{"id":2252,"date":"2026-02-13T15:56:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=2252"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:56:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:56:07","slug":"dr-pepper-tic-tacs-are-here-we-tried-them-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=2252","title":{"rendered":"Dr Pepper Tic Tacs Are Here &#038; We Tried Them First"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<ul data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"0.0\">Tic Tac is officially launching Dr Pepper-flavored Tic Tacs after last year&#8217;s April Fools&#8217; joke sparked real fan demand.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.1\">The limited-time collab is rolling out nationwide, inspired by Dr Pepper&#8217;s signature blend of 23 flavors.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.2\">We tried them, and most agreed they&#8217;re surprisingly good, though some wished the cherry note was dialed back.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Last year, Tic Tac <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DH3qCzox3CY\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DH3qCzox3CY\/?hl=en\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"teased\" data-node-id=\"2.1\" class=\"body-link css-8bav6j emevuu60\">teased<\/a> us with an April Fools&#8217; joke that no one was laughing at. The brand claimed it was launching a Dr Pepper-flavored Tic Tac, and fans immediately started begging for it to drop. And apparently, the response was so overwhelmingly positive that Tic Tac decided to actually do it with the soda brand. That&#8217;s right: nearly a year after Tic Tac fooled us all, Dr Pepper Tic Tacs are officially rolling out to much fanfare. <\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-1fm2v8u e94w1mj9\">\n<h6 class=\"css-18s47pf e94w1mj7\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p0\"\/><span class=\"css-8lle59 e94w1mj5\">Related Story<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p1\"\/><\/h6>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The new Tic Tacs are hitting stores nationwide for a limited time, and they&#8217;re meant to pay homage to Dr Pepper&#8217;s unique signature blend of 23 (unknown) flavors. The Delish office is full of soda people and candy people, so naturally, we popped them open&#8230; and the reviews were favorable. <\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"body-image\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-17\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"embed\">\n<div size=\"medium\" data-embed=\"body-image\" class=\"align-center size-medium embed css-y6m8k e1fodxfw4\">\n<div class=\"css-uwraif e1fodxfw3\">\n<div class=\"css-p7qblm e1mlxuuw0\"><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"hand holding several red ovalshaped capsules\" title=\"hand holding several red ovalshaped capsules\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/img-1014-jpg-698e5b8610726.jpg?crop=0.769xw:0.577xh;0.0408xw,0.230xh&amp;resize=640:* 640w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/img-1014-jpg-698e5b8610726.jpg?crop=0.769xw:0.577xh;0.0408xw,0.230xh&amp;resize=768:* 980w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/img-1014-jpg-698e5b8610726.jpg?crop=0.769xw:0.577xh;0.0408xw,0.230xh&amp;resize=980:* 1120w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/img-1014-jpg-698e5b8610726.jpg?crop=0.769xw:0.577xh;0.0408xw,0.230xh&amp;resize=980:* 1400w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/img-1014-jpg-698e5b8610726.jpg?crop=0.769xw:0.577xh;0.0408xw,0.230xh&amp;resize=980:* 1800w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/img-1014-jpg-698e5b8610726.jpg?crop=0.769xw:0.577xh;0.0408xw,0.230xh&amp;resize=980:* 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/img-1014-jpg-698e5b8610726.jpg?crop=0.769xw:0.577xh;0.0408xw,0.230xh&amp;resize=980:*\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-dynamic-svg=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.delish.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/social\/pinterest.e8cf655.svg?primary=%2523ffffff\" loading=\"lazy\" data-testid=\"dynamic-svg-base\" height=\"auto\" width=\"auto\" alt=\"pinterest\" class=\"css-4lml0h e1mlxuuw1\"\/><\/div>\n<p><figcaption data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-figcaption\" class=\"css-1am3yn9 e1g9hcy40\"><span data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-creditor\" class=\"css-10bgxwr e1geg53v2\">Amanda Mactas<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The initial flavor starts subtly, then builds the longer it hangs out in your mouth. It&#8217;s quite cherry-forward, but it doesn&#8217;t read like a basic cherry candy. There&#8217;s definitely a soda-ish quality I can&#8217;t quite put my finger on. Overall, I really enjoyed them, even if I&#8217;m still an OG Orange Tic Tac girlie. <\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-18\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">&#8220;I expected these to be a car crash and they&#8217;re not,&#8221; said Food Editor Taylor Ann Spencer. She agreed they&#8217;re very cherry-forward and extremely poppable. &#8220;I wasn&#8217;t mad at it,&#8221; she added. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Visual Director Rebecca Simpson Steel said, &#8220;I thought they were a slow flavor build, the after taste left a Dr Pepper flavor that I loved. I went back for more, def a fun combo.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Most people loved them; the only complaint was that, for some, it went a bit too heavy on the cherry. &#8220;These tasted more like Cherry Coke to me than Dr Pepper sadly\u2014 and I love DP,&#8221; stated Senior Editor Samantha MacAvoy.  <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Either way, if you&#8217;re even mildly Dr Pepper-curious, I suggest you grab a pack while you can.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-19\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-fcvumo e94w1mj1\"\/><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tic Tac is officially launching Dr Pepper-flavored Tic Tacs after last year&#8217;s April Fools&#8217; joke sparked real fan demand. The limited-time collab is rolling out nationwide, inspired by Dr Pepper&#8217;s signature blend of 23 flavors. We tried them, and most agreed they&#8217;re surprisingly good, though some wished the cherry note [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2252\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}