Yummy yummy,
Those of you who read Katie’s blog will know she caused quite the stir the other day when she mentioned a craving for chocolate covered potato chips. Not imaginary, in-her-head chocolate covered potato chips, but real life, good-enough-to-eat chocolate covered potato chips.
Exciting. Very exciting.
You see, myself and one of my bestest mates, Auntie Mickey, have been fantasising about this particular food combination for years. The saltiness of chips, the sweetness of chocolate. The crunch with the smooth meltiness.
Yum.
We really thought we were the only ones who had thought of this. It never occurred to us to Google it.
But that is exactly what we did, right after I showed Auntie Mickey the post on Katie’s blog.
You crazy Americans. You really do think of everything. Especially when it comes to salty, sugar-y snack foods.
Leading an exceptionally boring life has it’s advantages. I was on a chocolate covered chip mission, with Katie as my cohort. I was going to get me some chocolate covered chips, come hell, high water or international airmail restrictions. One way or another. Even if I had to sleep with Katie to do it.
Unfortunately, there is one factor in this equation that my dog-like determination has no bearing on.
Mother freaking Nature.
It’s summer in America. Which means melted, soggy chippies. And- the irony- by the time it’s winter over there, it will be summer here. And if the chips can’t survive an American summer, they have a…. ummm… chocolate covered chip’s chance of surviving an Australian one.
So, after all that, I decided to stop being so lazy and make my own bloody chips.
Here’s the pictorial evidence.
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I completely missed this post! chocky covered chips never sounded too good to me, but I have to say they do look good. Chocolate covered pretzels are tasty so you would think chips would be. Maybe it should have been non-vinegar ones? Oh well – you're probably right- better in theory.
You know my American friend LOVES chocolate covered pretzels. She used to talk about them non-stop , and finally on a work trip, picked some up. They were..interesting…
Ok. All of you, please believe me when I say that CCPC's are delicious. Please note that I am American and even I thought they sounded weid before I actually tried them (and again, being American will enjoy just about anything-foodwise), but they are one of my favorite treats EVER. The salt, the crunch, the chocolate. You can NOT go wrong. Lori, do not give up on these. I guarantee you will love professionally made ones.
Oh, and thank you so very much for the big old shout out. How very kind!
Oh bummer, you totally had me craving for them!! LOL
I'm so impressed you made some yourself, they look GOOD.
What about sex in the kitchen? Where do they fall in comparison to that?
LOL!! I'm reading your mailing dilemma and thinking "duh, dry ice" and then read on and oh, yeah, guess you could just make them and save yourself $60!
I can't say I ever thought the combination appealing, though if I were force fed them, I would first make an appeal for the dark chocolate variety (hold the vinegar).
You used Lindt milk chocolate? I'm going to use 60% or 70% Lindt dark chocolate and cheese & onion crinkle cut chips and see how they taste.
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Food pornography…you are too much!! I am laughing my arse off here!!! I wish I could laugh my rash off, now that would be pretty swell.
Honestly? I couldnt think of anything worse. I love me some chips, and i love me some chocolate…. i dont think i'd love them so much together though. Leave them be i say!
bwah ha ha ha ha – we're laughing out loud here
But you used Lindt??? Oh nooo… how could you pollute it with chips?
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Yep, I definitely think you may have had a better result with plain chips. Salt and vinegar chips are the most perfect snack food on earth; you don't mess with that.
I can never let my husband and kids see this blog entry!!!
A third of the chocolate covered chips left?! What a horrible waste of chocolate!!!
That said, I must try this! I'll try plain chips… Regardless of taste I know Husband will eat it!
Just to clarify here- we did try kettle cooked plain chips and chocolate. #fail. Gotta be crinkle cut.
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Anyway what I said was this: with the right combination it might be alright, like maybe plain chips & chilli chocolate
Chips and choccies. Ummm. Probably not. Hehe.
I love that you made these yourself! I had seen them mentioned on an American site and just thought "you crazy Americans" (as you do). I'm glad you didn't find them appealing – they're a bit in 'deep fried mars bar' territory for me.
Found your blog through the Blog Hop and I'm really glad I did!!
OMG! I am heading STRAIGHT to the pantry now for a morning fix – will salt and vinegar chips work?…I will let you know!
Maybe go with plain chips next time, I can imagine the salt and vinegar might have had something to do with why they tasted so bad!
Mmmmm….I've never actually tried this combination. I will have to venture out tomorrow morning and get some. However, since you're not over here in the US of A….I found a website for you that offers shipping WITH a cold pack….maybe it'll work?
http://www.candywarehouse.com/potatochips.html
I think I put on 5kg just looking at those pics! Damn you Lori and your delicious chippies *shakes fat fist angrily*