by Ken Tuccio

There aren’t many Eggo products that grab my attention.

Sure, a few months ago the Mini-Muffin Tops tickled my fancy, but since then I haven't been inclined to purchase anything Eggo oriented.

Then I saw these in my supermarket's freezer section …

Eggo Stuffed French Toaster Sticks.

I’m not sure how new a product these are. I assume they’re not brand new, as they fail to have the word “NEW” in some cool looking font in the top corner of the box; but since I had never seen them before, I’m going to assume they were just released yesterday.

These are a gimmicked up version of the well known Eggo French Toaster Sticks. They’re essentially the French Toaster Sticks kicked up a notch, because they’re “Bursting with your favorite toppings!” …

This particular box of Stuffed French Toaster Sticks are filled with maple syrup.

In my opinion, the idea of french toast sticks stuffed with gobs of maple syrup sounds like an unhealthy union that can rival the McDonalds McGriddle for heart stopping goodness.

While still frozen and taken out of the box, they don’t look horribly appetizing …

The brown splotch you see in the middle of the sticks is the maple syrup, “bursting” through my breakfast treat. Some may look at that and think it looks awesome, I look at it and think my Stuffed French Toaster Sticks have water damage.

Actually, I think if you look close enough, you may actually be able to make out the face of Jesus in there.

Anyways, the three sticks are about the size of an average slice of bread, which makes them perfect “toaster size”. I’m curious as to whether they’ll look a bit more appetizing once toasted …

They look a tad bit darker, but still just as unappetizing.

I will say this, the scent that emanates from the toaster while these things are heating up is heavenly. Right now my kitchen smells like an IHOP, only without the packets of Equal and white trash Nascar watching patrons.

While the look of this Eggo product didn’t do anything to make me want to chow down, the smell made me interested, so I eagerly took a bite; they weren’t bad.

These taste more like a syrup covered pancake than any french toast stick I’ve become accustomed to eating. They definitely taste better than they look, which is a plus, because I still think they look like a piece of lumber I’d purchase at Home Depot if I was looking to build a deck.

I wouldn’t buy these again, and I also wouldn’t go out of my way to recommend them, but that’s not saying they’re bad; they’re simply not something I’d go out of my way to eat.

Sort of like strippers.

That was disgusting I know.