Each spring since 2015, Frito-Lay has released Cheetos Sweetos, and every year people get pumped. Well, spring came twice this year.
For Spooky Season 2022, Cheetos released Cheetos Bag of Bones, which, much like Sweetos, are a cinnamon-sugar-coated version of Cheetos. We weren’t able to get our hands on Sweetos in April, but I grabbed a bag of these bony bois at my local CVS to see what all the fuss is about.
They’re sweet, they’re crunchy, they taste like cinnamon sugar. Thats the good news. What didn’t resonate with me was the phony butter flavor these seemed to have. I think it’s supposed to make them taste like cinnamon rolls, but, ultimately, it just made them taste like an old stick of margarine rolled in cinnamon sugar. Truth be told, I really wanted these to taste like Taco Bell Cinnamon Twists, but they’re a little heavier and just don’t taste as good. These scored a lot of points just because they’re so stupid cute. Look, you can make a whole little skeleton with hands for feet! Love it.
If you have a sweet tooth and want to play at being Dr. Franken-Cheeto with your own edible skeleton, go ahead and pick up a bag. Personally, I think I’d prefer a Ziplock full of Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
Howdy! I’m Gwynedd, Sporked’s managing editor. I live in Los Angeles and have access to the best tacos the U.S. has to offer—but I’m a sucker for a crunchy Old El Paso taco night every now and then. I’ve been at Sporked since 2022 and I’m still searching frozen mozzarella sticks that can hold a candle to restaurant sticks.
Why you should trust me: I’ve been a journalist for 20 years (yikes), a consumer of food for 40-plus years, and I’m truly hard pressed to think of foods I don’t like (or that I can’t tolerate at the very least). Oh and one time I cooked my way through Guy Fieri’s cookbook and wrote about the journey through Flavortown.
What I buy every week: Trader Joe’s Original Savory Thins. Fat free plain yogurt (usually Fage or Nancy’s). Honeycrisp apples. Sweet cream coffee creamer for my at-home Americanos. A frozen cauliflower crust pizza and some jarred mushrooms to top it with. Old El Paso Stand ‘N Stuff taco shells and Gardein Ground Be’f, even though I think “be’f” is a nightmarish contraction.
Favorite ranking: Stouffer’s frozen dinners. I don’t own a microwave (I get my cancers the old fashioned way!), so I love taste testing things that I don’t really buy to eat at home.
Least favorite ranking: Soy sauce. Don’t get me wrong, I love soy sauce—but consuming that much sodium in one sitting is probably illegal in some countries. Our frozen enchilada taste test was a close second; the smell of microwaved corn tortillas still haunts me.
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