Wait—Lucky Charms Marshmallows Might Not Be *Real* Marshmallows (2024)

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Are Lucky Charms marshmallows real marshmallows? ›

And while Mahoney said thatshe definitely considers the Lucky Charms marshmallows to be true marshmallows, they likely have a higher ratio of cornstarch, which makes them more shelf stable, less fluffy and more compact so they can hold their shape.

Yeah, you read that right. General Mills has decided to retire what are nominally hourglass marshmallows from Lucky Charms boxes. General Mills debuted these hourglass 'marbits'—a nifty portmanteau of “marshmallow” and “bits” in the Lucky Charms universe—in 2008.

The first boxes of Lucky Charms cereal contained marshmallows in the shapes of pink hearts, yellow moons, orange stars, and green clovers.

When Lucky Charms debuted in 1964 the marshmallows — officially called “marbits” by General Mills — came in shapes of green clovers, pink hearts, orange stars and yellow moons. Of those original shapes, only the pink heart marshmallows remain.

Mallow root sap has been replaced by gelatin. Corn syrup, starch, sugar and water are mixed with the gelatin. The fluffy mixture is piped through long tubes and then cut into equal pieces. To create shaped marshmallows like Peeps, a special nozzle moves back and forth to cut the marshmallow into recognizable shapes.

The gelatin in our marshmallow marbit pieces is made from pork collagen. Collagen as an additive is tasteless and clear, and is used in many types of food. Big G cereals that contain marbits include Lucky Charms, Trix with marshmallow, Chocolate Lucky Charms, Count Chocula, Boo Berry, Carmella Creeper and Frankenberry.

The proposed bans target 13 additives, including Yellow 6 and Titanium Dioxide, found in well-known products such as Lucky Charms, Doritos, and certain cupcakes. These substances have been linked to serious health issues ranging from adrenal tumors to DNA mutations in white blood cells.

Original Lucky Charms™

Original Lucky Charms^TM are deliciously gluten-free.

In 1863, James Caleb Jackson, a religiously conservative vegetarian who ran a medical sanitarium in western New York, created a breakfast cereal from graham flour dough that was dried and broken into shapes so hard they needed to be soaked in milk overnight. He called it granula.

Who owns Trix? ›

Trix is an American brand of breakfast cereal made by General Mills in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the North American market and by Cereal Partners (using the Nestlé brand) elsewhere in the world. The cereal consists of fruit-flavored, sweetened, ground-corn pieces.

General Mills owns many cereal brands including Cheerios, Trix, Lucky Charms, Count Chocola, and Cocoa Puffs. Other major brands of General Mills includes Annie's, Nature Valley, and Häagen-Dazs.

A: We have set our Charms Cereal Marshmallows' best by date at 5 to 7 months. The exact date is printed on the back label of each bag. Thank you and have a great day!

If you guessed Lucky Charms™ breakfast cereal, you are correct. This St. Patrick's Day, General Mills celebrates the 53rd birthday of the cereal, which debuted in 1964. Product developer John Holahan wanted to jazz up a Cheerios-type cereal with something reminiscent of Circus Peanuts, one of his guilty pleasures.

Lucky the Leprechaun is a male leprechaun and the mascot for Lucky Charms, a breakfast cereal manufactured by General Mills. He has almost always spoken with an Irish accent, except for a few commercials made around the time from 2015 to 2017, in which he had an American one.

Making the marshmallows with a corn-infused simple syrup instead of corn syrup causes them to crystallize and become crispy.

Lucky Charms cereal features marshmallow hearts, stars, horseshoes, clovers, blue moons, unicorns, rainbows, and red balloons that are made with gelatin, which is obtained by boiling the bones, skin, and connective tissues of pigs.

The answer is yes! According to General Mills, the company that makes Lucky Charms, the marshmallows are indeed freeze-dried. This process removes the moisture from the marshmallows, which helps to preserve their shape and texture.

Corn Syrup, Sugar, Modified Cornstarch, Dextrose, Water, Gelatin, Contains Less Than 2% Of Tetrasodium Diphosphate (Whipping Aid), Natural And Artificial Flavor, Yellow 5, Red 40, Blue 1.