Skittles Cereal

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I'm trying to save as much money as possible, but I need sugar to function properly. Skittles are my weakness. When I went to walgreens they had three sizes of skittles bags, the small ones (about 75 cents), the medium resealable ones on the hooks (about $3), and the 41oz top shelf resealable ones (Only 5 dollars! I'd be an idiot not to buy them).

The large bag has been sitting on my desk for the past few days, getting picked at by myself and various other Instructables employees. This morning while nagutron was poaching some skittles, he mentioned something about them just being solidified corn syrup. This got me thinking, why should the main ingredient in skittles only be ingested in one state of matter. Naturally, skittles cereal is what followed.

tech-king says: Mar 19, 2008. 5:03 AM

i wasnt so surprised to see the pic of you spiting it out. definitly passing on this one. i wonder what skittles and milk tast like. or nuttela? in a pb and j sandwich?

nerdnurture in reply to tech-kingMay 29, 2008. 3:27 PM

nutella and jelly is FANTASTIC - so is nutella and that marshmallow creme crap. (o;

dla888 in reply to nerdnurtureMar 19, 2010. 12:41 PM

Nutella and Peanut Butter is good too.

airsoft master 25 in reply to dla888Feb 1, 2012. 11:54 AM

nuttella= best stuff on earth. it is awesome with peanut butter

airsoft master 25 says: Feb 1, 2012. 11:52 AM

diabetes

GorillazMiko says: Mar 18, 2008. 10:03 PM

Not too healthy, haha. But, this actually does sound good...

+1 rating.
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Tetranitrate (author) in reply to GorillazMikoMar 18, 2008. 10:25 PM

Yeah, it actually wasn't that bad (I did really try it, instead of just staging the photos). The only problem (besides the obvious health ones), was that the corn syrup lacked flavor. I probably could have made this much better by adding some flavored sugar. I did this later on, but the fruit punch mix I used does not taste too good on its own, so it didn't improve the mix much. I'm sure if the right amount of tang powder were dissolved completely in the corn syrup, it would taste pretty good.

anibioman in reply to TetranitrateDec 9, 2010. 3:27 PM

Tang FTW britches

Yerboogieman in reply to TetranitrateApr 1, 2009. 12:35 PM

Or koolaid? =D

JAZ97 in reply to YerboogiemanApr 6, 2010. 1:16 PM

happycrack?

abnor in reply to TetranitrateJul 2, 2008. 8:22 PM

how bout instead of corn syrup, use lemonade, or similar mixes

Lithium Rain in reply to TetranitrateApr 7, 2008. 12:07 PM

add gatorade (orange flavor) instead of tang.

zachninme in reply to TetranitrateMar 19, 2008. 3:48 AM

Corn syrup is also a laxitive: a problem that you can't fix...

YoungPyro19 says: May 22, 2010. 10:28 PM

Dude.....
lol

bomberman3 says: Jul 1, 2008. 9:33 PM

srsly? try this: /www.instructables.com/id/Pixie-Drink!!!!/

dla888 in reply to bomberman3Mar 19, 2010. 12:41 PM

Excuse me, I have to barf.... All better now.

NinjaSloth says: Feb 28, 2010. 1:48 PM

i like the way you don't chew your skittles ^.^

xproplayer says: Dec 15, 2008. 9:59 PM

ok heres what someone needs to do get powder concentrate caffeine and sugar then mix them with water and make liquid sugar and caffeine then take a needle and inject them into the skittles so it has a liquid center and get like a sugar high on one bag

dla888 in reply to xproplayerDec 31, 2009. 2:22 AM

mmmmm........ Liquid crazyness filled skittles.....

dsman195276 says: Mar 19, 2008. 4:19 AM

well, this is one way to get me to stop eating skittles.

NeonLime in reply to dsman195276Mar 19, 2008. 2:49 PM

oooo i Have Another For You :P Skittles Have A Type Of Gelatin Inside Of Them And To Make It, (I Might Be A Bit Off) They Take Animal Skin And Put It Under Pressure In Water For A Month And All The White Foam like Stuff on top is The Gelatin. Yum :P

DeadConcious in reply to NeonLimeMar 21, 2008. 6:06 PM

Close but no cigar Neon. Skittles contain gelatin, yes, and gelatin is collagen obtained through the boiling of the connective tissue and bones of animals. This applies to all gelatin, even kosher gelatin, not just gelatin in skittles.

NeonLime in reply to DeadConciousMar 24, 2008. 4:02 PM

When i Said "Skittles Have A Type Of Gelatin Inside" I Didnt Mean That Only Skittles Have It :P I Meant The Inside Of Skittles Is A Type Of Gelatin. Also Thanks For Explaining That Better!

M4industries in reply to NeonLimeDec 26, 2009. 3:38 PM

Go easy on the caps. You don't have to capitalize the first letter of every single word.

M4industries says: Dec 26, 2009. 3:36 PM

Mmmmm... Diabetes!

dla888 says: Sep 23, 2009. 4:00 PM

Sounds terrible! But then again I have a cold (might even be swine flu!)

gmjhowe says: Mar 19, 2008. 2:51 AM

You should do this.just with the yellow ones - like getting high on drugs!

Sunbanks in reply to gmjhoweMar 19, 2008. 6:41 PM

Why just the yellow ones?

gmjhowe in reply to SunbanksMar 20, 2008. 1:00 AM

Something to do with the additives they put in the yellow ones! Sends most people hyper!

Derin in reply to gmjhoweAug 5, 2009. 1:38 PM

If you watch Fringe you know that Liv hates the yellows :D

Sunbanks in reply to gmjhoweMar 20, 2008. 7:41 AM

Wow... That sounds fun....

SnuffyDaPenguin in reply to SunbanksApr 18, 2008. 9:07 PM

Maybe that's why the yellow ones taste the best >_>

theburn7 in reply to SnuffyDaPenguinJun 5, 2008. 5:59 PM

Yeh, they delish!

Sunbanks in reply to SnuffyDaPenguinApr 18, 2008. 9:13 PM

Lol yeah

JAZ97 in reply to SunbanksApr 6, 2010. 1:14 PM

i love the yellow ones, what about the green its probaly weed

Matt21497 says: Jul 31, 2009. 2:58 PM

Chocalte syrup+ milk+plus M$MS+ bowl (dont eat this) = YUMM

Radioactv Biohazard says: Jan 10, 2009. 2:10 PM

I tried it.
_{Should have look at the part when you puked though. Then I wouldn't have tried it.}
It was great!

Sunny124613 says: Sep 11, 2008. 5:45 PM

just looking at the cereal it think made me gain 10 pounds! I also have a HUGE bag of skittles and am going to bring this for lunch tomorrow... (rubs hands together in sinister way)

xproplayer in reply to Sunny124613Dec 15, 2008. 9:43 PM

offer it to people at work and watch them scream in horror