Baja Blast is Taco Bell's teal MTN DEW drink. It launched at Taco Bell in 2004 and has been one of the chain's best-known specialty drinks ever since. It is served as a fountain drink, as a Baja Blast Freeze, and as a Baja Blast dirty soda.

What flavor is Baja Blast?

Baja Blast has a tropical lime flavour. It is a teal-coloured MTN DEW variety made for Taco Bell — sweet, citrusy, and different from regular MTN DEW. The name comes from the drink's Baja, Mexico-inspired branding, and the flavour is the reason people search for it: it is the single most asked-about Taco Bell drink.

What is Baja Blast made of?

At its base, Baja Blast is MTN DEW. Taco Bell serves it as a fountain drink, and the same flavour is the base of the Baja Blast Freeze. Caffeine is listed in its ingredients, but Taco Bell does not publish a caffeine amount in mg. There is also a sugar-free version, Baja Blast Zero Sugar, and a related flavour, Baja Midnight.

How much is a Baja Blast at Taco Bell?

Prices are from Taco Bell's official online menu (checked 7 November 2026) and can vary by location.

• Fountain drink: Small $2.69 (220 Cal), Medium $2.99 (260 Cal), Large $3.19 (420 Cal).
• Baja Blast Freeze: Regular $3.89 (150 Cal), Large $4.39 (190 Cal).
• Baja Blast dirty soda: Small $2.99 (270 Cal), Medium $3.29 (320 Cal), Large $3.49 (460 Cal).

You can also "make it dirty" on a regular fountain drink for an extra $0.30. See the full Taco Bell drink prices by size for every drink.

Baja Blast varieties at Taco Bell

• MTN DEW Baja Blast — the original fountain drink, $2.69–$3.19 by size.
• Baja Blast Zero Sugar — the sugar-free version; Large has 15 Cal. As a dirty soda, Large is $3.49 (60 Cal).
• Baja Midnight — a related flavour; same fountain prices, 220 Cal (Small), 280 Cal (Medium), 420 Cal (Large).
• Baja Blast Freeze — the frozen slushie version, Regular $3.89 / Large $4.39.
• Baja Blast dirty soda — Baja Blast with sweet cream and flavour added, $2.99–$3.49 by size.

Does Baja Blast have caffeine?

Yes. Caffeine appears in Baja Blast's ingredients list, but Taco Bell does not publish a caffeine amount in milligrams for it, so any mg figure you see elsewhere is not from Taco Bell.

How many calories are in a Baja Blast?

A fountain Baja Blast has 220 calories (Small), 260 (Medium) and 420 (Large). The Baja Blast Freeze has 150 calories (Regular) and 190 (Large). The dirty soda version is heavier: 270, 320 and 460 calories by size. Baja Blast Zero Sugar has 15 calories in a Large.

Baja Blast questions, answered

What is Baja Blast? A tropical lime MTN DEW drink sold at Taco Bell since 2004, served as a fountain drink or a Freeze.

What flavor is Baja Blast? Tropical lime.

What is Baja Blast made of? MTN DEW as its base, with tropical lime flavour.

How much is a Baja Blast? $2.69 (Small), $2.99 (Medium) or $3.19 (Large) as a fountain drink; $3.89 / $4.39 as a Freeze.

Does Baja Blast have caffeine? Yes, but Taco Bell does not publish the amount in mg.

More drinks, prices and calories are on the Taco Bell drink menu, and more answers are in the frequently asked questions.