Meximelt, Caramel Apple Empanada returns

November 1, 2024 Vaseline blog 0

Meximelt, Caramel Apple Empanada returns

Attention ’80s Taco Bell fans: Just in time for Halloween, the Meximelt has resurrected from the dead.

And it’s not the only popular discontinued item back on the fast-food chain’s menu.

On Thursday, five items that disappeared from the menu over the past six decades had returned to Taco Bell drive-thru and order-in screens nationwide.

Earlier this month, the chain introduced its limited-time Decades Menu, bringing back five popular items, including the Meximelt − which features seasoned beef, pico de gallo, and a mix of mozzarella, cheddar, and Monterey Jack cheese in a tortilla. All five, each from its signature decade, returned priced at $3 and under each.

“The Decades Menu helps unite generations of fans who fondly remember these menu items, with a new era of fans who have yet to experience the delight of a savory Tostada, taste the legendary Green Sauce Burrito, or take their first bite of a Meximelt, ” the company said in a news release.

Here’s what Taco Bell brought back from the dead on Halloween:

Decades Menu items and prices

Five items Taco Bell items − each introduced in a different decade and priced at under $3 − are now back in stores.

They are:

  • ’60s: Toast priced at $2.19 and available starting Oct. 31. This item layers refried beans, red sauce, crispy lettuce and shredded cheese over a corn tostada shell.

  • ‘70s: Green Sauce Burrito priced at $2.49 and available starting Oct. 31. This burrito from the 1970’s is filled with refried beans, onions, shredded cheese and green sauce made with green chili, peppers, tomatillos, jalapeño and spices.

  • ’80s: Meximelt priced at $2.99 ​​and available starting Oct. 31. This item introduced the 1980’s combines pico de gallo, seasoned beef and a three cheese blend of mozzarella, cheddar and Monterey jack wrapped in a tortilla.
  • ’90s: Gordita Supreme priced at $2.99 ​​and available starting Oct. 31. This item from the 1990’s wraps a flatbread over seasoned beef, reduced-fat sour cream, crisp lettuce, diced tomatoes and a three cheese blend of mozzarella, cheddar and Monterey jack.

  • ’00s: Caramel Apple Empanada Priced at $2.99 ​​and available starting Nov. 21. Launched in 2000, the sweet treat surrounds apple pieces and a creamy caramel filling with a golden-brown crispy exterior.

This story has been updated to fix a typo.

Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on X @nataliealund.