{"id":2563,"date":"2026-03-07T15:42:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T15:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=2563"},"modified":"2026-03-07T15:42:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T15:42:33","slug":"taco-bell-has-new-chocolate-fudge-caramel-empanadas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=2563","title":{"rendered":"Taco Bell Has New Chocolate Fudge &#038; Caramel Empanadas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<div class=\"css-hl6xtf e1wzc3k51\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.delish.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/clock-regular.4ddebeb.svg\" alt=\"Estimated read time\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><span class=\"css-ihlrqz e1wzc3k50\">2 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<ul data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"0.0\">Taco Bell just brought back the empanada format with a new Chocolate Fudge &amp; Caramel Empanadas duo.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.1\">They are also testing a frozen Sweet Empanadas &amp; Cream Chiller at select Live M\u00e1s Caf\u00e9 locations.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.2\">Fans are already using the announcement to renew their campaign for the Caramel Apple Empanada to come back for good.<\/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\">We all know how obsessed I am with Taco Bell. Add my sweet tooth to the equation, and I&#8217;m basically locked in the second I hear the words &#8220;new dessert.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">That&#8217;s why this year&#8217;s Live M\u00e1s LIVE menu reveals are kicking off with a move that feels extremely personal.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"body-image\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-17\" data-node-id=\"4\" 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=\"assorted pastries on a brown paper with a purple background\" title=\"assorted pastries on a brown paper with a purple background\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1450\" height=\"850\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/chocolate-fudge-caramel-empanadas-69ac2fa05a0a6.jpg?resize=640:* 640w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/chocolate-fudge-caramel-empanadas-69ac2fa05a0a6.jpg?resize=768:* 980w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/chocolate-fudge-caramel-empanadas-69ac2fa05a0a6.jpg?resize=980:* 1120w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/chocolate-fudge-caramel-empanadas-69ac2fa05a0a6.jpg?resize=980:* 1400w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/chocolate-fudge-caramel-empanadas-69ac2fa05a0a6.jpg?resize=980:* 1800w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/chocolate-fudge-caramel-empanadas-69ac2fa05a0a6.jpg?resize=980:* 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/chocolate-fudge-caramel-empanadas-69ac2fa05a0a6.jpg?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-l4pefh e1geg53v2\">Taco Bell<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-18\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">It&#8217;s all starting with Chocolate Fudge &amp; Caramel Empanadas, and if you remember the Caramel Apple Empanada era, you get why people are paying attention. It&#8217;s the same general idea: warm, crispy, handheld dessert that&#8217;s meant to break open into a gooey center. This time, it&#8217;s a two-pack for $2.99, and you get two different fillings. One empanada is a classic-style crust filled with salted caramel, and the other is wrapped in a chocolatey shell filled with chocolate fudge. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The empanada duo is already on Taco Bell&#8217;s Luxe Value Menu for a limited time, right alongside standouts like the Beefy Potato Loaded Griller, Mini Taco Salad, and Avocado Ranch Chicken Stacker.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Taco Bell is also turning the same chocolate-and-caramel flavors into a frozen drink: the Sweet Empanadas &amp; Cream Chiller. It blends pieces of the empanadas into a vanilla ice cream base, adds swirls of caramel and Mexican chocolate syrup, and tops it with whipped cream. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The catch is that it&#8217;s limited-time and only available at Live M\u00e1s Caf\u00e9 locations in Southern California, Texas, and Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"body-image\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-19\" data-node-id=\"11\" 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=\"iced beverage topped with whipped cream alongside two pastries on a table\" title=\"iced beverage topped with whipped cream alongside two pastries on a table\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1452\" height=\"853\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/sweet-empanadas-cream-chiller-69ac2fce03a14.jpg?resize=640:* 640w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/sweet-empanadas-cream-chiller-69ac2fce03a14.jpg?resize=768:* 980w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/sweet-empanadas-cream-chiller-69ac2fce03a14.jpg?resize=980:* 1120w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/sweet-empanadas-cream-chiller-69ac2fce03a14.jpg?resize=980:* 1400w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/sweet-empanadas-cream-chiller-69ac2fce03a14.jpg?resize=980:* 1800w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/sweet-empanadas-cream-chiller-69ac2fce03a14.jpg?resize=980:* 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/sweet-empanadas-cream-chiller-69ac2fce03a14.jpg?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-l4pefh e1geg53v2\">Taco Bell<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">And of course, the second this news hit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVcGMSZEur6\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVcGMSZEur6\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"the fan reaction\" data-node-id=\"12.1\" class=\"body-link css-8bav6j emevuu60\">the fan reaction<\/a> took a hard left, settling on one very specific demand: bring back the Caramel Apple Empanada permanently. People weren&#8217;t subtle about it either. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">&#8220;We just want the caramel apple empanada back permanently is that really so much to ask for,&#8221; one person wrote. Another couldn&#8217;t be toyed with any longer, commenting, &#8220;Bring back the caramel apple empanada!!! Stop playing with my emotions!!!!,&#8221; with a third insisting there&#8217;s &#8220;no need to fix what\u2019s not broken!\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">So yes, Taco Bell has a new dessert. 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