Fromage et Chocolat: Chocolate-Covered Cheetos Recipe for Serious Eats

Believe it or not, this was not my idea.

This nugget of sugar-coated tastiness came from Becky Selengut, author of Good Fish (and arguably Bad Seed, or at least enabler of Bad Ideas), who made a compelling suggestion to the world via Twitter: "Chocolate covered fritos. Go. Make. Sell. Widely."

Well, naturally I knew this confection was my destiny, but I took it one step further, testing out the idea on several chips, including two types of Doritos, Fritos, Lay's Potato Chips, and Cheetos.

To be honest, the original chips were probably the biggest crowd-pleaser, but theCheetos were certainly the most compelling—vaguely shrimplike in shape, these nubbly, crunchy, chocolate-and-cheese snacks were oddly addictive in a sweet-and-salty, lowbrow sort of way; if you enjoyed Velveeta Fudge, you might want to give this one a try.

For the full entry and recipe, visit Serious Eats!

Comments

[alison lee]

Hi Jessie, I am working on getting our interview up on CRAFTCAST, and popped over to your site for a look, and YES i SO want some chocolate covered Cheetos. Brilliant idea! lol

[Becky]

I am obsessed with covering things in chocolate. Cheetos have been my favorite so far, but Honey BBQ Fritos are pretty good, too. You can check out the other combos I've attempted (including actual Combos) here: http://thecerealbaker.blogspot.com/.