Taco Bell Just Brought Back a ‘Bold’ Crunchwrap Fans Have Waited Years For

Taco Bell is finally bringing back a menu item that fans have been begging for—and while it’s no Caramel Apple Empanada (which inspired the new dessert empanadas currently being served), it’s something that could be just as satisfying, depending on who you ask.

Two days after revealing its first-ever “St. Augustine-style” Chicken Ranch Nacho Fries, Taco Bell announced it would revive a cult-favorite Crunchwrap recipe that first appeared 10 years ago.

The popular fast-food chain recently began testing out new Crunchwraps and introducing slider-sized options, but all that innovation (mashed up with fan demand) has led Taco Bell back to one of its first, applauded spinoffs: the Triple Double Crunchwrap.

Taco Bell Brings Back the Beloved Triple Double Crunchwrap

According to Taco Bell, fans’ obsession with the original Crunchwrap—which debuted about 21 years ago—is actually what led to the Triple Double Crunchwrap in the first place. The brand said it built the “fully stacked take” around the “layers, flavor and crunch fans
love about the classic.”

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Taco Bell’s returning Triple Double Crunchwrap features the signature build as the original Crunchwrap, it’s just stacked higher, per the April 16 press release. It’s filled with seasoned beef, warm nacho cheese sauce and crunchy tostada shells, wrapped up in a grilled tortilla and dressed with cool reduced-fat sour cream, lettuce and tomatoes, before being sealed into its iconic hexagon form.

When it was first released in July 2016, it was as a special, limited-time offer (LTO) that disappeared one month later. It was apparently so popular that the company actually made a habit of bringing it back every year as an LTO—until it didn’t. This year’s rendition will actually be the first time fans have seen the item on menus in six years, and, like its predecessors, it will only be available for a limited time.

When Will the Returning Menu Favorite Release?

Taco Bell’s Triple Double Crunchwrap is available beginning today (Thursday, April 16) at participating Taco Bell locations nationwide and in the Taco Bell app for $6.49 (prices may vary). Fans can also find it in the $9 Discovery Luxe Box alongside a Doritos Locos Tacos, Cheesy Bean & Rice Burrito, Cinnamon Twists and a medium fountain drink—but only for a limited time.

And in just a few short weeks, Taco Bell plans to commemorate the Triple Double Crunchwrap’s return with limited-edition ceramic coaster sets inspired by the fan-favorite. Fans looking to be one of the several hundred lucky fans who score the one-of-a-kind “display-worthy” collectible, featuring “a bold, monochromatic glaze in its own ingredient inspired color, finished with an engraved Taco Bell logo,” will have to be a current Taco Bell Rewards Member and app user.

As part of a special Tuesday Drops release on May 19, some 300 fans will score the limited-edition, six-piece ceramic coaster set that, when stacked together, the Triple Double Crunchwrap silhouette “comes to life, with elements that reflect the extra layers fans love.” Taco Bell calls it “equal parts functional and display-worthy, it’s a design-forward drop that lives on long after the last bite.”

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