Maple Cheerios
Gone. Cheerios confirmed the discontinuation to fans on May 18, 2023, without saying when it stopped shipping. The maple-cinnamon Hearty Nut Medley launched in 2024 is a different cereal, not a revival, and some grocery sites still show stale listings.
Last verified Nov 1, 2026
Honey Nut Cheerios' autumnal cousin, glazed in maple flavor. It started as a Canadian edition for the country's 150th birthday, crossed the border in 2018, and by 2023 had quietly left American shelves.
Filed under: Cereal · the ’00s & later
📅 Timeline
- 2017A special-edition maple Cheerios is on Canadian shelves by May, released to celebrate the country's 150th birthday.
- 2018Maple Cheerios is spotted on US shelves at Wegmans in September, an American edition of the Canadian cereal.
- 2023On May 18, Cheerios replies to a fan on Twitter: Yes, Maple Cheerios have been discontinued.
- 2024A Maple Cinnamon Hearty Nut Medley Cheerios is on shelves by January, a different cereal with nuts in the mix.
❓ People also ask
Why was Maple Cheerios discontinued?
General Mills never gave a reason. When fans pressed, the Cheerios account said only that there are many reasons it may discontinue a product, and that it could not promise to bring it back.
When did Maple Cheerios come out?
It started in Canada in 2017 as a special edition for the country's 150th birthday. A US version was on American shelves by September 2018.
Is Maple Cheerios coming back?
There was no sign of it as of November 2026. The closest thing is Maple Cinnamon Hearty Nut Medley, reviewed in January 2024, and that reviewer said they did not notice much maple in it.
🧾 Sources
- TODAY, Cheerios discontinues 'the best' cereal flavor, and fans are not cheering (2023)
- Cerealously, Review: Canadian Maple Cheerios Cereal (2017)
- The Impulsive Buy, Spotted on Shelves: Maple Cheerios Cereal (2018)
- The Impulsive Buy, Review: Cheerios Maple Cinnamon Hearty Nut Medley Cereal (2024)