![]() I do this for you, friends, so that you don’t have to. And yet, here we are, with I, your humble narrator, opting to taste test Flamin’ Hot Asteroids first thing in the morning, thanks to a few bags provided to me courtesy of Frito-Lay. What’s more, if I were going to eat Cheetos, nine o’clock in the morning is not the time at which I would choose to do it. I’ll be honest: I am not, nor have I ever been, a Cheetos person. Each pouch retails for about $1.19, although the weight of each type varies depending on the snack: The nuts weigh in at 1.75 ounces per bag, the Habanero Triangles at 1.375 ounces, and the Asteroids at 1.25 ounces. The two nut flavors are basically peanuts covered in a crunchy, Dorito-like shell the Habanero Triangles are… kind of like eating the outline of a Dorito and the Flamin’ Hot Asteroids are the same Flamin’ Hot Asteroids from before, outfitted in a shiny, new package. The new Frito-Lay Flavor Shots line features portable pouches of snacks available in four flavors: Doritos Fiery Habanero Triangles, Doritos Nacho Cheese Nuts, Doritos Flamin' Hot Nacho Cheese Nuts, and, of course, Cheetos Flamin’ Hot Asteroids. And although the page didn’t have much activity throughout 2018, it’s now seen a resurgence - because hey, guess what? Its goal has been met: Asteroids are back. ![]() Indeed, somewhere in the neighborhood of 9,000 people follow a fan page for Cheetos Flamin’ Hot Asteroids on Facebook originally created way back in 2011 ( here’s its first post). Alas, though, they were discontinued in 2009, vanishing from the Cheetos lineup, much as an asteroid burns up in the atmosphere of a planet with which it collides.īut - as is often the case with beloved, discontinued snacks - ardent fans never stopped hoping for their return. Shaped like spheres instead of the standard… squiggle? How does one describe the shape of a regular Cheeto? Let’s just go with squiggle: Shaped like spheres instead of the standard squiggle, they came in cylindrical canisters - and people loved them. Part of the Go Snacks line, they took everything folks loved about Flamin’ Hot Cheetos - which had themselves debuted in 1992 - and made them into the perfect on-the-good snack food. ![]() Your devotion has paid off.Ĭheetos Flamin’ Hot Asteroids were originally introduced in 2000. They’ve been resurrected by Frito-Lay for the new Flavor Shots line of snacks - and, as far as I can tell, they’re everything you remember about them, right down to their portability. Snack food nostalgia is a brand of nostalgia all its own - and if you happen to be a longtime Cheetos enthusiast, prepare to have every single one of your nostalgia buttons pushed: Cheetos Flamin’ Hot Asteroids are back after 10 long years away.
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