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Updated · Fox News · Sep 2

McDonald's Revives 10-Piece Spicy McNuggets Nationwide as Texas Gets Exclusive Meal

Updated

Updated · Fox News · Sep 2

McDonald's Revives 10-Piece Spicy McNuggets Nationwide as Texas Gets Exclusive Meal

Q: Beyond the Texas-only meals, what rumored secret beverages might McDonald's be quietly preparing to launch next?

Beyond the Texas-only meal, the beverage rumors center on a broader McDonald’s drink expansion rather than any confirmed “secret” launch. Reports and convention leaks have pointed to speculative items including dirty sodas, caramel-apple coffee drinks, and Red Bull-based beverages. Among the most frequently mentioned rumored drinks are dirty soda-style options such as a Dirty Dr Pepper, Orange Dream, and Sprite Berry Blast, built with flavored syrup and cold foam. Other chatter has focused on fruit refreshers like strawberry-watermelon, mango-pineapple, and blackberry-passion fruit, some with freeze-dried fruit or popping boba. Leaked convention materials and food-news reports have also suggested more experimental concepts under consideration, including Dr Pepper Horchata, Diet Coke “McDonaldland Cookie,” Sprite Zero Sugar Swicy Peach, Peach Boost Energizer, Paradise Refresher, Spiced Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso, and Iced Berry Vanilla Matcha. In the energy category, rumor has centered on a Red Bull collaboration, with concepts such as Dragonberry, Popping Citrus, Strawberry Shortcake, Triple Berry, Blue Ocean, and Peach Boost Energizers. Some of those drink rumors later overlapped with real menu activity, particularly around crafted sodas, refreshers, and a Red Bull Dragonberry Energizer. But the key distinction is that most of the more unusual beverages remain unconfirmed test concepts or leak-driven speculation, not officially announced nationwide launches.

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McDonald's has brought back Spicy Chicken McNuggets and Mighty Hot Sauce for a limited time at participating U.S. locations, while Texas gets an exclusive meal built around a 10-piece McNuggets order.
The return follows sustained customer pressure to make the spicy nuggets permanent after earlier short runs; the item first launched nationally in 2020 and last reappeared in select U.S. markets in 2024.
Mighty Hot Sauce is also returning after a long gap — it has not been sold since 2021, according to Allrecipes.
Texas customers can buy a bundle with 10-piece spicy or regular McNuggets, medium fries and a medium drink, plus one of seven collectible cups featuring Texas-themed art by Avery Orendorf.
Social media reaction was immediate, with fans again urging McDonald's to keep the spicy nuggets year-round and debating how they compare with Wendy's permanent spicy nuggets.