The best breakfast cereals of all time
The top 3 according to 288 votes from people: Cinnamon Toast Crunch · Frosted Flakes · Honey Nut Cheerios. (Updated Nov 30, 2025.)
America's favourite breakfast cereals by Statista's consumption survey and Ranker's fan vote (27,700+ voters). Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Frosted Flakes and Honey Nut Cheerios lead.
Top 12
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1
Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Cinnamon-sugar squares; Ranker's number one and eaten by 43% of Americans in a year.
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2
Frosted Flakes
Kellogg's sugar-frosted corn flakes with Tony the Tiger since 1952.
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3
Honey Nut Cheerios
Honey and almond oat O's, the best-selling cereal in the US.
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4
Lucky Charms
Toasted oats with marshmallow shapes.
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5
Cap'n Crunch with Crunch Berries
Sweet corn and oat squares with berry puffs.
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6
Fruity Pebbles
Rainbow rice flakes from The Flintstones, 34% consumed in a year.
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7
Cheerios
Plain oat O's from General Mills, since 1941.
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8
Froot Loops
Fruit-flavoured rainbow rings with Toucan Sam.
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9
Reese's Puffs
Chocolate and peanut butter corn puffs.
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10
Rice Krispies
Snap, crackle and pop rice cereal since 1928.
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11
Cocoa Puffs
Chocolate corn puffs, 'cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs'.
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12
Frosted Mini-Wheats
Frosted shredded wheat biscuits.
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Comments (3)
Cap'n Crunch destroys the roof of your mouth but it's worth it 😂
Honey Nut Cheerios is the only acceptable adult cereal
Cinnamon Toast Crunch at #1, the cinnamon milk at the end is the best part.