Mmmm, gluten free cereal- one of my favorite snacks.

Erewhon sent me a box full of their gluten free cereals- some I loved, and some not-so-much.  I initially tried the corn flake  varieties, and here is what I found:

Up front I was a little nervous about trying these, because I had heard their old formulation with this cereal made them taste pretty bad. Thankfully, I found these to be a good, solid, product for a gluten free, sugar free cereal.

On the box of the gluten free cereal, it reads ” We’ve gone back to basics to being you the natural, great taste of Erewhon Corn Flakes.”  I actually found this statement right on target. These corn flakes only have two ingredients- organic milled corn and sea salt. There are no sweeteners of any kind added. Honestly- think that was what Erewhon was shooting for -a pure, natural cereal. Because of this, the flavor is very mild and slightly bland. If you are used to sweet and sugary breakfast  cereals, this may take a bit to get used to.    Because there isn’t any sweetener added, I found that adding sliced strawberries and other fresh fruit complimented the cereal nicely.

The flakes are light, textured and crispy and soften  in milk, just like regular corn flakes. I actually think if you crush them up,  these corn flakes would make an excellent coating for chicken. Rating: 4 stars

Ok, so I am huge sucker for strawberries, if it has strawberries in it, chances are I will like it. This cereal was no exception and was delicious.

This cereal is a combination of crunchy corn and brown rice flakes with freeze dried strawberries.  The cereal is mildly sweet thanks to the evaporated cane juice, but doesn’t taste sugary at all – a huge bonus that I loved.   The strawberries are plentiful, quite flavorful, and leave a light strawberry dust on the flakes. This cereal does soften in milk a little, but because I ate it so fast, it really didn’t have a chance to get soggy. Loved it! Rating: 5 stars

2 Responses to “Product Reviews: Erewhon Organic Corn Flakes cereal & Strawberry Crisp cereal (gluten free)”

1. Cara
   July 6th, 2009 @ 11:22 am

   I won the strawberry crisp from be free for me and I thought it was wonderful. I also love the amaranth and corn one. Have yet to try the new chocolate crisp one.

2. KrisAnn
   July 9th, 2009 @ 10:56 pm

   I liked their puffed rice cereals. I use them to make “granola” bars.

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