{"id":59775,"date":"2023-12-08T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=59775"},"modified":"2023-12-07T21:02:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T07:02:01","slug":"cheetos-flamin-hot-cinnamon-sugar-popcorn-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2023\/12\/08\/cheetos-flamin-hot-cinnamon-sugar-popcorn-review\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Cheetos Flamin’ Hot Cinnamon Sugar Popcorn"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Spicy cinnamon is a flavor profile that\u2019s never really taken off.<\/p>\n

Unless we\u2019re talking pre-Great Depression era JawBreakers, Hot Tamales, Big Red gum, or a shot of the worst whiskey on the shelf, I can\u2019t even think of anything else with that kinda burn that\u2019s made it to the mass market.<\/p>\n

Actually, that\u2019s not entirely true. Back in high school, I developed a little bit of an addiction to cinnamon-flavored toothpicks. I used to chew on those Fire-pix so much that the corner of my lips started to look like bootleg Joker makeup.<\/p>\n

The reason I bring those toothpicks up is because I needed one after eating a few handfuls of new Cheetos Flamin\u2019 Hot Cinnamon Sugar Popcorn, a popcorn that almost turned me into a bootleg Joker because they left me wanting to watch the world burn!<\/p>\n

Ok, that\u2019s extreme, but this popcorn is Flamin\u2019 Hot Garbage.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll preface the review by saying I\u2019m not the biggest fan of the \u201cFlamin\u2019 Hot\u201d line from Frito Lay. I think the heat tends to alter the iconic flavors. With that said, I do like a little heat, I love cinnamon, and I dig Cheetos Sweetos. How could these possibly be a miss?<\/p>\n

Before even getting into the flavor, this is just trash-tier popcorn. It tastes stale and has more rogue kernels than a treasonous misspelled army.<\/p>\n

The \u201cflavor\u201d is the ultimate killer though.<\/p>\n

If I reviewed these on the instant flavor burst of the very first bite\u2026 this would still be an extremely negative review.<\/p>\n

These literally just taste like \u201chot.\u201d That\u2019s the flavor, \u201chot.\u201d When you put a piece in your mouth, it\u2019s like an air of cinnamon for half a second, and then it tastes like nothing but \u201chot.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I expected these to taste like spicy Cheetos Sweetos with the sweetness still coming through. For something labeled \u201ccinnamon sugar,\u201d there is a blip of sweetness. Half a blip. A bl–. They barely taste like cinnamon, let alone sugar. Why couldn\u2019t these be both sweet and hot? Have taste buds not evolved to experience both of those sensations at once?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a shame because the level of heat is kinda perfect. I think it\u2019s slightly less than the usual Flamin\u2019 Hot stuff. I would have no problem eating a decent portion of these if they actually tasted good and weren\u2019t popcorn rejected from the three-flavor Christmas tins. I enjoyed the after-burn feeling in my mouth more than the popcorn itself.<\/p>\n

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The pieces being bright red like regular Cheetos made me mad. The bewildering quote on the bag, \u201cDeck the sweets with pops of heat,\u201d made me madder. I\u2019m not sure I\u2019ve ever used the word \u201chate\u201d in a review, but I think I hate these. I\u2019m flamin\u2019 hot!<\/p>\n

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Ok, ok, I\u2019ll calm down. \u201cWhy so serious,\u201d and whatnot. I just really wanted these to be something new and exciting.<\/p>\n

Like my terrible book, \u201cThe Hangman\u2019s Folly,\u201d it was a novel idea with a totally botched execution. I\u2019ll bump it up one for the idea, but this attempt at spicy cinnamon crashed and burned.<\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/strong> $4.38
\nSize:<\/strong> 6.5 oz bag
\nPurchased at:<\/strong> Walmart
\nRating:<\/strong> 2 out of 10
\nNutrition Facts:<\/strong> (2 1\/4 Cups) 160 calories, 10 grams of fat, 1.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 130 milligrams of sodium, 15 grams of total carbohydrates, 4 grams of total sugars, 2 grams of fiber, and 2 grams of protein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spicy cinnamon is a flavor profile that\u2019s never really taken off. Unless we\u2019re talking pre-Great Depression era JawBreakers, Hot Tamales, Big Red gum, or a shot of the worst whiskey on the shelf, I can\u2019t even think of anything else with that kinda burn that\u2019s made it to the mass market. Actually, that\u2019s not entirely […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1535,1601,1566],"class_list":["post-59775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-cheetos","tag-flamin-hot","tag-popcorn"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":58859,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2023\/10\/23\/spotted-cheetos-popcorn-flamin-hot-cinnamon-sugar\/","url_meta":{"origin":59775,"position":0},"title":"SPOTTED: Cheetos Popcorn Flamin’ Hot Cinnamon Sugar","author":"Marvo","date":"October 23, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"I feel as if Cheetos used AI to come up with this. 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