Count Chocula Double Fudge Pops (1994-circa 1996): The iconic "spooky" cereal mascot got in on the frozen treat game, with these double-fudge, "frozen dairy desserts" on a stick. They were low-fat (as was the style at the time), and sugar-free, sweetened with NutraSweet
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Betty Crocker Date Bar Mix (1956-2007): A boxed mix for making date bars--a thick paste made of dates, sandwiched between two layers of a buttery, crumbly crust made with oats, honey, and coconut
Dannon Instead (1992-1993): A creamy, tangy, sour cream substitute made with cultured non-fat milk. The full name of the product was technically "Dannon Instead of Sour Cream". It was part of a planned line of fat-free dairy swaps (as was the style at the time) that never materialized
I would love to join a group chat for when you just think of an awesome Simpsons joke during your daily life that makes you laugh, but have no one to share it with, so you can just put it in the chat and everyone else can go "hell yeah, I love that joke"
Eddie Jacksonโs Bojackโs (2021-2022): Perhaps the only time a NFL safety has ever received their own cereal, then-Bears fan favorite, Eddie "BoJack" Jackson earned this distinction, with what was essentially Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
The Haunted Cocoa Krispies Manor (2004-2004): Classic Cocoa Rice Krispies cereal, but with the addition of marshmallows shaped like bats, ghosts, and eyeballs. Released just once for that year's Halloween season
DQ Banana Cream Pie Blizzard (2012-2015): Vanilla soft serve blended with banana pudding mix, pie crust chunks, and banana slices, topped with whipped cream
Hanah Teterโs Maple Blondie (2009-2010): Maple ice cream loaded with chunks of blondie brownies and a maple-caramel swirl. Released to honor the blonde Olympic gold medal snowboarder and fellow Vermont native, hence the name. Released as "Maple Tree Hugger" in the UK in 2013
Dannon Tropifruta (1994-1996): A line of tropical fruit-flavored blended yogurt, marketed to Latin American consumers. Available in flavors such as Papaya-Pineapple, Mango-Guava, Banana, Pina Colada, and more. Test-marketed in California and Texas where it sold quite well, before going national
Scooby-Doo Boo-Berry (1999-1999): The classic blueberry-flavored ghost-shaped cereal but with new marshmallows shaped like like Scooby, Shaggy, the Mystery Machine, and ghosts. Released to promote "Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost"
Pepperidge Farm Old Fashioned Cakes (1974-circa 1984): A line of frozen pound cakes which joined PF's stable of frozen loaf cakes (which already featured Carrot, Apple-Walnut, and Traditional Poundcake). There was Date Nut (brown sugar, dates, & walnuts) and a tangy, lemon Yogurt Cake
Grape Newtons (1987-1994): Chewy, flaky golden Newton cookies, filled with a thick Concord grape paste
Baskin-Robbins Sunflower Power (1979-1980): Lemon ice cream loaded up with candy-coated sunflower seeds
Devastating news for HotWitches lovers in Ohio. Not sure how you come back from this one
Oscar Mayer Hotwiches (1996-1997): A line of bagged, seasoned and sauced lean meats for making hot sandwiches. Sold refrigerated, each bag contained a 1/4 pound of meat. Option included Barbecued Beef, Fiesta Chicken, Sloppy Joes, Barbecued Chicken, and Ham in Cheddar Sauce
Who is the most genuinely insufferable food mascot of all time?
Swanson Great Starts Breakfast Sandwiches (1986-circa 1996): A line of frozen breakfast sandwiches that could be cooked in a microwave or oven. Available in four different varieties, including egg, cheese, & Canadian bacon English muffins, and sausage, egg, & cheese biscuits
Domino's Chicken Grill (2000-2000): A hearty crust topped with traditional sauce, a blend of mozzarella, parmesan and romano, "hand-shredded" marinated roast chicken, and slow-roasted peppers and onions.
TaleSpin Mac-Air-Roni and Cheese (1990-1991): A "TaleSpin"-themed mac n cheese dinner, with macaroni shaped like characters from the Disney Afternoon series. This was part of Carnation's brief effort to break into the boxed mac n cheese market, which was absolutely booming at the time
Baskin-Robbins Triple Mango (2020-2020): Creamy mango ice cream swirled with tangy mango sorbet, and loaded up with real mango pieces and a mango ripple
Bazooka Big Buddy Gum (circa 1968-1983): A foot-long stick of chewing gum (with a ruler printed on each wrapper to prove it), available in a variety of fruit flavors, including grape, apple, cherry, raspberry, and "Hawaiian." Rebranded for a short run in 1984 as "Big Bazooka."
Manischewitz Fruity's (1994-1998): Crunchy, apple-flavored puffed cereal, released seasonally for Passover five years in a row. They were made with only four ingredients--certified Kosher Passover cake meal, sugar, salt, and apple juice concentrate
Chiquita Fruit Snacks (1998-2005): A line of banana-centric fruit snacks from Brach's and the stalwart banana company. Each pack included three flavors--Banana, Banana-Orange, and Banana-Strawberry
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Sunkist says it will bring back beloved Fruit Gems after national outcry following eJP report
โWe hear you, Sunkist Fruit Gems fans!โ the company wrote, saying it had found a new manufacturer for the kosher synagogue staple
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E.T. Teddy Grahams (2002-2002): Bite-size honey graham cookies shaped like characters and objects from "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial". They were released to celebrate the film's 20th anniversary, along with a sweepstakes to win "an E.T. adventure!"
McDonald's Tripple Ripple (1971-1974): A blend of real, premium, chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry ice creams, packed into a sugar cone--"the ice cream goes all the way to the bottom!", per a press release--that came frozen and pre-packed. But the story (and lawsuit) behind it is a wild ride! A ๐งต
I am fascinated by the packaging aesthetics Ben & Jerry's used in the late 90's (like, 1997ish to 2001ish)...It's so hard to articulate unless you lived through it, but it just reeks of like, bridge-to-the-21st century optimism, dot com bubble, dad who clips Dilbert strips type-energy
Ben & Jerry's Blackberry Cobbler (1998-1998): Lowfat blackberry ice cream, loaded with a blackberry swirl and crumbled cobbler topping
Staufferโs Dino Cookies (2000-2000): A line of bite-sized, chocolate chip cookies, released to promote the Disney film, "Dinosaur". The cookies came in ten shapes, each a different characters from the movie.