Panrico Donettes 7+2

Product Information

Post released Honey Bun and Donettes Cereal to the market in January 2019, but it wasn’t until November 13, 2019 that Post made the announcement about Twinkies Cereal. In the press release, Post stated that Twinkies Cereal would hit grocery store shelves in late December 2019.

Hostess Glazed Donettes - 3.7oz (105g) - American Fizz

According to John Riggs from YouTube, Twinkies Cereal is “really, really good” when it’s eaten dry, and “surprisingly good” when it’s eaten with milk. So according to Josh, this means that Post did it’s due diligence to perfect the recipe for this cereal to make it taste as close to a real Twinkie as possible. But what do the consumers actually think?The big question: what does Twinkies Cereal taste like? While many consider Twinkies to be their flagship product, it’s important for Hostess to get the taste right.

American Donuts products in the UK at American Fizz!

Brushing excess flour from the dough keeps the coconut oil clean, allowing it to be reused up to 3 times. Donettes cereal pieces look like Cheerios, but larger and covered in white powder. Fun fact: the proper name for the shape of a donut (or Cheerio for that matter) is a torus.That means nearly half of every spoonful of the cereal is sugar! I guess this makes sense since the first ingredient is sugar. This comes as no surprise considering the first two ingredients of the cereal are dextrose and sugar. You’ll also find corn syrup on the ingredients list as well. Twinkies Cereal Nutrition Facts Sugar, Water, Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron (Ferrous Sulfate), Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Palm Oil, contains 2% or less: High Fructose Corn Syrup, Soybean Oil, Glycerin, Cocoa (processed with Alkali), Nonfat Dry Milk, Defatted Soy Flour, Egg Yolks, Modified Wheat Starch, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Palm Oil Shortening, Salt, Baking Soda, Agar, Dextrose, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Sorbic Acid, Sodium Propionate, Natamycin And Potassium Sorbate (to retain freshness), Mono and Diglycerides, Sodium Stearate, Soy Lecithin, Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Turmeric, Karaya Gum, Dextrin, Annatto, Xanthan Gum, Titanium Dioxide, Enzymes.

Hostess Donettes Hot Cocoa and Marshmallow Mini - SoSweet

Just like most other cereals, Post has added a bunch of vitamins and minerals to make this cereal appear as if it has some nutritional value. You got everything from ferric orthophosphate to folic acid. This time however, Post explicitly marketed Donettes Cereal as containing wheat. Because of ingredients like wheat flour and probably whole grain oat flour, this cereal is not a gluten free food. To date, a cereal with one of the highest concentration of sugar is Honey Bun cereal. With over 48% sugar by weight, Honey Bun cereal is not the healthiest of breakfast foods.

Last but not least, to achieve that dull yellow (almost colorless color), Post used a couple of artificial colors including Yellow 5 and Yellow 6. Similar to the other Hostess cereals, Twinkies Cereal is also a GMO product as the side label includes PRODUCED WITH GENETIC ENGINEERING below the ingredients list. On the other hand, you will also taste a bit of cinnamon which interestingly enough does not appear on the ingredients list. On a similar note, Honey Bun cereal is probably not gluten free either as it contains whole grain oat flour (most likely processed in a facility that also processes wheat) and is not marketed as such. Lastly, because this cereal is so white, it has no artificial colors in the ingredients list. Twinkies Cereal