Sour Patch Kids Cereal Will Debut in December; Twitter Reacts

Sour Patch Kids are officially making the jump from candy carton to cereal bowl! After weeks of speculation, Post confirmed a Sour Patch Kids cereal will debut on December 26 at Walmart, with a wider release slated for June 2019.

The breakfast item’s arrival was formally announced via a press release from the food company on Tuesday, November 13, and it is expected to have a fruity taste, not unlike the tart candies it is modeled after. The cereal, which comes in “kid”-shaped pieces, also features “a sour coating and a sweet finish.” Bustle reports Sour Patch Kids cereal will retail for about $4 a box.

Those lucky enough to taste the cereal already have praised it for being startlingly similar to Sour Patch Kids candies. In fact, according to Thrillist, the experience begins as soon as you open the box and are hit with a “distinct wave of that soury, sugary Sour Patch Kids smell.”

What’s more? The cereal pieces resemble “dehydrated tiny Sour Patch Kids” and are loaded with tart flavor, giving them a taste not unlike Sour Patch Fruity Pebbles. And while you might assume the cereal makes milk sour on contact, that’s apparently not the case. Instead, the dairy component retains an “artificial tartness that tastes pretty good.”

Still, despite the positive review, not everyone is on board with Sour Patch Kids cereal. Check out some divided Twitter reactions below:

Sour patch kids cereal. What a time to be alive.

— Julie 💚🏈🦅 (@eaglesrgreat) November 14, 2018

I've just been informed that there is a Sour Patch Kids cereal. God is dead and we have killed him.

— [Thanksgiving Name] (@DrPr0fDr) November 14, 2018

Def trying that Sour Patch cereal

— Mr. Congeniality (@RadioSyh) November 4, 2018

I need somebody to help me find this sour patch kids cereal

— I Still Have Baby Teeth 🇧🇧 (@_Mr_GooD) November 8, 2018

Today I found out that Sour Patch Kids cereal exists and I cerealously cannot think about anything else. pic.twitter.com/p4MslTIMk2

— Chef Brian (@BrianCPierson) November 7, 2018

Sour Patch Kids Cereal? With milk? No thanks. pic.twitter.com/vHEqdiH9HZ

— Patrick B (@patbarn119) November 15, 2018

Nobody asked for it but it’s happening: Sour Patch Kids cereal will be sold exclusively at Walmart beginning Dec. 26 (Via: @TODAYshow) pic.twitter.com/9KnjJQmnIK

— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) November 15, 2018