Taco Bell and Salt & Straw Team Up for the Ultimate Churro Ice Cream Taco
Score the Taco Bell ice cream taco created by Salt & Straw. Try the new Churro Ice Cream Taco or head to Live Más Café for the Choco-Waffle Chiller.
Taco Bell and Salt & Straw are offering an ice cream taco as a sweet drop in September. After last year’s Tacolate collaboration became one of the most talked-about desserts, the two brands are bringing an all-new ice cream taco to Taco Bell restaurants for the first time, with a new flavor twist. As detailed in our previous coverage of Salt & Straw’s October Flavors, the original concept captured fans’ attention when it first launched. Fans who act fast can try the Salt & Straw Churro Ice Cream Taco at Taco Bell locations nationwide for a limited time starting today. The all-new Salt & Straw Choco-Waffle Chiller, available exclusively at Live Más Café, alongside the new Salt & Straw Churro Ice Cream Taco, are available at both Taco Bell restaurants and Live Más Café locations for a limited time.
Taco Bell Ice Cream Taco with Salt & Straw
As part of its first-ever collaboration, Live Más Café is bringing its own flavor to the limited-time drop with the Salt & Straw Choco-Waffle Chiller, available exclusively at Live Más Café locations. Together, the two new offerings take the beloved ice cream taco beyond social feeds and into Taco Bell restaurants, giving fans two new ways to experience it for themselves.
“Last year’s collaboration showed us how much joy there is in reimagining a nostalgic favorite, and we’re thrilled to work with Salt & Straw to bring a new ice cream taco to Taco Bell restaurants,” said Liz Matthews, Global Chief Food Innovation Officer at Taco Bell. “The Churro Ice Cream Taco builds on everything fans loved about the original collaboration, with a flavor that feels right at home on our menu.”
The Comeback Scoop
Last year’s Tacolate debut quickly became a cult favorite, selling out upon launch weekend, drawing long lines at Salt & Straw scoop shops, and sparking social conversation from fans eager to try the nostalgic treat. As we noted in our Tacolate Salt & Straw Review, the original release brought a unique sweet-and-spicy combination to dessert fans. Fueled by that demand, Taco Bell and Salt & Straw have partnered once again to bring a new ice cream taco, created by Salt & Straw’s ice cream makers exclusively for Taco Bell, to restaurants nationwide.
- Salt & Straw Churro Ice Cream Taco – $3.99: A nostalgic ice cream taco returns, featuring a crispy waffle cone shell filled with the brand-new Churro Ice Cream, covered with puffed rice and a dark chocolate-flavored coating for the perfect balance of creamy, crispy and crunchy in every bite.
“We knew Tacolate was special, but the response completely blew us away—and our guests made it clear they wanted it to stick around,” said Tyler Malek, co-founder and head ice cream maker at Salt & Straw. “So when we had the chance to take the idea beyond our shops with Taco Bell, we wanted to dream up something completely new. The Churro Ice Cream Taco brings together what both brands do best, and we’re so excited for people across the country to finally get their hands on one.”
This spirit of creative experimentation has driven the partnership’s evolution. As explored in Salt & Straw Tacolate Story Shares Lessons in Risk & Reward, co-founder Kim Malek shared how years of trial, error, and collaboration helped overcome early manufacturing limits to bring these treats to a broader audience. That same innovation even inspired other menu creations, including when Salt & Straw Turned the Viral Tacolate Into a $15 Disney Springs Milkshake.
The Café Remix
The collaboration continues at Live Más Cafés with the all-new Salt & Straw Choco-Waffle Chiller. Known for transforming Taco Bell favorites into craveable sipping experiences, Live Más Café gives the ice cream taco its signature Chiller treatment, turning the nostalgic flavors of the taco into an entirely new frozen format.
- Salt & Straw Choco-Waffle Chiller – Starting at $4.69: Encased in a crackable chocolatey shell, the Chiller features a rich vanilla ice cream base blended with churro crumbles and waffle cone pieces before being topped with whipped cream and even more waffle cone pieces, delivering the perfect balance of creamy and crunchy in every sip.
The Live Más Café’s first-ever collaboration is available exclusively at Live Más Café locations in California, Las Vegas, Houston and Dallas while supplies last, extending beyond the ice cream taco’s limited-time run. Each Chiller or ice cream taco purchase at a Live Más Café also comes with a free sticker sheet while supplies last.
One Last Taste for Taco Bell’s Biggest Fans
A week after its nationwide debut, Taco Bell is giving fans one last chance to savor the season’s sweetest collaboration. On September 8 at 2 p.m. PT, Taco Bell Rewards Members can enter to win a Tuesday Drop on the app for the chance to score one of 100 limited-edition Salt & Straw x Taco Bell decorated coolers, celebrating the fan-favorite treat in true throwback fashion. Each decorated cooler comes packed with three Salt & Straw Churro Ice Cream Tacos, making the Tuesday Drop the ultimate opportunity for fans to enjoy the limited-edition treat, plus a custom sticker sheet that lets fans personalize their cooler with playful, retro-inspired graphics.
Taco Bell Ice Cream Taco: Continuing the Sweetest Story of the Summer
The Salt & Straw collaboration is the latest example of Taco Bell transforming fan fascination into an IRL experience. By bringing a limited collaboration into restaurants nationwide – and reimagining it through Live Más Café – Taco Bell is creating new ways for fans to participate in the food moments taking over their feeds. Since when the internet finds its next obsession, Taco Bell doesn’t just join the conversation; it finds a way to bring more fans in. Plus, the original Cinnamon Ancho Tacolate is available year-round at all Salt & Straw shops and via Salt & Straw’s website for nationwide shipping.
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