Cheetos Has 2 New Snacks We Can’t Wait to Get Our (Soon-to-Be-Orange) Hands On

A few years back, Cheetos officially gave the orange dust that sticks to your hands after eating Cheetos a name: Cheetle. And, as inconvenient as it can be to have Cheetle all over your fingers (and your clothes and your couch), it’s so good that fans are happy when Cheetle ends up on a new snack, too.

When Cheetos introduced Cheetos Popcorn—adding its finger-staining cheese dust to two popcorn flavors, Cheddar and Flamin’ Hot—snackers loved them so much the brand combined Crunchy Cheetos with the popcorn to create Cheetos Pop Mix. 

Now, Cheetos has a new snack in both Cheddar and Flamin’ Hot flavors that fans have been waiting months to show up on store shelves, and the wait is over.

The New Cheetos Pretzels Are Here

Back in June, Instagram's Snackolator posted that Cheetos Pretzels were “starting to show in the inventory systems of a few retailers.” 

His followers posted their excitement. “I. CAN’T. FREAKING. WAIT!!!!“ said one. ​​Oh heck yeah! I need to get both varieties into my face ASAP,” another commented.

Yet, there was little evidence that the new pretzels, in either the Cheddar or Flamin’ Hot flavor, were available on store shelves. Now, fans can finally get these pretzels “into their faces.” In the past week, Cheetos Pretzels have finally started showing up in stores.

What Are Cheetos Pretzels?

Cheetos Pretzels are, obviously, a mashup of Cheetos and pretzels. One side is flat and covered in Cheetle; the other side is a rounded pretzel side without Cheetle. 

TikTok’s Chef Joni, who goes by joniblackstone, got his hands on both flavors and gave his followers his first impressions upon opening the bags.

He says the Cheddar flavor looks like a “nice puffed up pretzel with some cheddar on it.” He also commented the “flavor is just like Cheetos, but the texture is like a Dot’s pretzel.”

Admitting he’s a “flamin’ hot guy over a cheddar guy,” Chef Joni then tore open the next bag. “Oh yeah,” he said, nodding his head in approval. He was impressed by the amount of Flamin’ Hot Cheetle on the pretzels and liked the “very hot Cheeto flavor,” saying they tasted close to the extra hot Cheetos version. In the comments, he mentioned that he would 100 percent buy Cheetos Pretzels again.

How to Find the New Cheetos Pretzels

Chef Joni had a very helpful tip if you’re looking to track down Cheetos Pretzels to taste test them for yourself.

Go to the Cheetos website and choose “Where to Buy” from the menu bar. On the “Where to Buy” page, choose the pretzels and then click “Find Products.” 

I gave it a try and found five Walmarts within driving distance of me that carry the pretzels. Walmart isn’t the only store carrying the Cheetos, though. A quick search online also shows Kroger and Target, among others, who now have the Cheetle-covered pretzels in stock.