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There are a lot of snacks, sweets, treats, and sugary drinks we enjoy as children that we just don’t care for as adults. Over the years, our palates (and tolerance for sweets) change and we tend to lean to more grown-up flavors. Still, there are still nostalgic flavors that we look back on fondly. And while we don’t want to eat or drink them often, we like to check in from time to time.
We’re talking about things like macaroni and cheese, sugary soda, flavored cereals, ice cream, and other treats. And while we can still enjoy some of these foods and drinks intermittently as adults, if they’re reimagined for adult palates (or filled with booze), we’re more likely to come back to them often. Keep scrolling to see six recently launched foods and beverages that absolutely can get us hooked again even as adults.
Nostalgic Foods For Adults
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Cheetos Flamin’ Hot Mac and Cheese
If it feels like every food now has a “Flamin’ Hot” version, you’re not wrong. It’s only a matter of time before we see Flamin’ Hot ice cream. In the meantime, we can enjoy a Cheetos Flamin’ Hot version of the classic boxed macaroni and cheese.
Photo: Cheetos
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Cinnamon Toast Crunch Spread
We couldn’t get enough sugary cereal when we were kids, especially Cinnamon Toast Crunch. While we can still do that as adults, we can also buy Cinnamon Toast Crunch Spread. General Mills recently launched this spreadable version of the iconic cereal, and we now no longer need peanut butter.
Photo: General Mills
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Ben & Jerry’s Whiskey Biz
While it doesn’t technically have any alcohol in it, Ben & Jerry’s Whiskey Biz tastes like whiskey. Made in collaboration with WhistlePig, it consists of brown butter bourbon ice cream, blonde brownies and whiskey-infused caramel swirls. Also, it’s topped with white chocolate ganache and white fudge chunks.
Photo: Ben & Jerry’s
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Whip Shots
As children, we always enjoyed eating whipped cream directly out of a can or slathered over ice cream and desserts. Well, you can still do that as an adult and this time, it's boozy thanks to Cardi B. Whip Shots are flavored, vodka-infused whipped creams.
Photo: Whip Shots
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Pinnacle County Fair Cotton Candy Vodka
There are few sweets that were better than cotton candy when we were kids. The appeal began to wear off as we grew up. But we can grab hold of some of that nostalgia with Pinnacle County Fair Cotton Candy Vodka. It’s boozy, potent, and tastes like cotton candy.
Photo: Pinnacle
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Hard MTN Dew
Everyone enjoyed the hard-to-place citrus flavor of Mountain Dew when we were children. Most of us stopped drinking it by the time we were teens. But we’re back because of the launch of Hard MTN Dew. Available in Classic, Black Cherry, Baja Blast, and Watermelon flavors, it’s 5% ABV of nostalgia.
Photo: Pepsico
