With holiday parties looming on the horizon, I've had killer apps and hors d'oeuvres in the back of my mind. Since no party is complete without a meat, cheese, and crackers platter, it's only appropriate that Nabisco has come out with a new variety of Ritz cracker, Brown Sugar Cinnamon, that's sure to be popular come Christmastime. Ritz crackers were an after-school pastime for me growing up, so I couldn't wait to try the new flavor. 
Did it live up to its highly-regarded name? Find out when you read more.
If the original Ritz cracker and a cinnamon graham cracker had a baby, it would be the Brown Sugar Cinnamon cracker. Like a graham, these crackers are visibly sprinkled with brown sugar and cinnamon on one side only, and possess the same delicate, airy texture of a conventional Ritz round. While these crackers aren't as sweet or cinnamon-y, they still have a distinct cinnamon flavor.
If you're not a fan of the spice, you probably won't like these crackers, either. What they're missing is the salty, buttery, rich quality that the Ritz is known for — in my opinion, the best part of a Ritz cracker. In the end, this newfangled snack isn't decisive enough for me. I wished it took more of a sweet-salty-spicy stand, or simply stood alone as a plain Ritz cracker; that would make the flavor more worthwhile.
It could, however, be a quick way to add flair to a cheese plate. One could also get creative in topping it with a sweet apple filling, crumbling it on top of it a pear crisp, or crushing it to fashion a super-light graham cracker-type crust. Have you ever tried these crackers? What did you think of them?
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I haven't seen these but I will look for them. I too grew up on Ritz - pb&j on Ritz are my personal favorite. These would be great with peanut butter and banana, or maybe cream cheese and a strawberry. Yum!
1Never thought of Ritz crackers as being sweet, I guess. I don't think I'd like them much, only because I like them to be buttery and salty and not coated in cinnamon and sugar.
2Ooo I imagine these would be good with apples and brie. Or apple butter! I'm not a huge Ritz fan (always preferred Club) but these could be fun... although if they're not salted, they might be a bit bland even with the cinnamon and sugar.
3I think these sound really good! I loved their honey Ritz last winter so I'm hoping these are just as good!!
4I love Ritz Crackers, would try them if I can find any in Malaysia but I can imagine that I would probably prefer the original
5I was excited to try these as well, but was disappointed to find that they really lacked any flavor. I agree with you on it missing the buttery-ness of a regular Ritz, and was hoping for a little more pizazz. I spread some peanut butter on it and that covers up the flavor even more, so I'm actually not a fan of these and am having a hard time trying to get rid of them in my house!
6i really love the taste of the brown sugar and cinnomin ritz and bring some to work every day my problem with them is i love to spread them with peanut butter or cream cheese and they break so easy somtimes as many as 8-10 in 1 roll what a waste
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