Classic Snacks Made from Scratch

Book excerpt: Learn to make your favorite brand-name snacks and confections using all natural ingredients in this “masterpiece of reverse engineering” (SeriousEats.com) A cream-filled chocolate cupcake for dessert. Caramel popcorn while watching a movie. An ice cream sandwich on a hot summer day. Everyone enjoys indulging in their favorite guilty pleasures. But wouldn’t it be nice if junk food wasn’t full of junk? With Classic Snacks Made from Scratch, you can make your own beloved snacks and vending machine classics using all-natural ingredients. You’ll discover that these simple, preservative-free recipes taste better than the brand-name originals! This volume includes seventy salty and sweet recipes, including: •Nutter Butters® •Nacho Cheese Doritos® •Funyuns® •Klondike® Bars •Animals Crackers •Creamsicles® •Sour PatchTM Kids •Cinnamon Pop Tarts®