium, 34 grams of total carbohydrates, 2 grams of dietary fiber, 13 grams of sugar, 3 grams of protein.
This was an entertaining, well written and useful review!
Now I want an “Oops! No Ingredient” line of foods that actually intentionally omit things like raisins or personally objectionable items.
One package of “Ooops! No Raisins Oatmeal Cookies” please.
The cereal looks like dog food.
Also, I live in Maryland and we did have E’s on our report cards, so they exist in some places!
Marylander too! My friends would cry when they saw those big ol’ E’s on their test papers.
“This taste like “muffin”” The funniest crap I read so far this week! Priceless!!!!
Yeah, luckily I’ve always been an overachiever, so I never saw an E on my report card or test. I had a few C’s and that was enough to give me a heart attack…haha.
The cereal industry is overflowing with these overpriced novelty offerings that will disappear as quickly as they launch. And as someone who normally appreciates gimmicks, it’s getting tiresome… I expect to see this at Grocery Outlet in a few weeks.
Grocery Outlet, where lame cereal goes to die… at least it’ll only be a buck or two LOL
Interestingly, there is absolutley no chocolate in the ingredients!
Crumbl cereal tastes more like artificial maple flavor than anything else. There is absolutely no texture or “chocolatey” flavor at all! Buy some real chocolate chip cookies instead, and avoid this junk.