Top 10 90S Snacks That Deserve a Comeback

Jell-O Pudding Pops, frozen pudding on a stick, debuted in the 1980s and became a 90s staple, with the chocolate-vanilla swirl offering a creamy, slightly icy texture at 90 calories per pop. Kraft discontinued the original in the 2000s; the licensed Popsicle replacement was universally panned as a pale imitation, failing to replicate the original's perfect balance.

PB Crisps delivered the best peanut-butter-stuffed snack ever made, launching in 1992 and vanishing by 1995 after just three years. The crispy shell-to-peanut-butter-filling ratio was impeccable. A Change.org petition with over 46,000 signatures has begged Planters to revive them, yet Hormel has acknowledged demand without acting. At $3.99 per can in 1995, they were too expensive to keep making as cheaper alternatives dominated, but their flavor remains unmatched.

Orbitz Drink transformed beverages into edible lava lamps in 1997, with edible gel balls suspended in clear fruit-flavored liquid using gellan gum, each sphere having the texture of a small gummy bear. The drink cost $1.50 per bottle at launch but was discontinued within a year because most consumers found floating balls unsettling. This novelty outperformed the average 1990s soda in visual appeal, but its brief lifespan reflects a market unwilling to embrace texture experiments.

French Toast Crunch (Original) set the standard for flavored cereals in 1995, with miniature toast-shaped pieces containing tiny cinnamon-sugar pockets. General Mills discontinued it in the US in 2006, but a 2015 revival introduced a different cinnamon-to-maple ratio that purists reject.

These orb-shaped snacks sold out within hours in 2018 and 2019, tripling aftermarket prices to $15 per can. Discontinued in the early 2000s, each rerelease confirms market demand, yet Planters refuses a permanent return, ignoring data showing 50,000 online petitions.

Altoid Sours remain the most aggressively addictive candy ever discontinued, with sealed tins now commanding $50-100 on eBay. Discontinued around 2010 without explanation, they generate multiple trending social media campaigns each year, yet parent company Wrigley ignores the free marketing.

Hi-C Ecto Cooler dominated school lunchboxes from 1987 with a green-tinted tangerine flavor that outlasted the Ghostbusters license by over a decade. Discontinued in 2001, its 2016 revival for the Ghostbusters reboot featured color-changing cans that sold out nationally, proving it was 30% lighter on nostalgia than Altoid Sours but broader in cultural reach.