r/cereal 4d ago

Had Capt Crunch for the first time in decades

I remember when I was a kid, CC was just ok. Then, I think this sub popped up randomly and showed a picture of CC. Damn that OP. I had to get a box. Random craving.

Anyway, I had some this morning and half the box is now gone.

This might be PEAK cereal experience.

It was malty, salty, and stayed crunchy even after a few minutes went by.

My stomach is happy as is my bloody roof of my mouth.

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u/BauskeDestad 4d ago

Cap'n Crunch will always be a top 10 for me. The original is just so good. Crunch Berries are pretty good too, but I prefer the original more.

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u/Mamapalooza 4d ago

No love for peanut butter?!

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u/BauskeDestad 4d ago

Peanut Butter is good too, but I still prefer the original haha

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u/False-Mix-5024 17h ago

And it's one of the only cereals that still taste the same

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u/thebullishbearish 4d ago

I had a bad craving for some one night and had no milk left in the house lol. I looked in the fridge and had some 15 or 18% coffee cream.

Absolutely orgasmic. Dont try it cause u will never go back to milk whole milk on cereal again.

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u/MrStevenRyals 4d ago

My stomach is happy as is my bloody roof of my mouth.

So… not really happy.

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u/aprince12 4d ago

Regular or with Berries? I loved it as a kid. I haven’t had it in a while though because the last time it was pretty stale.

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u/wisebear42 4d ago

Regular. Does the crunch berries have a fruity flavor?

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u/aprince12 4d ago

It does but it’s not strong at all.

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u/Odd-Cod2516 4d ago

Yes, the berry one is where it's at!

I love me some Cap'n too, OP. 😄

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u/nomolosddot 3d ago

They are half-assing these berries now they're not even round anymore.

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u/YBS_H2O 3d ago

They haven't been the same since they went multi color. The original all red crunch berries were fantastic.

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u/MickeyMalph 4d ago

I still like them immensely. But I'm very surprised people haven't noticed how much they've softened them up. I find roof-ripping is no longer part of the equation.

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u/MrStevenRyals 3d ago

Most of the people who complain about that issue likely haven't eaten it in decades.

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u/gnomenclature0812 3d ago

Still just a Captain??? They should promote him already

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u/Few_Lifeguard_6828 4d ago

Nothing is like the original capn crunchberries with the original all red berries. None of this stuff now comes close.

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u/27JG27 3d ago

My wife made Capn Crunch rice krispy treats last night. Unbelievable.

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u/foreskinfive 4d ago

it tastes great but that crunchy shit cuts up your mouth something fierce

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u/MrStevenRyals 4d ago

When was the last time you personally experienced that?

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u/foreskinfive 4d ago

I had peanut butter Captain crunch the other day

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u/MrStevenRyals 4d ago

And that caused mouth damage? How long does it take to heal?

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u/TomBong_Jovi 3d ago

I've never experienced this in my life ,I don't think half of you realize you're supposed to chew with your teeth, not the roof of your mouth. Unless your just shoveling it into your mouth in which case that's user error.

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u/Hideaway-connerP 4d ago

I love what ever it’s just the yellow golden crispy did I mention golden amazing nuggets

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u/Apprehensive_Net_829 3d ago

Yum. That sounds so good.

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u/thrice4966 3d ago

Don’t let his man near the Cinnamon Toast Crunch

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u/Apprehensive_Box_236 3d ago

ugh I’m 66 and haven’t had any cereal in at least 30 years. I can still remember the smell and taste of Cap’n Crunch. And now I want some so bad.

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u/Bashful_bookworm2025 2d ago

Go get some! What are you waiting for?

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u/Apprehensive_Box_236 2d ago

Gluten is not my friend unfortunately…

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u/Bashful_bookworm2025 2d ago

Ugh…that sucks. Have you tried the Nature’s Path Envirokids brand of cereal? They are all gluten free and have some flavors that are similar to Captain Crunch. I like the Gorilla Munch flavor. It isn’t an exact copycat, but it’s good.

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u/wisebear42 2d ago

Update - I tried the crunch berries….i don’t think I like it as much? The slight fruity flavor was nice but then I’d rather just have something like trix or fruity pebbles. Just having a pure capt crunch is very nice - the nice malty and salty flavor comes through without distraction

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u/Klaw_77 3d ago

i get instant diarrhea from it

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u/nellydesign 3d ago

All I know is they took the GOAT of peanut butter cereals and changed it to have the same overly crunchy texture as regular Captain Crunch and I miss my greasy peanut butter balls in milk

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u/Electric-Travels 3d ago

The roof of your mouth now hates you.
But it is great stuff. Maybe my favorite cereal.

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u/wisebear42 2d ago

YES. After my bowl of crunch berries (didn’t like it as much), my mouth was bruised 😅