When Laura and I were at Mom and Dad’s at Christmas, Mom decided to do a little multi-tasking and mix up a batch of Chocolate Chip cookies while she was waiting for the water to boil for the mashed potatoes she was making for Christmas dinner.
The cookies were nearly finished by the time the potatoes were ready for mashing and so Mom moved on to finishing the potatoes, and once she finished the potatoes, she went back to mixing the cookie dough, promptly dumping the chocolate chips into the mashed potatoes.
Oops.
The resulting creation had a most unusual texture, both potatoes and chocolate in the same spoonful.
And of course, the recipe:
| Mom’s Chocolate Chip Mashed Potatoes | |
|---|---|
| 6 med. potatoes, approx. 2 lb. | 1/4 cup butter or margarine |
| 1 cup sour cream | paprika |
| 3 ounces cream cheese | two cups (12 oz) chocolate chips (optional) |
| Peel and dice potatoes. Cook in salted water, drain, and mash. Mix cream cheese with sour cream and add to mashed potatoes. Put into a 2 quart casserole. Dot with butter and sprinkle with paprika. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. If desired, add chocolate chips. These can be made ahead and refrigerated, but must then bake for 1 hour. Serves 6. | |
This looks good. With a little effort you could make this into a fully beliveable event. Have you given any thought to a chocolate chip cook book.
Chocolate chip dilly bread
Chocolate chip mashed sweet potato pie
etc.
etc.
Popper
I snickered. I’m glad I can provide entertainment for my family and the rest of the world. I wonder if I can collect royalties.
you all have WAY too much free time on your hands!!!! but i’m wondering if chocolate chip gnocchi’s might not be a bad idea…….potato cook off here i come!