Cheetos Sweetos - Cinnamon Sugar Puffs

Mine look more rings.

I've been on the road a lot lately for the holidays, etc, and usually when I go on a road trip, I stop off at a gas station to fuel up the car and also stock up on snacks. Sometimes I have leftover snacks that I haven't even touched since I try to get things that will sate my sweet, savory, salty - all my tastes and cravings.

Recently I saw this "limited time" and thought Why not?

Now I love cinnamon sugar things - I LOVE me some churros - but sadly not all sweets can do the cinnamon-sugar combo justice. Granted, how difficult could it be? It's almost a gimme. A wham-bam-thankyouma'am knock out of the ballpark. But sadly, some people lose in this field... so I was only slightly worried.

The first thing I smelled when I opened the bag was butter. Literally, as if I were sniffing a bouquet of long-stemmed butter pats.

The first thing I taste when I place a little cinnamon-sugar circle in my mouth?... is butter. And as I chew, I know there's cinnamon-sugar goodness there, but all I taste is butter... and sweet.

Now I like butter, and by no way is this an obscene amount of butter flavor that makes me gag or anything, but it's the prominent taste. When I hold the puff in my hand, I see the dusting of cinnamon-sugar goodness, but all I get is butter.

Yes, there is a sweet aftertaste, but it's just sweet. No cinnamon or sugar aftertaste - just sweet. I had expected them to be like crunchy churro bites, but they're just Butter-O's.

It doesn't taste bad or overpowering, but I do see this being a PMS treat as opposed to an every day/occasional snack.

Would I Ever Try This Again?: I'm not honestly sure. Though if someone handed me a bag during that special time of the month, I may just eat the bag and its contents whole... but I probably wouldn't go out looking for it on my own.

Cheetos-Sweetos Cinnamon Sugar Puffs
Frito-Lay, Inc.
Plano, TX 75024-4099