Copycat Taco Bell Cinnamon Twists
I would be lying if I said we didn’t eat these at least once a week! Try them with my Instant Pot Better Than Sex Chocolate Lava cake and I’m in heaven! There’s nothing quite like Taco Bell Cinnamon Twists, but who wants to dash to Taco Bell in the middle of the night to grab some? Fortunately, this recipe is a quick and easy way to recreate the restaurant’s delicious cinnamon twists!
Crunchy Cinnamon Sugar Snack
Taco Bell Cinnamon Twists are delicious sugary cinnamon snacks. With the exception of the drive-thru experience, this cinnamon twists recipe produces twists that taste exactly like those at Taco Bell.
They’re crunchy and super light. Additionally, the sugar/cinnamon mixture offers the ideal ratio of sweetness to spice. And they’re really easy to make.
What you’ll need to make cinnamon twists that mimic Taco Bell’s:
- White Granulated Sugar
- Ground Cinnamon
- Spiral-shaped Duros
- Oil for Frying (vegetable or canola oil)
Spiral-shaped duros are available for purchase online; I got mine from Amazon.
Taco Bell pasta noodles are actually duros, so what’s the real secret here? Specialty Mexican markets carry a specific variety of wheat pasta that is used to make these twists. This pasta is called duros de harina.
This particular kind of pasta is distinctive because it swells up when cooked. In order to make this imitation cinnamon twist recipe, deep fry the spiral-shaped pasta at 350 degrees Fahrenheit in vegetable oil.
When cooking, the pasta will puff up in about 15 seconds. These crunchy morsels are then heavily dusted with a mixture of sugar and cinnamon. Kindly remember that regular pasta won’t puff up, so don’t buy it expecting that!
What are Taco Bell Cinnamon twists made of?
Alright, let me tell you what goes into making cinnamon twists—I assure you, you won’t believe what I tell you!
Duros, a wheat pasta that can be found in Mexican markets, is used to make cinnamon twists. This pasta puffs up while cooking to form a spiral-shaped pasta.
Duros cook very quickly as well; you’ll notice it puffing up as it cooks in about 15 seconds!
The hardest part of this recipe is waiting for your oil to heat up, but these cinnamon twists can be completed in under 30 seconds!
