Unexpected ingredient month continues.
I was wondering if I could modify the fudgy cocoa no bake recipe beyond what I already had. I’ve swapped out of the cups of oats for unsweetened coconut before. In fact, I’ve done that several times. But what else can be swapped out for that 1 c of oats?
Potato chips.
You know, sweet/salty combo.
Perfect.
I bought a bag of potato chips and crushed most of the bag to make the 1 c of potato chip crumbs that I needed. I let a few bigger pieces through to see what would happen. And then I proceeded to make the fudgy cocoa no bakes as described.
I discovered several things.
The first thing I noticed was that the color was a much paler brown than when I have made these in the past.
The second thing that I noticed is that the cookies themselves were much more crumbly in texture compared to the standard no bakes.
The last thing that I noticed was the salty sweet interplay when I sampled the cookie.
Exactly what I was going for.
Someone at work suggested that I use kettle cooked potato chips. For better structural integrity. I will definitely do that next time.
But not a bad cookie for something I made up out of my own head.
On to next week. I am very excited about next week’s unexpected ingredient.
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