The Caramel Apple Empanada Is Back: Taco Bell’s Warm, Gooey Handheld Dessert

There is something about a warm, crispy pastry with gooey caramel apple filling that just hits. That is the Caramel Apple Empanada, and it is back on the Taco Bell menu. If you have been craving a hot, handheld dessert that tastes like apple pie you can eat on the go, this is the one people keep asking for.

So what does it actually taste like? The shell fries up crispy and light, then gives way to a molten, warmly spiced apple filling with sweet caramel running through it. It is sweet without being too much, the apples soft and cinnamon-warm, the pastry crunchy at the edges. Served hot, it is the kind of small dessert that tastes far more comforting than it has any right to.

The Caramel Apple Empanada quietly built a devoted following before it disappeared from menus, and fans never stopped asking for it. It has now earned a spot on every version of Taco Bell's Decades Menu, because it is one of the most demanded comeback items they have, year after year. A simple warm dessert that people genuinely miss when it is gone.

If you want to try this warm caramel apple empanada, and save yourself the time of hunting the web for deals, discounts, coupons, or rewards, that work is already done for you. You can save on your Caramel Apple Empanada by ordering it here.