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Premium PALMEX Tornillo Wheat Pellets – Twist-Shape Duros

Premium PALMEX Tornillo Wheat Pellets – Twist-Shape Duros

Regular price $5.99 USD
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Sizes & price per oz:

  • 1 lb bag ($0.37 / oz)
  • 2 lb bag ($0.36 / oz)
  • 2.5 lb bag ($0.34 / oz)

PALMEX Tornillo Wheat Pellets

Bite-size Twist-shaped wheat pellets that fry up into light, crispy duros in seconds – the beloved base for Mexican botanas, chicharrones de harina, and chili-lime street snacks.

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About

PALMEX Tornillo pellets de trigo are un-fried wheat-flour Twist in a bite-size format. Dropped into hot oil, they expand almost instantly into airy, crunchy duros ready to be dusted with salt, chili, or lime. This pantry-friendly bag is perfect for anyone who goes through duros by the batch.


How to Use

Heat oil to roughly 375°F. Drop a handful of pellets in – they puff within seconds. Remove as soon as they finish expanding, drain on paper towels, then season while still warm. Store un-fried pellets in a cool, dry place and fry only what you need.


Recipes

Chili-Lime Mini Duros: Fry the mini twist, then toss with Tajin, lime juice, and a squeeze of hot sauce.

Snack Cups: Fill paper cups with mini duros, chamoy, and gummy candy for a party botana.

Simple Salted Botana: Fry and dust with fine salt for a quick, crunchy handful alongside aguas frescas.


FAQ

Do I fry these before eating? Yes – the pellets are sold raw and puff up when fried in hot oil.

How long do the un-fried pellets keep? Stored cool and dry, they hold well for months in a sealed container.

Are they vegan? Yes, they are made from wheat and are plant-based.

Why choose the mini size? Mini Tornillo makes smaller, snackable pieces ideal for cups, mixes, and portioned botanas.


Shipping Anywhere in the USA. Choose your size above and stock up on crispy, crowd-pleasing duros.

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Brittany Doolittle
I highly recommend for copy cat cinnamon twists

I used these to make cinnamon twists like Taco Bell’s and they came out better in my families opinion. You air fry them at 375-400 degrees for 3-5 minutes. Then you make your own powder to go in them with cinnamon and sugar.

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Pepper
Keep buying them

I been like thim for over 20 years

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Rebecca Valenti
Easy churros at home!

Love these! Easy churros at home and the bag makes a lot of them!

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Temple Naff
Delicious

These are so amazing. Great rolled in cinnamon and sugar.

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Lizanne Lawrence
Loved them

My 6 year old grandson just loved making these and seeing how they grew in the oil and then sprinkling sugar and cinnamon over them and shake the bag.

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Patti
Fantastic

FantStic

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Carrie Tolbert
The best!

Oh yum ! They delivered!

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tomahawk
Too salty

Good product. The only complaint I have is too salty.

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Victoria
Exactly what I was looking for

They were exactly what I was looking for. They make great churros.

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Dana
Noodles

They are the real deal,I don’t have to go to Taco Bell to buy a hem when I can cook them at home

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Inga from Wiesbaden
Like magic!

Lovely, delicate crunch after deep frying and rolling in cinnamon and sugar. Super quick and easy!

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JanetSim South Amboy NJ
Unexpected pleasure!

What fun! Pop these babies in hot oil and away they go. Coat with brown sugar and cinnamon and you have a fun dessert! Eat by itself or add to ice cream. Great value for volume.

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LuAnn
You'll need more than one bag! 😁😋

Drop a small handful into a pot of hot oil and they puff up immediately! Take them out and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. They are addictively delicious!!

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jessica
Taco bell twist

Love these just like taco bell so easy and fast to make deffenitly buy again

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kfscas
They're...okay.

We were excited to try this after all of the viral videos. They fried up very well and expanded as expected. The only reason they're not great is that they don't have the exterior texture like the taco bell, the texture is very smooth and doesn't hold seasonings like I expected...unless I missed a step somewhere! But they had a great crunch after we fried them in hot oil.

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Michel C.
Cost and taste

Holy cow...When I saw the little bag these spirals came in I thought 'What a freaking rip-off!' Watching a video just doesn't always give you the right perspective. The spirals almost INSTANTLY quadruple in size to about 3 inches long when deep fried! I was shocked! I'd made 8 cinnamon churros, which was entirely too many for one person! An easy to make tasty treat, but next time I'll just make 4. Definitely worth the money for a quick snack.

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Kisha gerena
Easy snack

Pretty good but wish they where small size like taco bell cinnamon twist puff

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Linda Parsons
IF YOU LIKE CHEWING ON CARDBOARD…….

I was so looking forward to these tasting like Taco Bell's cinnamon twists. WRONG!! These were absolutely horrible. They tasted like I was eating cardboard. I bought two pounds of these and it cost me $17!!!!! Now I just have to throw them out. I will give them one more chance and fry them in oil as I did mine in the air fryer. They did puff up as they should but they were dense, not airy, and, as stated, tasted like cardboard. I will see if frying them in oil changes anything but I seriously doubt it.

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Woods Mom
Yum

Yummy and super easy to make but does have a little aftertaste of meat in there. Don’t know what it is but pretty good.

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Sam
Homemade Cinnamon Sugar Twists & Churro-Style Snack

They're tasty and you could put anything else on them. But the cinnamon and sugar was a great treat. No instructions came with the package though. I happened to see them on Dustin Hadley's post on Facebook, so I just did what he did and they were crunchy and sweet. They look like orange colored pasta, but fry them in a little oil and they come out crispy, not soggy, and you don't need to fry them very long.