When Taco Bell came out with its Milk Bar Birthday Cake Churros last year, I wrote three questions in my snack journal:
- Why didn’t Taco Bell come out with standard cinnamon sugar churros first?
- Whose birthday are we celebrating?
- Would it be weird if I stuck a candle at the end of it and then stuck the churro into a birthday cake?
Then Taco Bell came out with Salted Caramel Churros, and I jotted down three notes in my snack journal:
- Where are the standard cinnamon sugar churros?
- Why isn’t the filling salted caramel-flavored?
- These are much easier to juggle than the birthday ones.
But FINALLY, Taco Bell has come out with Cinnamon Sugar Churros dusted with cinnamon sugar and filled with cream cheese. And that led me to add three more questions to my journal:
- Why did it take so long for Taco Bell to offer regular churros?
- Are they better than Taco Bell’s Cinnamon Twists?
- Is it weird that I have a snack journal?
Like the Salted Caramel Churros, these are sold as a pack of three mini churros and are part of the Luxe Value Menu. After eating two right away and one several hours later, I wish I had more because they are damn delicious.
While the exterior tastes like many other churros I’ve had with a bold, sweet cinnamon flavor, what sets these apart from a standard churro is the cream cheese filling.
Oddly, the ingredients call it “horchata flavored filling” and the churros themselves “horchata churros,” but I didn’t taste anything different from a standard cream cheese filling. Its tang complements the sweet cinnamon sugar coating and makes these taste slightly different from your usual carnival churro.
I’d love a chocolate-filled version someday, but for now, these more than satisfy my sweet tooth. They also met my desire for a texture adventure, with a satisfying crunch.
Although they are served warm, they’re still quite good chilled. I intended to save one for my wife, so I put it in the fridge. But a few hours later, I got hungry, and its fried cinnamon sugar aroma pulled my nose, made me open my mouth, and stuffed the whole thing in it. I was totally forced. Surprisingly, it was not only good, but it had most of its crunch. Shhhh. Don’t tell my wife since she doesn’t read this site.
Taco Bell’s Cinnamon Sugar Churros are flat-out tastier and more sweet-tooth satisfying than the chain’s Cinnamon Twists. I really wish Taco Bell would either keep them on the menu or replace the Twists with them. I’m going to write that in my snack journal now.
Purchased Price: $2.49*Size: 3 pieces
Rating: 8 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 190 calories, 9 grams of fat, 1 gram of saturated fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 190 milligrams of sodium, 25 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 6 grams of sugar, and 1 gram of protein.
*Because I live on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, things are a bit pricier here. You’ll probably pay less than I did.