Taco Bell Is Shaking Up Fast Food With New Frozen Drinks
You can pick up a soda, slushie, or even an alcoholic beverage to wash down your Taco Bell Mexican Pizza or Crunchwrap anytime, but the restaurant's dessert drink options are few. While there was a brief period during the summer when the beloved Mtn Dew Baja Blast was turned into gelato, it was only available in Irvine, California, so most people never got to try it. A few months after that test, however, Taco Bell customers in SoCal are getting the chance to try seven new frozen drinks.
On December 15, Taco Bell will start testing out Coffee Chillers and Churro Chillers, per a press release. For $4.19, customers who visit the 2222 Barranca Parkway location in Irvine or the 27770 Santa Margarita Parkway location in Mission Viejo can receive one of the 16-ounce, Mexican-inspired blended beverages.
The Coffee Chillers come in three flavors — Mexican Chocolate, Caramel Churro, and Spiced Vanilla — and each consists of blended iced coffee with a cold foam topper. The Churro Chillers are blended shakes in Mexican Chocolate, Dulce de Leche Coffee, Wild Strawberry, or Sweet Vanilla, and each comes topped with cold foam and bits of crumbled churro. The Sweet Vanilla flavor is even tinted purple in an obvious nod to Taco Bell. Each of the frozen beverages also has a swirl of coordinating flavor inside the cup.
The new drinks are only available at two California locations
According to Taco Bell's press release, the drinks' flavors are meant to complement any of the food items on Taco Bell's menu. Considering customers' affinity for the chain's hot sauces — especially its hottest offering, Diablo — the Chillers might just be an ideal way to soothe the tongue after a spicy burrito, taco, or wrap. In 2022, longtime Taco Bell fans even popularized a Baja Blast hack that combined McDonald's ice cream with the iconic flavor to create a homemade Taco Bell frozen dessert.
The new drinks are only around for a limited time; the Churro Chillers can be found exclusively at the 2222 Barranca Parkway store in Irvine, whereas the Coffee Chillers can only be ordered at the 27770 Santa Margarita Parkway location in Mission Viejo. Once supplies sell out, the drinks will be gone forever — unless the test proves so successful that people outside of SoCal get a chance to try them. Those hoping to snag one for $1 during the chain's 2 p.m.-5 p.m. Happier Hour are out of luck, as the Coffee and Churro Chillers are excluded from that promotion.