Chocolate-Covered Potato Chip Doughnuts
One doughnut to rule them all
When I was a but a little vegan, I went out into the world on a quest to make everything the sun touched animal-friendly. I dreamed of the day I could walk into any restaurant anywhere and order something off the menu besides the fries. A quest for freedom. Not just for myself but for the animals.
OK. Just kidding. I mean I did dream of that stuff but there’s no need for so much melodrama to introduce a fun, sweet and savory doughnut recipe that is actually easier than it looks. We could try trivia instead, like the fun fact that some people call potato doughnuts “spudnuts.” Or a little bit of food history: Did you know about the Doughnut Lassies who fried dough in lard-filled soldier helmets to make crullers for soldiers in World War I? Yup. Turns out that enjoying fried dough just might be one of the few essential strands of shared existence that hold the human condition together. How’s that for melodrama?
Just in case you’re still reading this intro — let me throw this out there — if you leave a comment below with your favorite potato chip flavor — you might see it in another recipe next month! Yes. I’m…
