Strawberry Cinnabon Delights are a new Taco Bell dessert available starting May 21. The pastries build on a longstanding menu item by adding strawberry sugar rolled into the dough. They are positioned as a sweet ending to a Taco Bell meal and join a growing dessert lineup that includes Chocolate Fudge and Caramel Empanadas introduced in March 2026. A tasting at the Taco Bell Cantina in Los Angeles focused on these pastries. The fried treats are described as covered in visible strawberry-flavored sugar and as melting in the mouth with each bite. The flavor and texture are compared to Portuguese malassada, a fried dough popular in Hawaii and southern New England.
"The Strawberry Cinnabon Delights that have been a longstanding staple of Taco Bell's menu got a bit of an upgrade with this new iteration. Rolled in strawberry sugar, this new dessert makes the perfect ending to any Taco Bell meal. They are one of the latest additions to the seemingly ever-growing dessert menu at Taco Bell, now sitting alongside the Chocolate Fudge and Caramel Empanadas that were introduced in March 2026."
"I attended a tasting event for Taco Bell's latest products at the Taco Bell Cantina on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. The Strawberry Cinnabon Delights were the only dessert I tried that evening. I tried the Strawberry Cinnabon Delights one at a time, leaving enough time in between to digest my food and thoughts. Truthfully, I did not have super high hopes for these, as I'm not a big cream cheese guy, and Taco Bell desserts have sometimes disappointed me in the past."
"The Strawberry Cinnabon Delights may have just become my new favorite dessert from Taco Bell. Covered in enough strawberry-flavored sugar to see with the naked eye, these sweet treats melt in your mouth as you savor each small bite. They remind me of a Portuguese malassada, a fried dough popular in Hawaii and along southern New England. These small fried balls have just the right amount of str"
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