Star Wars Cereal

by General Mills

2002 – 2002 RARE REVIVALS

Limited. Every run was a limited edition tied to a film or show: 2002, 2015–16, 2019 and 2020. Nothing has followed since the 2020 Mandalorian box. The 2022 Obi-Wan Kenobi cereal was a Kellogg's Frosted Flakes box, not this one.

Last verified Nov 9, 2026

General Mills put marshmallow Yodas and R2-D2s in a box for Attack of the Clones in 2002, then kept coming back each time a new film needed a breakfast tie-in: Millennium Falcon puffs in 2015, BB-8 in 2019, The Child in 2020.

🧾 One more thingThe 2020 Mandalorian edition, teased on Star Wars Day, had marshmallows shaped like 'The Child' and a flavor billed as inspired by Galaxy's Edge. The character's name, Grogu, wasn't revealed until December, months after the boxes shipped.

Filed under: Cereal · the ’00s & later

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📅 Timeline

2002General Mills released its first Star Wars cereal, a limited edition for Attack of the Clones with marshmallows shaped like R2-D2, Yoda and a clone trooper.
2015In May a new edition arrived for The Force Awakens, with fruity corn puffs shaped like the Millennium Falcon, X-wings and TIE fighters.
2016New boxes in February featured Rey and Kylo Ren, and BB-8 marshmallows replaced Yoda.
2019Two limited boxes came out in October for The Rise of Skywalker.
2020The Mandalorian cereal, with marshmallows shaped like The Child, reached Sam's Club in late July and Walmart in mid-August.

❓ People also ask

Is General Mills Star Wars cereal still sold?

No. Each version was a limited edition, and the last one, the Mandalorian cereal, was sold in 2020.

Was this the first Star Wars cereal?

No. Kellogg's sold C-3PO's in 1984. The 2002 box was General Mills' first Star Wars cereal.

🧾 Sources

General Mills, The Ultimate Guide to Our Star Wars Cereals (2019)
FOX 29 Philadelphia, 'The Child has arrived': 'Mandalorian'-inspired cereal gives you a taste of Galaxy's Edge (2020)
Yahoo News, General Mills Is Releasing a 'Star Wars' Cereal With Baby Yoda-Shaped Marshmallows (2020)

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