We Tasted Every General Mills Monster Cereal, And Only One Put Us In The Halloween Spirit - Tasting Table

"If you're a kooky, spooky person like me, then you love the novelty of items like a monster-inspired cereal. In 2025, General Mills rereleased three options, as opposed to the five it had created in the past. The three cereals celebrate a trio of monster icons that have been around since the 1970s: Count Chocula, Franken Berry, and Boo Berry - if you're seeking a touch of nostalgia, you may want to try these to see if they live up to your memories."

"To get in the creepy spirit, I pitted the frightful ghouls against each other to find out which is the best cereal of the bunch. I tried them with milk and without - call me strange, but I almost always prefer dry cereal - but both methods were highly important factors in the decision-making. I considered the overall flavor profile and delivery of the advertised flavor as the biggest factor."

"The Franken Berry cereal is a vibrant pink-hued cereal that is supposed to be a strawberry frosted cereal with monster marshmallows. There's a barely there fruit scent on the nose, which correlates with the overall flavor profile. Unfortunately, there isn't much flavor except corn. I like corn flakes and would simply pick that up if I wanted corn-flavored cereal. No need for the absurdly bright monster version. The marshmallows are nice, though, offering sweetness that the cereal itself doesn't have."

General Mills rereleased three monster-themed cereals in 2025: Count Chocula, Franken Berry, and Boo Berry, appealing to nostalgia. The cereals were evaluated both dry and with milk, with overall flavor profile and fidelity to advertised flavor as primary criteria. Texture showed similar consistency across samples, while aroma and color were noted for description. Franken Berry is a vibrant pink, strawberry-frosted cereal with monster marshmallows and a barely noticeable fruit scent. The cereal itself tastes predominantly of corn with minimal strawberry flavor. The marshmallows provide sweetness. Adding milk reduces the corniness but the taste remains primarily milk, corn, and marshmallow.

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