Caramel Apple Empanada
Caramel Apple Empanada: $2.99 to $3.69 at 258 restaurants read on 19 September 2026, median $2.99; 290 calories on the record.
TB Menus review deskReviewed 19 September 2026Prices read 19 September 2026 at 452 restaurantsHow every figure gets here
Listed at 258 of 452 restaurants read, in 49 statesMost restaurants
The ticket
Price, read at 258 restaurants
$2.99 to $3.69 across 258 restaurants, median $2.99, in 49 states.
Each dot is one state’s median · 49 states · 258 restaurants · read 19 Sep 2026
Nutrition
Allergens
Free marks from Taco Bell’s allergen tool · warnings from the item's label · Taco Bell prepares food on shared equipment and in shared fryer oil, and says so in its own words
What is in it
Every component is tagged certified vegetarian or certified vegan in Taco Bell’s ingredient statement.
- Caramel Apple Empanadacertified vegetarian
Caramel Apple Empanada: Enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), diced apples (apples, ascorbic acid, citric acid, salt), water, brown sugar, milk, palm oil, modified food starch, butter (cream, natural flavor). Contains 2% or less of: rice flour, dextrose, salt, tapioca dextrin, sugar, natural flavor, locust bean gum, citric acid, baking soda, sunflower lecithin. Contains: Milk, Wheat. certified vegetarian
By state
The median at the restaurants read in each state. Pick a state at the top of the board and every price on this site prints that state's figure.
What Taco Bell says it is
In the brand’s words: “A golden, crispy empanada with warm apple pieces and a creamy caramel filling - sweet, hand-held, and craveable” The newsroom release behind it: “Taco Bell’s Decades #TBTB menu brings back the Naked Chicken Chalupa, Meximelt®, Beefy Crunch Burrito and Caramel Apple Empanada nationwide on August 20 for a limited time, with Taco Bell Rewards Members getting first bite of the Beefy Crunch Burrito starting today.” “The limited-edition menu features the Caramel Apple Empanada, Cool Ranch® Doritos® Locos Tacos, 7-Layer Burrito, Double Decker Taco, and Chili Cheese Burrito.”
The two calorie figures
For Caramel Apple Empanada the two figures match: both print 290 calories. The unrounded figure behind the record is 289.3, which the nutrition menu rounds to 290 the way a menu board rounds, to the nearest 10 above 50 calories.
Where it was listed
Caramel Apple Empanada was listed at 258 of the 452 restaurants read, in 49 states on 19 September 2026. That makes it on most of the menus read, but not all of them. The other two states had no listing on the read date, which is why the by-state table above is short.
Alabama had the lowest state median, $2.99; Hawaii the highest, $3.19. A state median stands on ten restaurants at most, so a single expensive or cheap restaurant moves it; the national range is the safer figure. Pick a state on the board or on the prices by state page and the ticket on every page prices its lines at that state’s medians beside the national range.
What the price buys
10th of 11: that is where Caramel Apple Empanada sits in Sides & Sweets, cheapest first. The section median is $2.19, so it is $0.80 above it. At the median price it costs $1.03 per 100 calories and $9.97 per 10 g of protein.
The record against a day
One Caramel Apple Empanada is 14 percent of a 2,000 calorie day by calories and 11 percent of the 2,300 mg sodium limit the FDA uses for the daily value. Saturated fat is 4.5 g, 22 percent of the 20 g daily value. Protein runs 3 g, 1 g per 100 calories.
The Sides & Sweets median for sodium is 445 mg; this one is 250.
Allergens and certification
Taco Bell’s allergen tool marks Caramel Apple Empanada free of eggs, fish, MSG, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy and tree nuts. The label warns of gluten, milk and wheat. The tool’s own caution: “While a particular ingredient may not contain one of these allergens, our products may be prepared on the same equipment and in the same kitchen area as those that do.”
Every component is tagged certified vegetarian or certified vegan (Caramel Apple Empanada (vegetarian)), so the vegetarian menu on this site lists it. The standard, in the guide’s words: “Items designated as vegetarian on our menu are lacto-ovo, allowing the consumption of dairy and eggs but does not include any animal byproducts.”
Next to it on the board
Against its neighbors in Sides & Sweets: Nacho Fries has 60 calories more and $0.10 less at the median; Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes has 50 calories fewer and $0.10 less at the median; Large Nacho Fries has 210 calories more and $0.80 more at the median.
Compared with
Nacho Fries$2.39 to $3.99 · 350 cal
Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes$1.89 to $3.81 · 240 cal
Large Nacho Fries$3.39 to $5.19 · 500 cal
Guides and comparisons that mention it
Questions
How many calories are in the Caramel Apple Empanada at Taco Bell?
290 calories on the nutrition record, the same figure the ordering menu lists.
How much is the Caramel Apple Empanada at Taco Bell?
$2.99 to $3.69 across 258 restaurant menus read on 19 September 2026, with a median of $2.99. The lowest state median was Alabama at $2.99 and the highest Hawaii at $3.19. Prices are set per restaurant, so the range is the figure; the by-state table on this page has every state’s median.
Are Taco Bell empanadas vegetarian?
Vegetarian as certified: every component is tagged certified vegetarian or vegan in the statement, on the AVA lacto-ovo standard.
Does Taco Bell have Caramel Apple Empanadas?
On 19 September 2026 it was listed at 258 of the 452 restaurants read, in 49 states, which makes it on most of the menus read, but not all of them.
What is in Taco Bell empanada?
The ingredient statement names one component: Caramel Apple Empanada. The full statement is on this page under what is in it.
How much protein is in the Caramel Apple Empanada?
3 g on the record, 1 g per 100 calories.
How much sodium is in the Caramel Apple Empanada?
250 mg, 11 percent of the 2,300 mg daily value.
Which state has the cheapest Caramel Apple Empanada?
By state median on 19 September 2026, Alabama at $2.99; the highest was Hawaii at $3.19. A state median stands on ten restaurants at most, so a single restaurant moves it.
What allergens does the Caramel Apple Empanada carry?
The label warns of gluten, milk and wheat. The tool marks it free of eggs, fish, MSG, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy and tree nuts. The tool’s own caution is that products may be prepared on the same equipment and in the same kitchen area as items that contain an allergen.
How many restaurants is the price based on?
258 restaurants in 49 states, read from their own ordering menus on tacobell.com on 19 September 2026. Nothing on this page is one restaurant’s price presented as a national one.