Taco Bell has turned one of its most iconic sodas into a dessert, and it is making waves online. The new Mountain Dew Baja Blast Pie is a limited-edition treat that transforms the soda’s signature tropical lime flavor into a creamy, key lime-style dessert.
Featuring a vibrant electric-blue filling set in a graham cracker crust and topped with whipped cream, the pie costs $19.99 and is sold only as a whole pie—not by the slice. It’s available exclusively while supplies last.
The pie was first teased at Taco Bell’s 2024 Live Más event, according to a press release. This announcement sparked memes and petitions from fans who eagerly demanded that it become a reality. Now, Taco Bell is promoting the pie as the perfect “Friendsgiving flex” to share with family and friends this holiday season. “It’s a statement in a sea of stuffing,” the company said.
Mountain Dew also joined in on the excitement, commenting on Taco Bell’s Instagram post: “Now you can drink AND eat Baja Blast.”
Mountain Dew Baja Blast was originally engineered specifically for Taco Bell, launching in 2004 through a partnership with PepsiCo, the parent company of Mountain Dew.
Taco Bell describes this release as one of its most exclusive ever, which has left some fans amazed and others hesitating to try it. On social media, reactions vary widely:
– “If I brought this thing to the Thanksgiving function they would make me leave,” one person joked.
– “Taco Bell, all we asked for was permanent caramel apple empanadas; instead, we got this Chernobyl cheesecake,” another user said, commenting on the pie’s “radioactive” color.
– Some fans were intrigued despite the unusual appearance: “This scares me but give me 10 of them,” one Instagram user admitted.
Since the pie’s launch on November 6, some lucky customers have shared their thoughts online. One reviewer on X (formerly Twitter) said, “It was fine! Like a middle ground between a Baja Blast flavor and key lime pie.” Another commenter confessed, “The Baja Blast pie is unfortunately really good.”
A Taco Bell employee who tried the dessert described it as “not terrible.” Meanwhile, an Instagram user expressed regret at only buying one pie, saying, “I need this to last longer.” Many fans have begged for the pie to become a permanent menu item beyond this limited-time release.
On the flip side, some reactions highlight the indulgent nature of the dessert. A writer for Nerdist confessed to eating the entire pie in one sitting and “regretting everything” afterward. “The only thing I feel is a belly full of creamy, citrus, neon-teal pie filling and regret,” he wrote. “A lot of both.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to Taco Bell for further comment.
This beverage-themed pie joins a long lineup of other fast-food oddities released by Taco Bell and its competitors over the years. For example:
– In 2014, Taco Bell shook up its menu with a waffle taco shell filled with eggs, cheese, and meat.
– In 2016, McDonald’s Japan introduced McChoco Potatoes, French fries drizzled with milk and dark chocolate sauces.
– The same year, Burger King launched Mac n’ Cheetos, deep-fried macaroni and cheese bites shaped like Cheetos.
– In 2017, Tim Hortons released a Buffalo Latte—a unique espresso drink flavored with mocha and buffalo sauce, topped with steamed milk and buffalo seasoning, available for a limited time in Buffalo, New York.
– In 2018, Sonic debuted a pickle juice slush.
Most of these unique menu items had only limited runs, making the Mountain Dew Baja Blast Pie the latest in a colorful tradition of daring fast-food experiments.
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