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Golden Grahams
Introduced in 1975
- Early advertisements for Golden Grahams cereal often used the catchphrase "Have a Golden Day." In the 80's, this concept was strengthened (or dumbed-down depending on your perspective) to "It's gonna be a Golden Grahams day."
When Golden Grahams first appeared in stores, it was promoted as "A Honey Of A New Cereal!" The cereal is currently described on the box as a "honey graham ridged cereal." The flat, square cereal pieces have a subtle similarity in appearance to graham cracker squares.
The back of one early box of Golden Grahams described itself like this:
"Golden Grahams for breakfast is a delicious way to start a golden day. Crisp, crunchy little squares with the graham flour of natural golden wheat and a touch of golden honey! What a taste! A bowl of Golden Grahams with toast, milk and juice gives your family a nutritious breakfast to start a golden day."
The most popular jingle for Golden Grahams had the following lyrics:
Oh those Golden Grahams
Oh those Golden Grahams
Crispy crunchy graham cereal
Family breakfast treat
Oh those Golden Grahams
Oh those Golden Grahams
Golden honey - just a touch
With grahams golden wheat
Try those Golden Grahams
And have a golden day
In the 80's, it was somewhat popular to make sweet, square snack or dessert bars with Golden Grahams. Here's one recipe as it appeared in a 1987 ad for the cereal.
2/3 cup light corn syrup
2 Tablespoons margarine
1 11-ounce package of milk chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla
9 cups Golden Grahams cereal (one 12-ounce box)
3 cups miniature marshmallows
Grease rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches. Heat corn syrup, margarine and chocolate chips to boiling in 3-quart sauce pan, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Pour over cereal in large bowl; toss until completely coated with chocolate. Fold in marshmallows, 1 cup at a time. Press mixture evenly in pan with buttered back of a spoon. Let stand until firm, at least one hour. Cut into 2-inch squares. Store loosely covered at room temperature no longer than two days. 24 squares.
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Featuring:
Honey The Honey Drop
While the majority of characters in Golden Grahams commercials have been real life actors having "a golden day", a little animated drop of honey named Honey had a stint as the Golden Grahams star spokesman in the mid- and late- 80's.
While the majority of characters in Golden Grahams commercials have been real life actors having "a golden day", a little animated drop of honey named Honey had a stint as the Golden Grahams star spokesman in the mid- and late- 80's.
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What do you think of Golden Grahams?
Overall Average Rating = 4 (out of 5)
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By Tina
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Golden Grahams changed its recipe in 2016 to something more natural. Just tried it and the Wegmans generic dry (which did not follow suit) and the generic is WAY better. I couldn't even finish the name brand!
Comment submitted: 10/24/2019 (#24631)
By mrfacefur
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Probably my favorite cereal. Often makes me feel a bit icky after eating it for one reason or another but it's usually worth it.
Comment submitted: 8/8/2019 (#24407)
By Dezzie
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I love it. Sometimes the cereal tastes like honey cinnamon graham crackers and when I finish all my Golden Grahams, it sort of turns my milk kind of yellowish but - in other words - I love it.
Comment submitted: 12/23/2016 (#21163)
By CerealCrusher (Team Breakfast Member)| Cereal Rating (out of 5): | |
Delicious... but no more honey! Aldi/Millville's Honey Grahams still does, also swapping brown sugar for molasses in the private label recipe... their graham squares are a little more fragrant and a bit softer, too.
Comment submitted: 8/5/2016 (#20663)
By timtam
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Great cereal and the taste has not changed. Our taste buds have over the years. It's a great cereal and rather healthy if you eat it with 2% organic milk or almond milk tastes really good with this cereal. Some said it gets soggy quick... that's when I love it the most lol.
Comment submitted: 6/28/2016 (#20459)
By Al Jordan
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Wow, I remember a time in my life (mid-teens to be exact) when I was hooked on this stuff. The taste was so great, I thought it was the best cereal I'd ever tasted and I wouldn't eat any other brand. Eventually, though, I (nearly literally) got sick of them and stopped eating them for a while before going back to trying them again. Nowadays, I hardly see it anywhere on the shelves of any of the stores I browse or shop at. But if the previous comments about how the cereal tastes today are anything to go by, I suppose it's all for the better. Still, in it's earlier days, Golden Grahams had something going for it that seemed to please my tastes at that time.
Comment submitted: 11/26/2014 (#18075)
By bribuffalo ny
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It no longer tastes like when I was a kid.
Comment submitted: 5/20/2014 (#17077)
By comicman
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Does anyone remember in the 90s when Golden Grahams gave away mini comics. Ii think it may of been the beano or the dandy (for uk versions). I'm desperately to track one of these down!
Comment submitted: 3/28/2013 (#11420)
By Cherylmotherof2 (Team Breakfast Member)| Cereal Rating (out of 5): | |
It doesn't last in milk - gets soggy as soon as milk hits it. I bought this cereal only to eat dry but now with no honey, I wish they could make it better so it would not get soggy. That's why my kids don't like it.
Comment submitted: 9/26/2012 (#9242)
By SZA
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This cereal does not taste the same as it did when I was a kid back in the 80s. It is nothing special now, whereas back in the 80s it was definitely one of my favorites! The pieces seemed heartier and probably sweeter back then. Having said that, I will say that it made an amazing "bedside cracker" when I was in my 1st trimester of pregnancy. They always say you should eat Saltine crackers to help combat morning sickness, but the thought of munching Saltines first thing in the AM made me feel even sicker. Golden Grahams hit the spot, though! They were nice and sweet and crunchy. I always had a little Tupperware container of them by my bed for about the first 6 weeks of my pregnancy. :)
Comment submitted: 8/26/2012 (#8902)
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