Irresistible Chocolate-Covered Potato Chips Recipe!

 

Equipment:

• Large baking sheet -for setting the chips
• Large baking sheet -for setting the chips
• 1 tsp. measuring spoon - for adding vegetable oil
• Parchment paper or wax paper - prevents potato chips from sticking
• Large baking sheet -for setting the chips
• Drizzle scoop, fork, or teaspoon - for coating and drizzling chocolate
• Silicone spatula - for stirring the chocolate smoothly
• Ziploc plastic bag - for crushing the potato chips
• 1 tsp. measuring spoon - for adding vegetable oil

Ingredients:

• Wavy potato chips (Lays or Ruffles)
• Regular potato chips (Lays)
• Dark chocolate chips (Ghirardelli) - room temperature
• White chocolate chips (Ghirardelli) - room temperature
• Vegetable oil (Coconut oil - great option)

   

 

Step 1: Make Chocolate-Covered Potato Chips 

  Plug in your Wilton chocolate melt or set up your double boiler. Make sure the water doesn't touch the bottom of the heat-safe bowl. The steam is the secret to creating the smooth chocolate for covering crisp, wavy potato chips. Pringles Warning: I don't recommend using Pringles. (I had them in the house, tried this, it was a failure. Pringles have a distinct flavor.) Use Lays Wavy chips or Ruffles instead. Trust me, they have a sturdy base for this special treat. Using Lays Wavy chips ensures each bit of these chocolate-covered potato chips has the perfect crunch and blends perfectly with the dark chocolate or creamy chocolate for your salty potato chips to be the perfect special treat. Cindy's Potato Chip Note: Avoid high temperatures, as this can seize the chocolate. Using a double boiler is the best way to maintain smooth chocolate, whether dark, white, or even milk chocolate-covered potato chips.  

Step 2: Prep the Chips 

  Next, toss your smooth Lays crispy potato chips into a Ziploc plastic bag. Press out the air, then gently use your hands to crush the chips into small pieces. Set them aside; these crispy potato chips combined with melted chocolate form the ideal salty snack. Cindy's Tip: When melting chocolate, keep water away. Make sure your silicone spatula is completely dry. A drop of water will cause chocolate to seize, especially white chocolate.  

 

Step 3: Creating the Perfect Blend 

  Melt dark chocolate or white chocolate in your heat-safe bowl over a double boiler or candy melt setup. Add a teaspoon of vegetable oil; this helps give your chocolate a smooth, tempered look. Be sure to check the end of my blog post for more tips and tricks on adding vegetable oil when melting chocolate. Stir everything together until it's smooth!    

 

 

Step 4: Whip Up This Chocolatey Snack

  Place your parchment paper on your baking sheet and add the wavy potato chips. I was able to fit 16 wavy potato chips on each baking sheet. These will be your sturdy base for chocolate-covered potato chips. Now, add a layer of white or melted chocolate using a drizzle cup, fork, or teaspoon. Just be sure to keep the chocolate smooth on each chip.  

Step 6: Drizzle Chocolate and Broken Chips for the Perfect Combo

  Here comes the part of this salty snack that creates the perfect blend: drizzle on a little more chocolate. Then, add a small sprinkle of those smooth, broken, crispy potato chips. As I mentioned above, I tested and tweaked these chocolate-covered potato chips, and this step truly takes these salty, chocolatey treats to the next level, I promise! Let them set completely. Cindy's Chip Tip: Mix things up. I made a few of these with rich chocolate on the wavy potato chips and drizzled the white on the top. For this chocolate lover, the combination was amazing! Best of both worlds with a crunchy chip.       Pin this recipe to have for later. So others can taste this irresistible recipe I came up with. This is delicious, I PROMISE!