Get Fired Up? with HOT TAMALES®, America"s favorite chewy cinnamon-flavored candy. Introduced in 1950, the HOT TAMALES® brand continues to offer a sizzling-hot, yet sweet taste that people love. HOT TAMALES® brand candy now has more kick than ever ? more intense cinnamon flavor has been added. The HOT TAMALES® logo has been spiced-up and the HOT TAMALES® sun has transformed into a searing fireball to reflect the extreme energy of the product and today?s consumer.