My friend Betsy gave me a box of Lucky Charms – Marshmallows only! – as part of my birthday gifts this year and it turned out to be one of the more pleasant surprises of the season. I haven’t had Lucky Charms in years – they were a mainstay of my early breakfasts at Brandeis, when I mustered up the strength and energy to make the trek to Sherman Dining Hall. (In later years I would simply grab a bite at Usdan Center instead of walking across campus for hot food.) Every once in a while I’ll pick up a box for nostalgia’s sake.
This gimmicky version was all marshmallows – which made for a cloying bowl of sweetness – proof that too much of a good thing is sometimes too much. While the marshmallows are indeed the best part of a traditional Lucky Charms bowl, having them alone proved an embarrassment of riches. It also turned out that all the milk in the house was bad, so Andy suggested I just use Half & Half in them, which didn’t really tone down the richness much.
Anyway, your kids will love this if you can find it, and it made for a sweet treat at the end of a trying day.
