Cup Noodles Latest Flavor Is Everything Bagel With Cream Cheese

Brands are almost always dropping some weird or odd flavors of their food. This includes Cup Noodles new flavor Everything Bagel with Cream Cheese instant ramen. Sometimes they're not that bad, but others seem to be a bit questionable. From pizza ice cream to Campbell's new Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup, who knows what's next?

According to a news release from the company, the food item will be available exclusively at Walmart stores and on Walmart.com for a limited time. "The newest Cup Noodles offering puts a spin on the classic bagel flavor by combining its noodles with sesame seeds, poppy seeds, garlic, dried onion, and caraway seeds in a rich cream-cheese flavored sauce," they stated.

When the company shared the news of its newest flavor on Instagram, some people had some mixed reviews. One person said "April Fools is over !! smh lol." Another person said, "This might smack." Another person said they spotted it at Walmart, followed with "So Weird." Some decided to throw a pun into the comments section saying "You are my everything bagel."

The new Cup Noodles Everything Bagel with Cream Cheese will be available at Walmart starting next week. The suggested retail price is $1.18. Cup Noodles is also briefly bringing back another early morning option, the pancake, sausage, and egg-flavored Breakfast Ramen which debuted last spring.

Breakfast Ramen launched last March, Nissin -- which owns Cup Noodles -- called it "the first ramen product for the most important meal of the day." It will return for a limited time next week and will also be sold exclusively at Walmart stores and on Walmart.com.

Last fall, the company behind Cup Noodle Nissin released its special 50th anniversary flavor, Pumpkin Spice Cup Noodles.

"We know noodle fans and foodies are constantly finding ways to elevate their instant ramen with different sauces, seasonings, and unexpected ingredients," Priscila Stanton, senior vice president of marketing at Nissin Foods USA, said in a statement. "More specifically, consumers have been adding a dash of Everything Seasoning to their ramen since the craze took off and we took inspiration from our consumer base to give everyone's favorite noodles a creamy twist."

Nissin Foods was established in 1958 by Momofuku Ando, who invented the “world's first instant ramen noodle in Japan” inspired by his belief that "peace will come to the world when there is enough food." In 1972, Nissin Foods USA opened its first plant in Gardena, California, introducing ramen noodles to American consumers.

Ben and Jerry's new flavors couldn't be more different from each other. The popular New England based ice cream brand has added three options to their creative family so far this year, and here I will rank them all.

Coincidentally, I tried each of these in one sitting. This was an unplanned taste test. With a house full of young kids, a visiting friend recently stopped by and knew the way to quickly win over the youngsters. Pints of ice cream.

Before I get into explaining which was best, I should note I am not an ice cream (or dessert) enthusiast by any means. Dare I say, I hardly seek out ice cream, even in the summer months. However, if it is put in front of me, I will eat it if it's one of my favorite varieties.

If I'm going for ice cream, though, Ben and Jerry's is easily my brand of choice. Being a New Englander, I have toured their Vermont location a handful of times. Their half-baked in a cone is my go-to choice.

If you are not familiar, these are the Ben and Jerry's new flavors that have rolled out in 2024. Impretzively Fudged, PB S'More, and Marshmallow Sky. Now, it's important to note that Marshmallow Sky is new just to pints. Meaning, it was available in their scoop shops only.

Another flavor entitled Strawberry Cheezecake was also unveiled earlier this year. This did not qualify here as a new flavor ranking because it had been an ice cream flavor (branded "cheesecake). The new "cheeze" version is a vegan dairy-free dessert.

Upon seeing these at my house, I realized they were new. So, instead of selecting one pint to scoop, I took one for the team and realized I needed one proper scoop of each.

My process was to try one at a time and not have all three in the same bowl. Blending flavors might compromise the intended taste.

As a result, there was a flavor where one bite was enough. Another where I couldn't get enough, and the third was somewhere in between.

Here is my official ice cream ranking of Ben and Jerry's new flavors.

It's chocolate ice cream with fudge covered pretzel pieces and pretzel swirl. The problem here is that I do not like chocolate covered pretzels. Oddly enough, I love pretzels alone. Dip them in sugar and ice cream and it either compromises the flavor or classifies as "too much." So, this was my least favorite.

Here we have toasted marshmallow ice cream with peanut butter cups, graham cracker pieces, and marshmallow swirl. The graham crackers are the star of this show. They pair better with the ice cream and chocolate than the typical marshmallow of a S'More. This was certainly a tasty delight, but I feel if the marshmallow swirl did not need to be invited to the party.

Admittedly, I was a little cautious about the blue ice cream color thinking it could suffer from cotton candy syndrome (where too much equals upset stomach city). That is not the case here. It's marshmallow ice cream with swirls, and then chocolate chip cookie dough and chocolate chocolate chip cookie dough. The latter of the cookie dough bites just brings this to another level. Some sweets get forced together and some just belong together and make each other better. That's the case here. It's no wonder Ben and Jerry's decided to promote this flavor. It tastes as cheerful as it looks.