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35 Homemade Hacks To Your Favorite Packaged Snacks

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If you think you might have an addiction to packaged snacks, here are 35 hacks to making healthier versions at home!

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Baked homemade Cheetos

You know that feeling of guilt that overcomes you when looking down at your cheese-dusted fingers after you've devoured a bag of Cheetos? Now you don't have to feel that way ever again, thanks to this minimal-ingredient version made from scratch and baked to crispy perfection.


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INGREDIENTS:

  • 1/4 cup / 50g of softened butter
  • 1 egg (divide the yolk and white)
  • 1/4 cup / 50g of sugar
  • Pinch of sea salt
  • 1 cup / 150g of flour
  • 1 cup / 100g of chopped nuts
  • Salted caramel
  • Melted dark chocolate

METHOD:

  1. In a bowl, mix together the butter, egg yolk, sugar, and salt.

  2. Add the flour and mix. Roll into a ball.

  3. Chill for 30 minutes.

  4. Remove from refrigerator. Divide the dough and roll into 1-inch balls.

  5. Dip each ball in egg yolk, and then roll in chopped nuts.

  6. Place on baking sheet (lined with parchment paper), and press your thumb into the center.

  7. Bake at 340°F/170°C for 12 minutes, or until golden.

  8. Remove from oven and let cool.

  9. Pour the salted caramel into the center groove,and drizzle with dark chocolate.

  10. Enjoy!

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