I consider Honey Bunches of Oats to be the quiet zen master of the major cereal names. With just about no press and just as little fanfare, the brand releases new variations of its perfected-over-decades, eaten-religiously-by-my-mother-for-even-longer honey flakes ‘n’ oat clusters recipe.

Seriously, while products like Oreo O’s and Neopets Islandberry Crunch shaped my cheerily hedonistic love of sweetly nostalgic, character-fronted cereals, kid me really cut his teeth (though mostly his mouth-roofing) on Honey Roasted and Cinnamon Honey Bunches of Oats.

This unlikely origin story is what makes me continually excited for new Honey Bunches products, but it’s the continued quality of those flavors that’s made me a card-carrying advocate.

Seriously, ask for my Registered HBOat-ers License if you ever run into me. I’ll either show it to you or mumble something incoherent about a wallet until I can find the nearest storm drain to tuck and roll into.

Fanboyism aside, Honey Bunches of Oats’ next upcoming flavor may be its most tantalizing yet. Upgrading the unsung (and under-available) genius of Apple Cinnamon Honey Bunches of Oats, Apple Caramel Crunch Honey Bunches of Oats is finally bringing that fall favorite flavor out of pumpkin spice’s closely gourded shadow and into our breakfast bowls.

This isn’t the first-ever Caramel Apple cereal, but it’s pretty darn close. We’ve gotten plus-sized Pebbles, hip granola, and some amazing Pop-Tarts, so in reality this is probably the first time we’ll get a true Caramel Apple cereal with, you know, real caramel or apples in it.

No word on when the sticky-sweet stuff will hit shelves, but with this year’s harvest moon already waning into its final month of fall foliage, I hope Caramel Apple Honey Bunches of Oats don’t end up being a juicy rumor without a core.

Oh, and for some bonus Post news, I was able to dig up the real box art for the cereal company’s collaboration with Hostess. I’ve been buzzing about this rumor for weeks now, so it’s good to finally see the shapes (which both have Kelloggian rivals) in rendered reality.

I’ve already read reports that these two can be found at Walmart stores, so if this sounds like your kind of compound breakfast, get your buns in there (and send pics!).