It's sweet, crunchy, packed full of cinnamon flavor, and now … it's bacon?! Have you noticed Cinnamon Toast Crunch has made its way from the cereal aisle of your grocery store to the cured meats, spice aisle and - probably most apropos - the ready-to-bake doughs.
Everything is Cinnamon Toast Crunch. If you left the cinnamon-dusted, four-cornered sugary cereal behind in childhood, it’s come back to claim your attention in a big way: by collaborating with other foods you love. And if some of these haven't caught your eye at the grocery store, they've probably crossed your timeline, with influencers en masse taste testing the cinnamony delights. Get your cinnamon cereal fix with a new twist in both sweet and savory applications:
1. Hormel Black Label Bacon
If you like a hint of maple in your cured pork or enjoy candied bacon, Cinnamon Toast Crunch bacon might be up your alley. YouTubers Josh and Momma agreed the cinnamon taste isn't pronounced, but the sugar is certainly present.
“Let's see if we can taste the cinnamon,” Momma said, trying the bacon for the first time. “I do like that hint of sweetness on there. But I don't get cinnamon though.” Josh and Momma each gave the bacon a 7 on a scale of 1-10 though Josh later reduced his rating to 6.3.
2. Bugles
Usually a salty snack, Bugles have joined the cinnadusting in an unexpected savory/sweet combo.
3. Old El Paso Taco Shells
Cinnadusted taco shells are just what the doctor ordered for a crunchy dessert starter.
“They are full of cinnamon,” Momma said.
“They are very dusted,” Josh agreed.
Josh and Momma filled the shells with vanilla ice cream. Fruit and whipped cream would be a good option, too.
Toast in the oven or toaster oven as you would a normal taco shell or 15 seconds in the microwave.
“This is just fun to eat. I like this one. It don't even taste the best. It ain't like mind-blowing, the flavor, but it's just, like, fun,” Josh said. Momma rated the taco shells a 7.5 while Josh gave it an 8.2 for overall experience and a 6.9 for flavor.
4. Hershey's Kisses
Hershey's Kisses have been kissed with cinnamon with these Cinnamon Toast Crunch flavored “creme” with bits of graham cracker.
5. Cinnadust
Cinnamon Toast Crunch has bottled its iconic flavor with cinnamon sugar dust. Make classic cinnamon toast, top off your lattes or find more ideas and recipes at cinnamontoastcrunch.com/recipes.
6. Creamy Cinnamon Spread
Skip the peanut butter or hazelnut spread, and reach for the cinnamon spread. Toast and bagels seem the obvious pairing for this sweet spread. But it could also go great with apples, pears and other fruit or slathered on a piece of warm banana bread
7. Swiss Miss Cinnamilk
Think cereal milk but warm and cozy. One packet of Cinnamon Toast Crunch Swiss Milk Cinnamilk and marshmallows mixes with 8 ounces of hot water or milk for a warm cinnamon sugar drink.
8. Cinnadust Glaze Popcorn
With a hint of cinnamon and a touch of salt, Cinnamon Toast Crunch popcorn with cinnadust glaze answers the call for a unique popcorn experience. Those who like sweet popcorn or enjoy all things Cinnamon Toast Crunch are in for a treat.
9. Stuffed Puffs Marshmallow Bites
Cinnamon Toast Crunch got very creative with this snack. It's Cinnamon Toast Crunch flavored creme inside a marshmallow with crushed cream on the outside.
10. Iced Coffee
The iconic cinnamon and sugar flavor also comes in latte form, by the can or bottle, featuring Victor Allen's coffee. Cinnamon Toast Crunch flavored coffee also comes in K cups.
11. Pillsbury Cookie Dough
Cinnamon Toast Crunch collides with ready-to-bake cookie dough via Pillsbury. The cookie flavor also comes in a baking mix and mini soft-baked cookies ready for your snacking pleasure.
12. Cinnamon Rolls
The Pillsbury collab didn't stop at cookies. The brand has introduced the flavor into its cinnamon-roll lineup. Josh rated these an 8.2, and Momma rated them 7.2.
“I prefer just a plain old cinnamon roll,” Momma said.
“To me, it honestly tastes like a plain old cinnamon roll,” Josh noted
13. Betty Crocker Boxed Baking Mixes
Cinnamon Toast Crunch has infiltrated the baking aisle with coffee cake, cake mix, cookie mix, and frosting.
14. Breakfast Cereal Treat Bars
It's still on the break aisle, just further down. And in their review, Josh and Momma were unimpressed.
“These are so far off, it don't make no sense,” Momma said, rating them a 6. Josh rated them a 4.4.
The cereal bars also come in a soft-baked oat version.
15. Chex Mix
Chex Mix Cinnamon Toast Crunch Muddy Buddies are Chex cereal pieces “blasted” with cinnadust for a sweet, crunchy snack.