What to Know
- Cereal'sly Delicious Series
- Salt & Straw scoop shops; you can order local delivery and nationwide shipping, too
- Pots of Gold & Rainbow, Snap 'N Crackle Marshmallow Treat, and Cornflake Cookies with Marionberry Jam are among the offbeat flavors; pastry chefs develop each ice cream while incorporating popular cereals or cereal styles
Cereal, that crunchy, chewy, marshmallow-ish, flaky, puffy, poppy, and frequently sweet superstar, is one of our iconic around-the-clock foods.
Sure, the morningtime may think it owns the tasty trademark on our favorite clusters and squares, but a bowl of cereal at the end of the day, or as a midnight snack, is commonly enjoyed by countless cerealists.
So creating a typically cereal-free dessert to honor this anytime, all-of-the-time superstar feels deliciously right, which may be why Salt & Straw, the artisanal ice cream company founded in Portland over 15 years ago, revisits the cereal aisle so often and with such flair.
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The scoop shops honor our cereal-forward cravings each March, which just happens to be when National Cereal Day appetizingly occurs. That's March 7, but Salt & Straw will have five festive flavors all month long as part of its Cereal'sly Delicious Series, no milk required.
Pots of Gold & Rainbows, a lucky staple on the line-up, is back for its dozenth go around, while Peanut Butter Brownie Cereal Puffs is pairing chocolate and nuttiness in one memorable, puff-tastic cereal.
Cornflake Cookies with Marionberry Jam, Snap 'N Crackle Marshmallow Treats, and Captain's Berried Treasure round out the quirky quintet.
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"Each flavor provides a pastry chef's take on cereal ice cream and embraces everyone's inner child by evoking memories of Saturday morning cartoons and the comforting ritual of enjoying a bowl of cereal," shares the Salt & Straw team.
Get your scoop at a local shop — you'll find one in the Arts District, Venice, and other locations around Southern California — or order for local delivery. Nationwide shipping, too, is also a pleasing possibility.
