We Tried Little Caesars' 4-Cheese, Bacon-Covered Crazy Bread

This week , Little Caesarsstunned the nation with Loaded Crazy Bread Bites , a 1st Baron Verulam - topped , extra - cheesy iteration of the HOT - N - READY chain ’s mega - popular Crazy Bread . And while the original is delicious , we always thought the caller had misdiagnosed its craziness . It ’s just oily , Parm - plow bread , after all .

So how crazy is this new adaptation of the classic ? Our Food & Drink staff scored some to find out .

The scoop

Loaded Crazy Bread Bites are exactly what they seem – little pillows of soft - baked pizza pie sugar stack on top of each other , strangle in four different kinds of cheese ( Muenster , mozzarella , a nacho cheese - like cheddar cheese sauce , and a sprinkling of Parmesan ) , and topped with surprisingly substantial bit of applewood - smoked bacon .

They ’re baked to maximise that cheesiness , the texture reminiscent of gooey mac & cheese with a chewy , crispy top level . They ’re the kind of side dish you ’d split four ways with your best drinking companions after a long dark on the town – and the type of piquant , paunch - busting , carb - gruelling snack that might just economise your ass from paying for that recollective night the next morning . They ’re only available for a limited time , but based on this pay off factor alone , something tells me they ’ll be sticking around .

The first (and second and third) bite

Upon popping start the adorably compact rectangular box seat , the first thing that rack up me was the olfactory sensation , a steamy cross between cheesy murphy tot , oil - sleek down breadsticks , and those nachos that baseball stadiums service in batting helmets . And bacon – stack and lot of bacon . I ’m not trusted if they injected that whole mess with bacon smell or if it was the actual bits , but damn it smelled like breakfast – a welcome surprise beholding as we were taste - test these suckers at 10 am on a Monday .

My colleagues and I dug in fingers - first and watched as the live cheese pulled aside in foresightful , photogenic string . The first bite was overtop by the bacon , which was curt and well - distributed , with just enough softness to meld in with the rest of the dish . And then came the Parmesan , the distinguishable crumbles summate a nutlike edge to the whole ordeal .

Beneath the pleasantly congealed cheeseflower – I get laid " jell " is a glaring word , but , again , think baked mac & tall mallow here – the pizza dough bite came across like budget gnocchi , not easy and delicate but backbreaking , salty , and a lilliputian gummy . That ’s not to say this was a spoilt affair – considering the bit ' potential as an alcohol parazoan , this aspect was not only to be look , but appreciated in a gluttonous , masochistic way of life . Despite the fact that I repeatedly voice my desire for some sort of cool down marinara or zesty ranch to dip these suckers into , I ’m pretty certain I eat up twice as many as everyone else , which may or may not talk to my former nighttime ’s activities .

Little Caesar’s Loaded Crazy Bread Bites

Cole Saladino/Thrillist

My HOT-N-READY® take

Overall , these thing seem ( red-hot - n-)ready to simulate their role within the munchies pecking order . Just one doubtfulness remains : are they crazy ? Nah , they ’re not so softheaded . In fact , they ’re a fairly received mixing of flavors and textures . The only thing separating them from Irish nachos or cheese - covered tots being the fundament amylum . But they ’re considerably brainsick than plain Crazy Bread . Bacon and high mallow make everything skilful , even cheese - dusted breadsticks that are good enough on their own . Way to mystify with what you know , Caesar .