Snack · 15 min · mexican

Copycat Cinnamon Twists (Taco Bell’s style)

Weeknight-friendly Mexican cooking: Copycat Cinnamon Twists (Taco Bell’s style) comes together in 15 minutes with wheat duros pellets, sugar, and not much else. Each serving lands at 100 calories with 4g of protein, so it eats like a much heavier meal. Leftovers keep well, so it doubles as next-day lunch without any extra work.

Ingredients

• 4 oz Wheat duros pellets
• 3 tbsp Sugar
• 1 tbsp Ground cinnamon
• 2 tbsp Vanilla protein powder
• 1 Vegetable oil spray

Steps

1. Stir the sugar, cinnamon, and protein powder together in a wide bowl — the protein goes in the dust, not a batter, so it never turns chalky.
2. Heat an inch of oil to 375°F in a heavy pot; the twists puff in about 3 seconds and burn just as fast.
3. Drop a small handful of duros at a time and watch them bloom into spirals — pull them the instant they stop expanding.
4. Drain 10 seconds on a rack, then toss straight into the cinnamon mix while still glistening with oil — that film is the glue.
5. Shake off the excess in a colander so they stay crisp, not sandy.
6. Eat the same day; these are at their loudest crunch within a few hours.

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